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Clothing drive will help kids before the start of school

PARKERSBURG — A clothing drive is being held today at the Wood County Resiliency Center to help those in need have clothing for the upcoming school year. The City of Parkersburg, Wood County Commission, United Way Alliance of the Mid-Ohio Valley, and Children’s Home Society  are joining forces to support local students and families through the Community Clothing Drive from 8:30 am – 4:30 pm held at the Wood County Resiliency Center’s high bay drive-thru lane. The drive began on Monday. The community-wide initiative comes right in time for back to school. They will be ...

Latrobe Mission receives $6,000 from foundation

PARKERSBURG – The Peoples Bank Foundation has donated $6,000 to the Latrobe Mission in Parkersburg to help with facility improvements, specifically the painting of the building’s exterior. Peoples Bank associates presented the donation to Michelle Bearhs, executive director of the ...

MOV Ballet, Academy of Fine arts slate open house

PARKERSBURG – The Mid-Ohio Valley Ballet Company and the Academy of Fine Arts will hold an open house and class registration day from 2-4 p.m. Saturday at its studios at 1311 Ann St. The 2026-27 season will include the annual holiday tradition “The Nutcracker Ballet” and a new, original ...

Artsbridge Calendar of Events

Today: Storytime with Books A Million, 11-noon, Grand Central Mall Crafternoon, adults and seniors, 1-3 p.m., Beverly Branch Public Library Paint Club Watercolor Lighthouse, adult activity, 3 p.m., Parkersburg Public Library, Emerson Avenue National Fajita Day Cooking Class, 5:30-6:30 p.m., The Changed Plate, Belpre Belpre Music by the River Concert Series, Track 9, 7:30-8:30 p.m., Belpre Civitan Park Wednesday: Walking Through the Books, all ages, 9-10 a.m., Barlow Branch Library Leftover Crafts, all ages, 10-2 p.m., Marietta Public Library Story Hour, ages 3-7, 10-11 a.m., ...

Local students receive academic awards

Students from the region have been recognized for scholastic achievement. Logan West of Tyler Consolidated Middle School has been selected for the first Super STARS (Students Taking Action for Readiness and Success) Council at the August meeting of the West Virginia Board of Education. The statewide student advisory group will elevate student voices among education leaders and strengthen engagement in public education across West Virginia. Fifteen students in grades 6–12 from different regions are on the council. Students were selected through a competitive process that included an ...

Sweet times in store at third annual Sweet Corn Festival in Beverly this Saturday

BEVERLY - The third annual Sweet Corn Festival will take place from 4-9 p.m. Saturday at Dodge Park in Beverly. The festival is hosted by Beverly-Waterford Growth & Revitalization Organization. Attendees can enjoy an evening of live music, games for the whole family and food including grilled sweet corn provided by Witten Farm Market, hamburgers, hot dogs and homemade apple dumplings. This year, local restaurant El Costeno will make Mexican street corn as well. "We'll be roasting corn from 1 p.m. to about 8:30 p.m. for the event," said Sam Skinner, one of the organizers of the ...