ATHENS – The 1904 Battle of Athens between U.S. Army regulars and Ohio National Guardsman will be the topic at the Lyceum Luncheon Brown Bag Speaker Series at noon Aug. 20 at the Southeast Ohio History Center. Cyrus Moore, director of the Baltimore Community Museum in Fairfield County, will ...
PARKERSBURG – The Civil War Round Table of the Mid-Ohio Valley will hold a special meeting next week for a presentation on West Virginia’s history in the Civil War. William Kerrigan, Ph.D., author, historian and professor emeritus at Muskingum University, will present West Virginia’s ...
The Ohio River at Point Park in Parkersburg has risen some since heavy rains hit the area Tuesday. The area remains under a flood warning until 8 a.m. Friday, according to the National Weather Service in Charleston, as flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. ...
WATERFORD – The annual Waterford Community Fair will be going on as planned...for the most part. As heavy rains hit the area Tuesday and with a continuing chance of rain over the next few days, a flood watch remains in effect until 8 a.m. Friday, according to the National Weather Service in Charleston. Officials with the Waterford Community Fair are going forward with the event at 19219 Ohio 339, Waterford, Ohio with some changes. The fair board has been meeting to determine what will happen and what won’t. “We are planning on doing everything we possibly can,” said Missy ...
PARKERSBURG - Point Park Friday, Aug. 14 * 5:30 p.m. - Opening Ceremony * 6-8 p.m - Kidsfest * 6:15-7:30 p.m. No Mic/Pickin sesh * 6:30-8:30 p.m. - Ben Jamn * 8 p.m. - Inaugural Parkersburg Karaoke Showdown * 9 p.m. - “Hoppers," movie showing * 9:30 p.m. - Jack Horton’s Dance Party Hits Saturday, Aug. 15 * 12:30 p.m. - Grand Parade * 2 p.m. - Server Races * 3 p.m. - Matthew Enoch * 3:30 p.m. - Luke Colombo * 4 p.m. - Waverly Run Bluegrass * 4:30 p.m. - Hot Dog Eating Contest * 5:15 p.m. - The Johnny Staats Project * 6 p.m. - Yo Yo Elite Baton and Show Corps * 6:30 ...
PARKERSBURG - Entertainment is the name of the game at the Parkersburg Homecoming Festival where Saturday will feature the renowned Queen of Bluegrass. Rhonda Vincent and the Rage will take the main stage at 8:30 p.m. for the headline act that precedes the 10 p.m. fireworks show “She’s ...
