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Amputee Center sets weekend pair of fundraisers

PARKERSBURG — The Amputee Center will hold a pair of fundraising activities this weekend in celebration of Valentine’s Day while supporting meaningful causes. The first event will be a Valentine’s Cookie Decorating Fundraiser at noon Saturday. Proceeds will benefit The Amputee Center at ...

Mid-Ohio Valley Campus News

Strobl named to President’s List CHARLESTON, S.C. — Claire Strobl of Williamstown (26187), was named to the College of Charleston (S.C.) Fall 2024 President’s List. Strobl is majoring in Arts Management. To qualify for the President’s List, students must earn a GPA of 3.800 or higher ...

Picture This: Story Time in Wood County Schools

PARKERSBURG — Wood County Schools central office employees celebrated World Read Aloud Day by visiting classrooms in the district Wednesday and reading aloud to young students. World Read Aloud Day is celebrated on the first Wednesday in February and is a day dedicated not just to reading, ...

Wirt County students place third in West Virginia PSA contest (with video)

ELIZABETH — A team from Wirt County High School took third place in the West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Administration’s 12th annual NO School Spirits PSA contest, a statewide competition aimed at preventing underage drinking. Nearly 350 students from 29 schools across West Virginia ...

10th annual Fridays in the Garden workshops scheduled for February

PARKERSBURG — The annual “Fridays in the Garden” educational workshops, sponsored by the Wood County Master Gardeners, is a program of the WVU Extension Service which will kick off this week. The gardening educational series will be held every Fridays in February at 12 p.m. at the South ...

Fundraiser to benefit Boys & Girls Clubs of Parkersburg

VIENNA — Local shoppers will have the opportunity to “Help Local Kids Thrive” during a fundraising event with Ross Dress For Less and Boys & Girls Clubs of Parkersburg starting Saturday. Running through March 2, shoppers at Ross can round up their purchases or donate other dollar ...