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Funding to prevent homelessness awarded by Parkersburg

PARKERSBURG – Legal Aid of West Virginia has received funding from the city of Parkersburg to prevent homelessness in Wood County. The Parkersburg/Wood County HOME Consortium awarded $145,982 in HOME-American Rescue Plan funds to Legal Aid that will provide eviction prevention legal assistance to eligible individuals and families facing housing instability. The program aims to keep people safely housed and reduce the risk of homelessness throughout the community by helping residents address legal challenges that could lead to eviction. "We are very excited to partner with Legal Aid ...

Relay for Life of Wood County holds standoff against cancer

PARKERSBURG — Participants for the 32nd Relay for Life of Wood County met at ‘high noon’ Saturday for the fight against cancer. “We’re already pretty close to our goal,” said event staff member Kim Haase at the beginning of the festivities on Saturday. “We have a raffle, a ...

D-Day paratrooper from Fairchance researched by great-nephew

Special to the News PARKERSBURG - Brett Hickle’s father loved reading about World War II as a child, so when he’d go to visit extended family it would have been natural for him to ask a family member who served what it was like. But the people who’d seen the kind of combat that would ...

North Star Child Advocacy Center expands services with addition of trauma-focused therapy program

PARKERSBURG - North Star Child Advocacy Center (North Star CAC) announces the launch of in-house trauma-focused therapy services beginning July 1, expanding the organization's support for children and families impacted by abuse, neglect, and trauma. The expansion was made possible through a two-year grant from the Sisters Health Foundation and is supported by North Star's donors and community fundraising initiatives, including the High5Drive, the WTAP–Grand Central Mall Telethon, Give Local MOV and North Star Night Out. According to a press release from North Star CAC, the addition ...

First Mid-Ohio Valley artist studio tour invites visitors behind the scenes

MARIETTA — Art lovers from across the Mid-Ohio Valley will have an opportunity to step inside the creative spaces where local art is made during the inaugural MOV Artist Studio Tour, a collaborative event presented by Marietta Main Street and the Parkersburg Art Center. Taking place on ...