MARIETTA - Marietta Main Street’s monthly First Friday returns from 5-9 p.m. this week. The theme for June is Parrot Head Party, and guests are encouraged to wear Hawaiian-themed clothing and accessories. Guests can expect late night shopping, dining and drink specials, live music from ...
VIENNA – Participants learned how to train and shape their own bonsai trees Saturday during a hands-on workshop with the Ki No Kaze Bonsai Club at Scot’s Marketplace. The event introduced beginners to the art of bonsai, with participants working on their own trees to take home. The ...
Washington-Morgan Community Action will sponsor the Summer Food Service Program, offering free grab-and-go meals to children this summer. Meals will be available to children 18 and younger, as well as people older than 18 who have been determined by a state or local public educational agency to be medically or physically disabled. The program begins Monday, June 8, with meals served Monday through Friday at sites in Beverly, Lower Salem, Lowell, Vincent, Belpre, Marietta and New Matamoras. The organization will also provide shelf-stable breakfasts for the week to children who attend ...
PARKERSBURG - The Mid-Ohio Valley Health Department and the American Red Cross of the Central Appalachia Region are partnering in two events to recruit additional volunteers to aid in disasters and health emergencies. Recruitment drives will be held from 10 a.m.to noon Thursday, June 11, at St. Joseph Landing, 1824 Murdoch Ave., Parkersburg, and from 10 a.m. to noon Friday, June 26, at Roane General Hospital, Spencer. Prospective volunteers can chat with team members, prepare applications and begin training. "We would love for more community-minded individuals to join us in helping our ...
MARIETTA - A longtime Marietta College professor has received the highest award bestowed on alumni of her alma mater. Mabry Miller O'Donnell is the recipient of Syephens College's 2026 Alumni Achievement Award. According to a release from the college in Columbia, Mo., the award recognizes ...
PARKERSBURG – More than 30 athletes signed up to take part in a Miracle League demonstration game Friday at Bennett Stump Field in Parkersburg City Park, giving players with disabilities a chance to play baseball while organizers continue working toward a full league. Amber Stover, ...
