MARIETTA - Nearly 400 students graduated at Washington State College of Ohio during commencement on May 16. They were: Molly M. Ackley, Associate of Science; Baylee J. Adams, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Yousuf Algarhy, Associate of Science; Alexa S. Allen, Accounting Technology and ...
PARKERSBURG – The Ohio Valley Jeep Club will hold its second Jeep Jam from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 30 at the West Virginia Interstate Fairgrounds in Mineral Wells. For Jeep enthusiasts, Jeep Jam is the largest single Jeep festival in West Virginia. Activities include a Sparkle ‘n Shine, ...
PARKERSBURG - Artsbridge has announced the 2026 schedule for the Music in the Park Summer Music Series. Shows are held from 6:30-8 p.m. Thursdays from June to August at Parkersburg City Park. While concerts are free, volunteers collect donations to support arts programming, educational programs and events in the communities around the Mid-Ohio Valley. The series this year starts on June 4 with Country Best in Class with Luke Colombo as the opening act. Sponsors are North Bend Wealth Management. The schedule is: June 11: Luke Colombo. Evie Schaffer opening. Sponsor is DeBarr ...
PARKERSBURG - Thirty-two eighth-grade students from the region will be inducted next month into the Order of the Golden Horseshoe by the West Virginia Department of Education. The 95th class of recipients, who have demonstrated a mastery of West Virginia history, will be feted in ceremonies beginning at 9 a.m. June 9 at the West Virginia Culture Center in Capitol Complex, 1900 Kanawha Blvd. East in Charleston. The class consists of 225 students from across the state who will become Knights of the Golden Horseshoe. Local students are: Calhoun County: Brooke Brown, Calhoun Middle/High ...
Hundreds of people gather to attend a candlelight vigil at Point Park in memory of Gretchen Fleming. Read more in Wednesday's edition of the Parkersburg News and Sentinel or online at newsandsentinel.com.
PARKERSBURG – Local groups are organizing an event this week aimed at providing answers and assistance with a host of housing issues. The Parkersburg Housing Expo 2026 is slated for 4-8 p.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph’s Landing on Murdoch Avenue. “Our goal is to have in one location any aspect of housing,” said Lisa Doyle-Parsons, executive director of the Circles Campaign of the Mid-Ohio Valley and an organizer of the expo with Parkersburg City Councilwoman Wendy Tuck and Ron Tomasch of Polaris Home Funding. Those aspects include emergency, recovery, senior, veteran and rental ...
