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Backyard Gardener: Dianthus for Mother’s Day

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley gardeners and farmers! A blessed happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there in the valley. West Virginia has a special connection with Mother’s Day, as the first official celebration was held May 10, 1908, at Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church in Grafton. Anna Jarvis sent 500 white carnations in honor of her mother to the first formal Mother’s Day service. Over the next few years, Jarvis worked to make Mother’s Day a national holiday and President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day in 1914. Carnations became an integral ...

Fleming earns honor at West Virginia University

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A Parkersburg native is among eight recent graduates of West Virginia University to earn the Order of Augusta, the University’s most prestigious honor for academic excellence, leadership and service. The eight inductees were selected from the 52 WVU Foundation ...

Marietta second-graders participate in hands-on anatomy activities at WSCO

MARIETTA - Washington Elementary second-graders spent a day outside of their usual classroom to participate in hands-on activities and interactive instruction at the Washington State College of Ohio Wednesday. Although the college typically engages with upperclassmen at the high school, ...

Camden Clark honors nurses for National Nurses Week

PARKERSBURG – Excellence in nursing was celebrated Wednesday at WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center in celebration of National Nurses Week which is May 6–12 this year. As part of National Nurses Week celebrations, Camden Clark hosted its annual Nurses Excellence Luncheon and Award ...