Colonial Gardens

April 24, 2026

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley gardeners and farmers! This week I want to discuss planting a historical or colonial kitchen garden. 2026 marks Americas 250th Anniversary. Compared to today, colonial gardens were an essential component of survival, located near the house to prevent starvation and treat illness. Gardening meant feeding your family and having a ready supply of medicine. Kitchen gardens were a vital source of daily nutrition. In many instances, gardening today is a hobby or a way to get fresh, great tasting and nutritious produce from your backyard. It is often a pursuit intended ...

Boys & Girls Club of Parkersburg announces intent to seek funding

April 24, 2026

PARKERSBURG – The Boys & Girls Club of Parkersburg has submitted an Intent to Apply for 21st Century Community Learning Center funding. They propose to serve students and families in Wood County (Parkersburg and Mineral Wells). An announcement from the organization says they look forward to community, school and parent collaboration to support student academic success and well-being through a broad range of services including academic enrichment, STEM, life and workforce readiness, social-emotional well-being, nutrition and physical activity, both during the school year and summer. ...

Parkersburg residents displeased with budget revisions, council responds to sanitation petition

April 23, 2026

PARKERSBURG – Parkersburg City Council approved a resolution authorizing proposed budget revisions totaling $901,185 in the general fund, including money to the street infrastructure and capital reserve funds during a regular council meeting Tuesday. Prior to the meeting, the budget ...

Marietta College symposium examines energy, Ohio River infrastructure and workforce development in Appalachia

April 23, 2026

MARIETTA - Energy development, environmental impact and the future of workforce training in Appalachia were the focus of a symposium hosted Tuesday by Marietta College’s Center for Earth, Energy and Environment. Industry leaders, policymakers and educators discussed how evolving energy ...

Ty Smith writes ‘Defenders of Zzzodd’

April 23, 2026

A local writer has taken his experiences from real life and the make-believe world in role-playing games to write his first book intended for teens and young adults. “Defenders of Zzzodd” by Ty Evan Smith, a 2000 graduate of Parkersburg South High School, is the story about 15-year-old ...

Returning St. Marys onion festival promises many-layered affair

April 22, 2026

St. MARYS – The annual Onion Festival will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 2 in downtown St. Marys and will feature food, crafters and vendors, entertainment and the sweet smell of success of vidalia onions. This is year 16 of the festival that started with Robert Pryor and Bill Hammett ...