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 ...
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 ...
MARIETTA - The Memorial Health Foundation will host a community event next month to explore how relationships between patients and providers shape care across the Mid-Ohio Valley. “Conversations of Care: Exploring the Provider-Patient Relationship in Primary Care” is scheduled for May 19 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Center on Market at 328 2nd St. in Parkersburg. The event is being organized in collaboration with the Memorial Health System Department of Primary Care. According to a release provided by Memorial Health Systems, the free event will bring together West Virginia-based ...
On Friday, more than 500 women attended the 11th BrAva Mom Prom, which raised more than $74,000 for childhood cancer awareness and research. This year’s sold-out event was held at The Tower Event and Conference Center in Marietta. Funds were raised through admission, raffle, luminary, bar ...
Frankie Small, acting as Jojo, and Eli Tracewell, as The Cat in the Hat, perform the opening number for The Actors Guild of Parkersburg's production of "Seussical the Musical" Wednesday evening. Read the full story in the Friday edition of the Parkersburg News and Sentinel or online at ...
PARKERSBURG - Members of three regional amateur radio clubs contacted ham radio operators worldwide for World Amateur Radio Day (WARD) Saturday at Fort Boreman Park in Parkersburg. WARD, also known as the Ham Radio Open House, was a collaboration of Great Bend Radio Group of Meigs County, ...
