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WVUP and BridgeValley partner to expand manufacturing education

PARKERSBURG – West Virginia University in Parkersburg, in partnership with another school, has received a grant that will expand manufacturing education and help develop the area’s workforce. WVU Parkersburg and BridgeValley Community and Technical College have been awarded nearly $2 million through the Appalachian Regional Commission’s (ARC) Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization (POWER) Initiative to expand advanced manufacturing education and workforce development across 11 West Virginia counties, according to a press release from ...

Parkersburg Art Center to host Piccalilli conference

PARKERSBURG — Artists will explore techniques ranging from printmaking to nature painting while learning about marketing and grant opportunities during the Parkersburg Piccalilli Arts Conference on Friday, Sept. 18. The event at the Parkersburg Art Center, themed “Artists Take Over with Relish,” will feature four rounds of workshops, a keynote address and evening activities. Check-in and a grab-and-go breakfast will run from 9 to 9:30 a.m., according to the conference schedule. Illustrator and author Rosalie Haizlett will deliver the keynote, “Sell Your Art, Not Your Soul: ...

First Christian celebrating building anniversary

PARKERSBURG – The First Christian Church is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the building on Washington Avenue in Parkersburg from noon-4 p.m. Saturday. The celebration will include entertainment from the local performer Moon King, tours of the church and alpacas from the Alpaca Run ...

Jeep Club, Pizza Station join for Light Up the Sky fundraiser for BrAva

PARKERSBURG – The Ohio Valley Jeep Club and the Pizza Station on Third Street have again joined together to raise money for local families affected by pediatric cancer. As part of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, members, customers and supporters from the community are invited to join ...

Picture This: Moving on down the river

The sternwheel of the Hobby III reflects in the Ohio River Tuesday morning at Point Park as two towboats pass by on the busy river. Six sternwheelers are moored at the Parkersburg park after leaving the Sternwheel Festival in Marietta. (Photo by Art Smith)

Biological warfare topic of Civil War Roundtable discussion

MARIETTA – A suspected bioterrorism plot during the Civil War will be discussed at the next meeting of the Civil War Round Table of the Mid-Ohio Valley at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Knights of Columbus, 312 Franklin St., Marietta. The Yellow Fever Plot to Kill Lincoln will be presented by ...