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Parkersburg Housing Expo slated for Wednesday

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 ...

Auditions scheduled for Smoot children’s groups

PARKERSBURG - Auditions for next year’s Smoot Theatre Vocal Ensembles will be held at 4 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday at the theater on Fifth Street in downtown Parkersburg. The Ensembles are the Children’s Chorus for boys and girls who will be in grades 4, 5 and 6 next year, the Girls ...

Wood County Grand Jury

PARKERSBURG - The following indictments were returned by the Wood County Grand Jury on Friday. Preston D. Pierce, 58, Asheville, N.C.: murder, felony murder, concealment of a deceased human body and kidnapping in December 2022. William Ray Adkins, 47, 2403 Williamstown Pike, Williamstown: ...

Artsbridge Calendar of Events

PARKERSBURG - The weekly Artsbridge Calendar of events: TODAY Debbie and Steve Sisson Art Exhibit, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., WesBanco, Market Street, Parkersburg Frederick Hayes Art Exhibit, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Parkersburg Art Center Paint Club: Watercolor Landscape Tutorial, adults, 3 p.m., ...

Mid-Ohio Valley students excel in scholastic pursuits

Ciara Boone of Washington, W.Va., was named to the Dean's List at Olivet Nazarene University at Bourbonnais, Ill., for the Spring Semester. To qualify, a student must be enrolled full-time and have a grade point average of 3.5 or higher. Tyler Fenton of Williamstown, a graduate of Williamstown ...