A son is offering a march his father began writing while a student at Tyler County High School for free for bands and orchestras to perform in honor of the nation’s 250th birthday. David J. Westfall was 16 when he began writing the “March of Freedom,” a composition that only existed in ...
PARKERSBURG – The Wood County Commission is looking at what it can do to provide support to local ambulance services and control costs related to the county’s jail bill. County officials are planning to meet with representatives of WVU Medicine Camden Clark Ambulance Service about a ...
PARKERSBURG - The Artsbridge calendar of events for today-April 20: Today: Diane Wigal Wildlife Photography exhibit, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., WesBanco, Market Street, Parkersburg All American Circus!, 5 p.m., Washington County Fair Grounds Evening Story Time, ages 3-6, 5-6 p.m., Marietta ...
PARKERSBURG – Izzy’s birthday at Discovery World on Market isn’t just a party; it’s the official kickoff for a year of new exhibits and expanded programming designed for visitors of all ages. “Izzy's birthday is basically just a launching of whatever's new,” said Logan Mace, the ...
CHARLESTON – Voters have the opportunity in May to elect the second of three positions on the West Virginia Intermediate Court of Appeals since the court's creation by the Legislature in 2021. The new three-judge court, which began hearing cases in 2023, is meant to help take the load off of ...
Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of 12 weekly stories focusing on America’s 250th birthday, as told through the lens of our communities and the role many of the places we call home played in shaping the nation before, during and after the Revolutionary War. This week we begin in ...