Artsbridge Calendar of Events

September 22, 2026

The week's events from Artsbridge. Today: Shannon R. Hammer Fine Arts Nature Photography, WesBanco, Market Street, Parkersburg Indoor Bonsai Show, 10 a.m.- 5 p.m., Parkersburg Art Center Story Time, infants through Pre-K, 10:15-11:15 a.m., Barlow Branch Library Draw What You See with Virginia Killian, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Parkersburg Art Center Football Craft Surprise, all ages, 3-5 p.m., Marietta Public Library, Fifth Street Hyperfixation Club, ages 12-19, 4-6 p.m., Parkersburg Public Library, Emerson Avenue I Survived Book Club, "The Titanic," grades 2 and up, 5-6 ...

Defend the Bend at North Bend

September 22, 2026

CAIRO – More than 300 students in middle and high schools from West Virginia and Ohio will ride in the West Virginia Interscholastic Cycling League mountain bike race this weekend at North Bend State Park at Cairo. Called Defend the Bend, the race is fourth in the league’s 2026 series. ...

Small grants make big difference: West Virginia Humanities Council funds disbursed in communities

September 22, 2026

Joni Morris had no idea she would stumble upon an ancient graveyard behind Bass Pro Shops on Lawless Road in Morgantown, let alone her own family’s. She said the Breakiron cemetery is about a quarter of the acre it should be, per the cemetery deed, and there’s a sediment pond within 60 ...

Bee Association looking for county’s help for gathering in February

September 22, 2026

PARKERSBURG – The West Virginia Beekeeping Conference will be holding their annual Spring meeting in Vienna in February 2027 and are looking for the county’s support to help put it on. Bob Spencer of the Mid-Ohio Valley Beekeepers Association appeared before the Wood County Commission on ...

Food trucks, music draw visitors to Bicentennial Park

September 21, 2026

PARKERSBURG – Food trucks, live music and family activities drew visitors to Bicentennial Park for the West Virginia Food Truck Festival, an event inspired by residents’ requests to celebrate their state. Parkersburg City Councilman Zac Huffman, the event’s organizer, said the ...

Ohio Oil & Gas Association opposes proposed moratorium

September 21, 2026

MARIETTA — The Ohio Oil & Gas Association is opposing Democratic gubernatorial candidate Dr. Amy Acton’s proposed three-year moratorium on wastewater injection wells in Washington County, arguing that regulation and scientific review should guide the state’s response. “A moratorium is not a solution. Science, facts, and sound regulation, not politics and campaign rhetoric, are what will ensure both safe operations and a strong future for Ohio's oil and natural gas industry,” association President Rob Brundrett said in a statement. “The path forward is to allow Ohio's ...