PARKERSBURG – Frieda Owen a former assistant superintendent of curriculum for Wood County Schools, passed away Tuesday and is being remembered for helping teachers pursue national certification and encouraging student writers through Wood Whispers. Former Wood County Board of Education ...
VIENNA – There will be an interruption of water service for residents from 21st to 30th Street between River Road and the 1000 block Friday night as Vienna Utility Board personnel replace a water valve. Water will be turned off from approximately 10 p.m. Friday until the repair is completed, weather permitting.
PARKERSBURG – The city would allocate nearly $675,000 in unused federal funds to the construction of up to four affordable houses under a budget revision forwarded to Parkersburg City Council Tuesday night by members of the Finance Committee. The committee also sent to the full membership ...
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 — 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: ...
CHARLESTON – Members of the West Virginia Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Finance were updated Tuesday on the latest regarding general revenue fund tax collections and federal Rural Health Transformation grants on the last day of interim meetings. Department of Revenue ...
