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 ...
CHARLESTON – West Virginia’s political leaders were quick to praise a move by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to roll back Biden-era rules limiting emissions by electric power plants in the state and across the nation, though advocates for clean air warned about the health effects. The Environmental Protection Agency announced Monday that it was implementing the final repeal of 2024 regulations governing power plant emissions put into place during the administration of former President Joe Biden. The announcement was first made at the G20 Regulatory Efficiency Symposium in ...
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 ...
