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Paddlefest celebrates 12th event

PARKERSBURG - The 12th annual Paddlefest was held Friday and Saturday on the Ohio and Little Kanawha Rivers where kayakers paddled to Blennerhassett Island and enjoyed the outdoors. Around 40 people participated in the Glow Paddle event Friday evening in a trip on the Little Kanawha River ...

Marietta Area Chamber of Commerce-led beautification project moving forward

A Chamber-led effort to improve one of Marietta’s most visible entry points is officially moving forward. For the past two years, the Marietta Area Chamber of Commerce (MACC), through its Restore & Thrive Committee, has been working to improve the fencing along Pike Street near Exit ...

WVU Parkersburg teacher candidates begin Fall 2026 residencies

PARKERSBURG – Eight teacher candidates are participating in the WVU Parkersburg yearlong teacher residency program. The Fall 2026 class of students in Education 401 are Lanna Bragg of Jackson County, Kelsie Means of Wirt County And Lauren Brandjes, Kaitlin Duckworth, Marlee Hunt, Allie ...

Fort Frye awarded grants for STEM, hygiene needs

BEVERLY — Fort Frye Local Schools has received $12,000 in grants from the AEP Ohio Foundation to support career-technical education and student health needs. Fort Frye High School received a $10,000 STEM grant to purchase a programmable logic controller for its career-technical ...

Picture This: Wreaths placed at Parkersburg’s expanded 9/11 memorial

PARKERSBURG - The annual wreath-laying by Parkersburg police and firefighters for the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks took place Friday morning at the city's expanded 9/11 monument. It includes two stamped concrete squares marking the scaled footprints of the World Trade ...