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Volunteer event to be held Wednesday at the Center on Market

PARKERSBURG — Local agencies are seeking residents with a desire to help in Mid-Ohio Valley emergency events with a volunteer drive event Wednesday. With the recent industrial fire at the Peoples Cartage warehouse, responding nonprofits have joined forces to become better prepared for future events. After hundreds of Wood County and surrounding area residents showed a willingness to help out in some way, area agencies are joining forces to hold a one-stop shop for people to become familiar with emergency response activities and register as volunteers, said Sydney Weber, director of ...

Picture This: Reading the Declaration of Independence

PARKERSBURG – Indivisible MOV held a reading of the Declaration of Independence on Wednesday at Bicentennial Park in downtown Parkersburg to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the document’s first public reading. The grassroots volunteer organization, which advocates and demonstrates on ...

Habitat for Humanity breaks ground on house No. 119

PARKERSBURG - Habitat for Humanity of the Mid-Ohio Valley board members, volunteers and donors joined the Herman family for a groundbreaking ceremony for house No. 119 on Blennerhassett Heights Road in Parkersburg Thursday. Cory, Che and their six children have begun their journey to ...

Manufacturing workforce gathers at AOMC for ReImagine Appalachian discussion

MARIETTA - Nearly 100 individuals within the manufacturing workforce attended the second session of ReImagine Appalachia and the American Manufacturing Communities Collaborative discussion series Wednesday. Held at the Appalachian Ohio Manufacturers’ Coalition in Marietta, the session went from morning through early afternoon and focused on team building, partnerships, and working together to strategize and make a stronger manufacturing workforce. ReImagine Appalachia Co-Executive Director Amanda Woodrum was one of the speakers who opened the session. She discussed the region’s ...

Study shows West Virginia has the lowest bills; but is living really cheaper?

MORGANTOWN – A recent study showed that West Virginia has the lowest monthly bills among the 50 states. That's good news – in a way. As Lauren Weatherford, a WVU Extension associate professor, pointed out, “You have to look at the data in context. You can't look at the data as an individual factor.” The figures come from Doxo.com's 2025 U.S. Household Bill Pay Report and were reported by UtilityRates.com. Doxo.com, among other things, offers an app to manage and pay all household bills. UtilityRates.com helps residents of states with deregulated utilities find the best costs ...

Crumbl to open new bakery in Vienna on July 17

VIENNA — Crumbl will open its newest bakery in Vienna on Friday, July 17, with grand opening events planned throughout the day. The bakery, located at 1500 Grand Central Ave., will be open from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. during the grand opening. The first 100 customers will receive a custom grand opening T-shirt and sticker, and customers will receive a gift with each in-store purchase while supplies last, according to a release. The opening also will include a raffle for free cookies for a year. The Vienna location is owned by Jadon Neiderhauser, Mike McKee and Caleb McCune. McKee, ...