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Picture This: Spreading the Love

A bee clings to a flower at the Vienna pollinator garden along 28th Street. The garden features scores of pollinator friendly plants and a walking path. It is near Spencer’s Landing. If you have a recent photo that showcases the beauty of the Mid-Ohio Valley, submit it to Art Smith at ...

Along the Two-Mile Race Course: The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Building

Runners and walkers will pass by the Parkersburg News and Sentinel office building as they make their way up Juliana Street. The day of the race, there will be an enormous American flag under which participants will pass. Past the News and Sentinel is the railroad bridge under which runners and ...

News and Sentinel Half Marathon looks to flag down some volunteers

PARKERSBURG — Organizers of the Parkersburg News and Sentinel Half Marathon are looking for a few more volunteers to help stage the Aug. 16 race through the streets of Parkersburg. The race passes through neighborhoods in central Parkersburg as well as on the south side. Volunteers are ...

Outdoor quilt show returns to Ripley Saturday

RIPLEY — The West Virginia Modern Quilt Guild will hold an outdoor quilt show Saturday, Aug. 9, at from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Cedar Lakes Conference Center in Ripley. This will be the second annual exhibition by the guild. Admission is free. Approximately 100 quilts will be hanging on and ...

Wood County real estate transfers

PARKERSBURG — The following property transfers were recorded in Wood County between Sept. 2-6, 2024: * Croesus Marathon Holdings LLC and Croesus Holdings LLC to TA Franchise Systems LLC, tract 16.644 acres I77 and tract 1.101 acres and tract 1.950 acres, memorandum of right of first ...