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Marietta Main Street slates Summer Shop Hop for Saturday

MARIETTA – Marietta Main Street will celebrate the start of summer on Saturday with the June Shop Hop from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. downtown. Nearly 20 businesses will participate, with every purchase at one of those establishments earning a raffle ticket for a chance to win a prize basket. Participating businesses will be highlighted by balloons outside their entrances and will be offering special promotions, sales and discounts. Jennifer Tinkler, executive director of Marietta Main Street, said in a release that the seasonal Shop Hops bring the downtown retailers, all independently owned, ...

Meet Me on Market event in downtown this Friday

PARKERSBURG – Downtown Parkersburg is preparing for the next Meet Me on Market this Friday from 5-7:30 p.m. or so. The Meet Me on Market events are bringing together local businesses, artists, musicians and community organizations for another installment of the popular Third Friday event of ...

Multi-Cultural Festival returns Friday

Two of the big acts this year at the Mid-Ohio Valley Multi-Cultural Festival are from Kentucky and Canada, an organizer of the annual event said. The 29th Multi-Cultural Festival opens Friday for a three-day run at Civitan Park in Belpre, a move made last year when construction on the new ...

Wood County proposing consolidation of voting precinct locations

PARKERSBURG — In a move to better serve the citizens of the county, the Wood County Commission approved a number of voting precinct consolidations that will be in place for the general election in November. Wood County Clerk Joe Gonzales appeared before the commission on Monday to present ...

WVSOS Warner visits Wood County as part of Mobile Office operation

PARKERSBURG – West Virginia Secretary of State Kris Warner was in Parkersburg meeting with local people as part of his office’s mobile office operations Monday. Warner and Field Representative Sarah Smith were at the Wood County Courthouse from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. talking with local ...

Legislators urged to overhaul enrollment-heavy school aid formula

CHARLESTON – Financial officials from four county school systems once again warned West Virginia lawmakers that the funding formula that sends state dollars into classrooms is too reliant on enrollment and not providing enough funding for students with special needs. Financial officers with ...