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Parkersburg Homecoming puts community first

PARKERSBURG — Parkersburg Homecoming brought live music, children’s activities and free family entertainment to the city Saturday as organizers sought to give residents one final celebration before the end of summer. Donna Sue Helmick, president of the Parkersburg Homecoming board, said ...

Memorial awarded $5M in lawsuit against Camden Clark

PARKERSBURG – A federal jury found Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital Corp. liable for one count each of civil conspiracy and vicarious liability and awarded Memorial Health System $5 million in compensatory damages. The verdict was reached Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia in Wheeling following a trial that began Aug. 5. “Memorial Health System is pleased that after a decade of investigation and appeal a jury has found Camden Clark Medical Center guilty of conspiracy and vicarious liability against Marietta Memorial Hospital,” the health ...

Festival brought many eras of history to life in Marietta

MARIETTA – Many areas of history were the topics over the weekend at the America 250th Festival of Living History in Marietta. Historical re-enactors came together at Muskingum Park on Front Street at the invitation of the Frontiersman's Friend Foundation to commemorate local history and ...

Area hit by sudden rain and high waters

PARKERSBURG – As rain swept through the area Friday morning causing havoc with water in local roadways, downed tree limbs and more, local officials continued to watch to see if the weather would impact local events. The National Weather Service in Charleston reported that many spots in the ...

Parkersburg Homecoming kicks off 2026 edition

PARKERSBURG - The Parkersburg Homecoming got underway Friday evening and continues Saturday with the following events: * 12:30 p.m. – Grand Parade * 2 p.m. – Server Races * 3 p.m. – Matthew Enoch * 3:30 p.m. – Luke Colombo * 4 p.m. – Waverly Run Bluegrass * 4:30 p.m. – Hot ...

State of emergency extended in 12 counties

BUCKHANNON - Gov. Patrick Morrisey on Friday morning announced the state of Eemergency he declared for all of West Virginia during the July 21 flooding will be extended in 12 counties - including Doddridge, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler and Wetzel. “West Virginians have made tremendous progress cleaning up and recovering from these storms, but there is still a lot of work ahead in some of our hardest-hit communities,” Morrisey said in a press release. “This extension ensures our state and local partners have the flexibility and resources they need to rebuild and recover.” The ...