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WVU Extension hosts regional listening sessions

PARKERSBURG – The West Virginia University Extension will host an open regional listening session at 6 p.m. Thursday in Parkersburg. WVU, serving as the land grant college in the Mountain State, strives to improve the lives and livelihoods of all West Virginians by delivering relevant and research-backed educational programs throughout the state, according to a release form the extension service. These programs are designed to address critical issues that affect communities, but periodically, needs can change, the release said. This year, WVU Extension will launch a statewide needs ...

Roundtable to hear presentation on Lightning Brigade

PARKERSBURG - A program on Col. John T. Wilder and Wilder’s Lightning Brigade will be presented by the Civil War Round Table of the Mid-Ohio Valley at 7 p.m. May 21 at the Blennerhassett Museum of Regional History in Parkersburg. Speaking will be Scott Diezman, a retired U.S. Air Force ...

Parkersburg District 4 improvement group to meet Friday

PARKERSBURG – The District 4, Precinct 71 Neighborhood Improvement Association will meet at 6 p.m. Friday at The Gathering, 514 Myrtle St, in Parkersburg. Residents are invited to bring plants and dirt for the Community Garden. There will also be a covered dish dinner, with speaker Wendy Tuck, city councilwoman for District 4, who will report on the Mountain State Land Use Summit and other city updates. Residents and others interested in improving District 4 are invited to come. More information is available by calling 304-488-3810.

Some incumbents trailing as primary votes counted

PARKERSBURG – It's looking like a rough night for some incumbent lawmakers as the votes are being tallied in Wood County’s primary election. With 54 of the county’s 69 precincts reporting at deadline, Wood County Dels. Vernon Criss and Scot Heckert were trailing challengers Charles ...