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Picture This: The Coolest Place to Be

Community News

Ring-billed gulls rest on a sheet of ice in the Muskingum River near the Washington County Fairgrounds recently. If you have a recent photo that showcases the beauty of the Mid-Ohio Valley, submit it to Art Smith at asmith@newsandsentinel.com for possible inclusion on this page. See more photos ...

Pittsburgh belly dancer to present workshops in Vienna

Community News

VIENNA — An expert in belly dance and its instruction will present two workshops on Sunday in Vienna. Sharp Shimmy and the Whole She-Bang and Combos Opulent will be presented by Joanna Abel of Pittsburgh from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1-2:30 p.m., respectively, at Fitness with Phyllis, ...

Mid-Ohio Valley Model Railroad Club hosting open house

Community News

PARKERSBURG – The Mid-Ohio Valley Model Railroad Club will hold the Louie Creel Memorial Open House from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, at its facility in the rear basement of NOE Office Equipment, 610 Green St., Parkersburg. All five scales of layouts will be operating, and the club ...

Wood County real estate transfers

Local News

PARKERSBURG — The following property transfers were recorded in Wood County between Oct. 21-25, 2024: * Bruner Land Company Inc. to Deborah and Kristopher Blough, tract 86 acres less exception with exhibit, Walker District, $135,000. * Robert Tebay Jr. and R. Kent Tebay (indirect) to Bolts ...

Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader, dies at age 84

Local News

CHICAGO (AP) — The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time presidential candidate who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after the revered leader's assassination, died Tuesday. He was 84. As a young organizer in Chicago, Jackson was called to ...

West Virginia Senate sends Small Business Growth Act to Morrisey

Business

CHARLESTON — A bipartisan bill supported by both the West Virginia House of Delegates and Senate meant to help small businesses gain access to investment dollars will now be the first to complete the legislative process. The Senate voted Monday to concur with changes made by the House to ...