PARKERSBURG — The Parkersburg Homecoming Parade is slated to begin at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16, on Market Street. Applications to participate must be submitted by mail and postmarked by Friday, Aug. 8. Forms and instructions are available online at www.parkersburghomecoming.com. The ...
WASHINGTON, W.Va. — For those who attended grades one through six or kindergarten there, Washington Elementary School was much more than a school. The grade school on W.Va. 892 South, served kindergarteners through sixth-graders in the Washington community from 1956 to 1975 in what many ...
A pair of dragonflies sit on a small branch along the shoreline of North Bend Lake in Ritchie County 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 ...
Before runners and walkers turn onto Avery Street from Fourth Street, they will pass the historic Blennerhassett Hotel. Col. William Nelson Chancellor, who went from bank teller to bank president, built the hotel in 1889 to serve as a luxury stay for millionaires as a result of a gas and oil ...
PARKERSBURG — While back-to-school season is in August, the month also is National Immunization Awareness Month. The Mid-Ohio Valley Health Department wants to remind parents that one of the ways to help keep children healthy this school year is to make sure they are up-to-date on their ...