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Registration open for West Virginia 988 and Crisis Intervention Team Summit in Parkersburg

Local News June 24, 2026

PARKERSBURG — Registration is open for the annual West Virginia 988 & Crisis Intervention Team Summit, scheduled for July 20-22 at the Resiliency Center in Parkersburg. The summit is hosted by First Choice Services, a Charleston-based nonprofit that operates several helplines, including the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. The event will bring together law enforcement, emergency responders, behavioral health professionals, criminal justice officials and community leaders to discuss crisis care in West Virginia. Crisis Intervention Team, or CIT, is a program that trains first responders ...

Conservation District slates free program

Community News June 24, 2026

The Washington Soil & Water Conservation District and the Ohio River Valley Woodland Owner Group will present "Maximizing Native Habitat for Game Species" starting with dinner at 5:30 p.m. July 9 at the Washington County Career Center, 21740 State Route 676, Marietta. The program begins at 6 p.m. and will cover topics including deer browse/bedding, white oak management and invasive species. The event is free and open to the public. RSVP at 740-373-4857 extension 3.

Lions Club setting up Flags for Heroes on Saturday

Local News June 24, 2026

The Williamstown Lions Club will be setting up Flags for Heroes on Saturday with a noon dedication ceremony at Tomlinson Park where all the names of heroes will be read. Flags will be flown until July 11. Also scheduled is the annual 4th of July Pancake Breakfast that will feature caricature artist J.D. Williamson to do caricatures from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Breakfast is by donation and is open from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Ace Parsi, local advocates discuss Parkersburg federal job cuts and sanitation issue

Community News June 24, 2026

PARKERSBURG — Democratic congressional candidate Ace Parsi joined local advocates Tuesday in Parkersburg to call for more scrutiny of federal job cuts at the Bureau of the Fiscal Service and to support residents opposing proposed changes to the city’s sanitation service. Parsi, who is ...

Parkersburg City Council rejects appeal of petition determination in 5-4 vote

Local News June 24, 2026

PARKERSBURG – Parkersburg City Council rejected, by one vote, an appeal of the city clerk’s determination that a petition for referendum on an ordinance authorizing a sanitation contract was insufficient, though the matter is likely to be decided in court. After hearing arguments from ...

Jeep Jam 2026 deemed a success

Local News June 24, 2026

MINERAL WELLS – The Ohio Valley Jeep Club's Jeep Jam 2026 was successful, organizers of the second annual festival said. Jeep Jam was held May 30 at the West Virginia Interstate Fairgrounds with more than 160 Jeeps were in attendance, making the event the largest single Jeep festival in ...