1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (367+ words) MARIETTA – Marietta College hosted an AmeriCops Vista event where students, faculty and community members could sign cards thanking veterans, first responders, and active military members for their service on Friday afternoon. This was in conjunction with creating “care packages” full…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (540+ words) PARKERSBURG – Leadership at the Greater Parkersburg Convention and Visitors Bureau is changing. Mark Lewis, president and CEO of the tourism bureau for the past 14 years, is retiring on Nov. 1. Autumn Henthorn, who has been with the bureau for nine years,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (626+ words) PARKERSBURG -- After 36 and a half years of responding to disasters, organizing blood drives, raising money and supporting volunteers, Sharon Kesselring is retiring from the American Red Cross. Friends, family members, colleagues and volunteers gathered Wednesday to recognize Kesselring, who has…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (249+ words) MARIETTA -- During Peoples Bank Theatre's 10-year anniversary open house Sunday, Settlers Bank announced it is making a $500,000 investment in the future of the theatre. According to Peoples Bank, the gift is a "transformational commitment designed to strengthen the historic venue…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (352+ words) From left, artist Christopher Santer and Edward Escandon, Parkersburg floodwall mural project organizers. Santer is the featured artist for September at The Market at the Parkersburg Art Center. PARKERSBURG -- An artist behind the floodwall murals at Point Park will be…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (635+ words) MARTINSBURG -- The Eastern Panhandle will have a connection to the national Miss America competition as Miss West Virginia Elizabeth Romanek and Miss West Virginia's Teen Zoe Little head to Florida to represent the Mountain State. Both were crowned at the…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (350+ words) The YMCA of Parkersburg has announced its 2027 Heart of Our Community Award recipient. Jan Dils, an attorney, will be honored at the upcoming Heart of Our Community Dinner on March 3 at the Grand Pointe Conference and Reception Center, 1500 Grand Central…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (966+ words) MINERAL WELLS - Switching ownership of the annual City Cup was truly a team win for Parkersburg. As Big Red golf coach Vince Guice prepared his roster for Monday's City Cup challenge against Parkersburg South at The Links at Woodridge, he…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (669+ words) MARIETTA -- River Rats took home the grand prize and the audience donation prize Saturday during the inaugural Battle of the Bands at Wilky's Patio on Butler Street in Marietta. Color Collective finished a close second in the judged competition and…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (194+ words) ST. MARYS - A family dental practice in St. Marys is celebrating its 80th anniversary. Gerber Family Dental Practice was founded in 1946 by the late Dr. C.R. Gerber Jr. and has been continuously operated by his children and grandchildren in a tradition spanning…...