3+ week, 1+ day ago   (970+ words) PARKERSBURG - An early life involved in dance has helped prepare Liliana Parsons for college and beyond. Parsons, 18, is a recent graduate of Parkersburg High School and a freshman at West Virginia University in Morgantown. She has been doing ballet for…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (293+ words) Most of us are proud of the state where we live for many reasons (and not so proud for others). But we don't usually tend to think of our home territory as "fun" as compared with other places. California, for…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (208+ words) PARKERSBURG – The West Virginia University Wood County Extension Office will be offering a Dining with Diabetes class beginning Thursday, 10/01/26 from 6-8 p.m. at the Emmanuel Baptist Church on 23rd St., Parkersburg. Dining with Diabetes is a once-a-week class that runs for four…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (322+ words) Some public officials in West Virginia have understood for years that we need to expand and diversify our economy -- and that maybe the best way to do that is to start small. Efforts to help people start and sustain small…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (395+ words) MARIETTA - People will be able to learn about services provided by a number of community organizations on Sunday during GoPacks’ annual Community Resource Fair. The event is scheduled for 1-3 p.m. Sunday at the Lafayette Hotel in Marietta. The majority of…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (657+ words) PARKERSBURG – Reagan Ashley drilled the crossbar in the 65th minute and Aelissa Stavrakis did the same in the third minute here Tuesday night at Stadium Field, but teammate Hailey Warman tallied the lone goal during Parkersburg's 1-0 Mountain State Athletic Conference victory…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (901+ words) MINERAL WELLS -- An inauspicious start didn't prevent the defending girls state golf champion from staying in the moment and closing out her high school career as a four-time, all-tournament selection. Williamstown senior Madilyn Buttrey posted a quadruple bogey on the…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (749+ words) At the beginning of this week, I planned to write about the Appalachian Regional Commission's release of this year's Chartbook -- particularly its "Classifying Economic Distress in Appalachian Counties" section. But my focus shifted Tuesday. The newsroom went unusually quiet for…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (535+ words) The USA lost an icon. The world lost a one-of-a-kind talent with the death of Dolly Parton. The media has done an excellent job of reminding us how talented Dolly was, all she accomplished and how she cared about people....

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…...