Door prize, special gems offered at Trinity Episcopal Church Used Book Sale
PARKERSBURG 鈥� A door prize will be offered this year at the annual Trinity Episcopal Church Used Book Sale from Wednesday to Saturday at the church on Juliana Street. The door prize is 鈥淲icked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West鈥� by Gregory Maguire. The book was made ...
Gunman in truck smashes into Michigan church and opens fire, killing at least 4 and injuring 8
GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) 鈥� At least four people were killed and eight injured when a gunman in a pickup truck smashed through the doors of a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel in Michigan during a Sunday service attended by hundreds, opened fire and set the building ...
McFriends/J Dollar Group reaches collection milestone
PARKERSBURG 鈥� At their August meeting, the McFriends/J Dollar Group reached a milestone, having collected more than $250,000 since the late 1990s. Total collections reached $250,360 at that time. The money raised was all given to the 10 churches where the nondenominational group鈥檚 ...
Needle Points: Attorneys for West Virginia Department of Health seek clarification from Supreme Court in religious vaccine exemption case
CHARLESTON 鈥� Does the 2023 Equal Protection for Religion Act give Gov. Patrick Morrisey the authority to use an executive order to allow for religious exemptions to West Virginia鈥檚 nearly 90-year-old compulsory vaccine law for school-age children? Attorneys for the state want to know. The ...
Christmas Day Feast schedules Sunday meeting
WILLIAMSTOWN 鈥� Returning and new volunteers are invited to the fall planning meeting for Christmas Day Feast 2025 in Marietta. This will be the 12th consecutive year for the event, which is made possible entirely by local volunteers and private donations. Guests will be able to enjoy full ...