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World Labyrinth Day on Saturday

PARKERSBURG - The First Presbyterian Church of Parkersburg, 1341 Juliana St., will observe World Labyrinth Day, internationally celebrated at 1 p.m. the first Saturday in May with Walk as One at 1. The moving meditation for peace is held across the world in each time zone at 1 p.m. The Labyrinth Society and partner organizations sponsor World Labyrinth Day. First Presbyterian Church has a permanent, outdoor labyrinth. First Parkersburg鈥檚 in-person Labyrinth Walk will be from 12:45 p.m. to 2 p.m. regardless of the weather. Finger labyrinths and light refreshments will also be ...

Williamstown church to host Giant Garage Sale

WILLIAMSTOWN - The First United Methodist Church in Williamstown will host its annual Giant Garage Sale on Saturday, April 25, continuing a decades-long effort to fund community outreach programs across the Mid-Ohio Valley, according to a release from the church. Started in 1994, the sale has grown into a large-scale event featuring thousands of donated items collected year-round and prepared over a 10-day period by volunteers who sort, clean and price merchandise. The event attracts hundreds of shoppers from throughout the region and raises about $15,000 annually to support local ...

Young at Heart ministry to offer tips for hiring contractors

PARKERSBURG 鈥� First United Methodist Church鈥檚 Young at Heart senior ministry announced its spring program, 鈥淭ips on Hiring Contractors and Handymen!鈥� will be presented by a panel of two local professionals at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, May 14. Panelists Jodie Bonnette, president of Moran Construction Inc., and Dan Harrison, president of Harrison Construction Inc., will be on hand to answer questions from senior citizens regarding how and when to employ prospective hires for fixing, renovating and building, according to an announcement from the church. Bonnette has dedicated 22 years ...

Freedom from Religion Foundation says prayers at Ravenswood Council meetings stopped

RAVENSWOOD 鈥� An organization working to keep church and state separate said Ravenswood City Council will no longer deliver religious invocations at official meetings. In a news release from the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF), the organization said it wrote a letter to Mayor Josh Miller after a concerned community member reported that at the Jan. 20 public meeting, Council Member Todd Ritchie began by leading a prayer. According to the release, Miller asked all attendees to stand, then asked either for a moment of silence or for a member of the public to lead a prayer. ...

Federal appeals court upholds constitutionality of W.Va. compulsory vaccine law

CHARLESTON - While an appeal remains pending before the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals over efforts to insert a religious exemption to the state's school-age vaccine requirements, a three-judge federal appeals court panel ruled in favor of the state's vaccine law in a separate case. A three-judge panel of the U.S. District Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued a judgment Wednesday reversing a ruling by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia in a case brought by two parents in 2024 challenging the legality of West Virginia's compulsory vaccine ...

Picture This: Stations of the Cross

PARKERSBURG - Nearly 100 people gathered in downtown Parkersburg Friday for the annual interdenominational Good Friday Community Stations of the Cross walk.