PARKERSBURG — Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park marked America’s 250th anniversary Friday with a bell-ringing ceremony, historical reenactors and a program focused on the island’s role in sharing West Virginia history. The ceremony was part of the national “Let Freedom ...
West Virginia National Guard Adj. Gen. Jim Seward and his wife Leslie Seward joined Gov. Patrick Morrisey and First Lady Denise Morrisey Thursday take the first rides on the George Washington gondola on the America 250 Big Wheel. The Capitol City Celebration festivities for the 250th ...
CHARLESTON — Heeding the concerns raised last week by West Virginia Board of Education President Paul Hardesty, members of the House Democratic caucus and several Democratic candidates for statehouse seats called for a special session focused on public education reform. Speaking in front ...
PARKERSBURG — Ahead of the holiday weekend, the Wood County Commission held a relaxed meeting Thursday morning to discuss local housing programs as well as area cooling stations. City of Parkersburg Development Projects Administrator Chris Rynd discussed the Parkersburg-Wood County HOME ...
PARKERSBURG — A free performance of “1776” filled the Wood County Resiliency Center Friday evening, bringing a semi-staged concert version of the musical to an standing-room only audience The Actors Guild of Parkersburg presented the show in partnership with Downtown PKB and America ...
The Parkersburg News and Sentinel will not publish a print edition this weekend, due to Independence Day, nor on any of the other federal holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, President’s Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. Our newsroom will remain staffed on both the day before and the actual holiday. Event and breaking news coverage, local sports coverage and obituaries will still be handled and appear on our website on those holiday mornings, and in print on the day after the holidays. Readers who ...
