MARIETTA - The 49th year of Safetytown at Phillips Elementary looked a little different for day six due to the intermittent rain storms on Monday. The usual outdoor activities were brought inside but the kindergartens didn’t seem to mind. Safetytown at Phillips began June 15 and will ...
PARKERSBURG – Wood County is the latest county in West Virginia reached by a statewide group that distributes complete beds for qualifying households. The Bed for Every Head program through Riverstone Community Services, part of the West Virginia State Hospital Initiative Inc., last week ...
MARTINSBURG - Elizabeth Romanek beamed as she was crowned the winner of the Miss West Virginia Competition at Airborne Church on Saturday night. Her win was not a surprise to many, after the Miss Morgantown contestant won the talent portion of the competition during its preliminary round. Her jazz routine to Aerosmith's "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing," was precise and dynamic - as was the case with the rest of her presentation on the competition stage. For Romanek, the impression she hopes to make during her tenure as Miss West Virginia will be one of genuineness. "I hope people ...
CHARLESTON – The number of children applying to take advantage of the full 100% Hope Scholarship award heading into the next school year has doubled, potentially eating up 67% of the allotted funding for the program for the next fiscal year. According to information released Monday ...
The Artsbridge Calendar of Community Events for this week: Today: Noah Strickler Photography art exhibit, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., WesBanco, Market Street Jr. Chef Kid's Cooking Camp: Lively Latin Laughs, 9-noon, The Changed Plate, Belpre Summer STEM Camp, grades 1-5, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Discovery World on Market, Parkersburg Unearth Storytime, ages 5 and under, 9:30 a.m., Parkersburg Public Library, Emerson Avenue Animal Adventure Camp, ages 2-5, 10-11 a.m., Belpre Public Library Terrific Tuesday: Ancient Peoples, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Beverly Branch Public Library Unearth a Dino Leg, ages ...
PARKERSBURG – The nationwide average price of a gallon of gasoline has dropped for four weeks in a row and is under $4, a trend reflected on both sides of the Ohio River in the region. The average price for gasoline across northern West Virginia was $3.726 per gallon on Monday, 10 cents lower than the previous week, according to auto club AAA. In South Central Ohio, the decrease was even greater, as the average dropped 22 cents to $3.981. Crude oil prices continue to fall as the U.S. and Iran work on a deal to end the war that began Feb. 28, including fully reopening the Strait of ...
