Local students have been recognized for academic achievements. Hinton graduates from Ohio Dominican Elijah Hinton of Marietta has graduated from Ohio Dominican University at Columbus at the school鈥檚 120th Commencement held on May 16. Hinton was in a graduating class of 145 ...
PARKERSBURG - WVU Parkersburg has announced its Spring 2026 graduates who have earned certificates, associate鈥檚 and bachelor's degrees. Graduates achieving a 3.50 to 4.00 grade point average have been awarded academic honors, as follows: 3.50-3.749, cum laude; 3.75-3.99, magna cum laude; and 4.0, summa cum laude. Graduates are listed by county and state: West Virginia: Calhoun County: Creston: Hunter Hall, AAS, computer science. Grantsville: Kaylin Parsons, AAS, nursing. Mount Zion: Madison Gerlach, AAS, child development. Rosedale: Kayla Montgomery, CERT, child development, magna ...
PARKERSBURG - The Artsbridge calendar of community of events: Today Noah Strickler Photography art exhibit, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., WesBanco, Market Street "Lilo and Stitch," free family sensory friendly movie, 5:30 p.m., Peoples Bank Theatre Belpre Music by the River Concert Series, Country Best in Class, 7:30-8:30 p.m., Belpre Civitan Park Wednesday: Noah Strickler Photography art exhibit, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., WesBanco, Market Street Walking Through the Books, all ages, 9-10 a.m., Barlow Branch Library Dungeons and Dragons Club, grades 5-12, 4-5:30 p.m., Barlow Branch ...
PARKERSBURG 鈥� Legal Aid of West Virginia has received funding from the city of Parkersburg to prevent homelessness in Wood County. The Parkersburg/Wood County HOME Consortium awarded $145,982 in HOME-American Rescue Plan funds to Legal Aid that will provide eviction prevention legal assistance to eligible individuals and families facing housing instability. The program aims to keep people safely housed and reduce the risk of homelessness throughout the community by helping residents address legal challenges that could lead to eviction. "We are very excited to partner with Legal Aid ...
PARKERSBURG 鈥� Participants for the 32nd Relay for Life of Wood County met at 鈥榟igh noon鈥� Saturday for the fight against cancer. 鈥淲e鈥檙e already pretty close to our goal,鈥� said event staff member Kim Haase at the beginning of the festivities on Saturday. 鈥淲e have a raffle, a ...
Special to the News PARKERSBURG - Brett Hickle鈥檚 father loved reading about World War II as a child, so when he鈥檇 go to visit extended family it would have been natural for him to ask a family member who served what it was like. But the people who鈥檇 seen the kind of combat that would ...
