PARKERSBURG 鈥� 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 鈥� Highmark Health Options West Virginia (HHOWV) and Foodsmart announced a new program to bring personalized nutrition care and food support to members across the state. The venture will initially focus on those with chronic conditions including, but not exclusive to, sickle cell anemia, hypertension, diabetes, kidney disease, pre-diabetes and obesity, as well as maternal health populations. The program launched July 1, according to a press release from Highmark Health Options. In West Virginia, where more than 40% of adults are living with obesity and approximately 12% ...
PARKERSBURG 鈥� A South Carolina credit union recently became the first to acquire a bank in West Virginia and has begun its transition into the Mid-Ohio Valley. Effective this week, REV Federal Credit Union finalized its acquisition of First Neighborhood Bank, which has offices in ...
* Pioneer Presbyterian Church at 873 Farson St., Belpre, invites children from kindergarten to completing sixth grade to a vacation Bible school called 鈥淩ainforest Falls: Exploring the Nature of God鈥� from 6-8:40 p.m. Monday through Friday, July 6-10. At Rainforest Falls, kids explore the nature of God, participate in memorable Bible-learning activities, sing catchy songs, play teamwork-building games, make and devour yummy treats, experience one-of-a-kind Bible adventures, collect Bible Memory Buddies, and test out fun science fun experiments. Kids will learn to look for evidence of ...
At 6 p.m., July 1, Mayor Bill Rice called the members of the Sistersville council to order. The only item on the special meeting agenda was the future of a ferry operation between West Virginia and Ohio. For more than 200 years, the ferry has been the main way local residents have crossed ...
The performance of "1776" presented by the Actors Guild of Parkersburg in partnership with Downtown PKB and America 250 will be changing locations today from Bicentennial Park to the Center on Market/Wood County Resiliency Center, 328 2nd St., Parkersburg. The change is due to expected high temperatures and extreme heat warnings by the National Weather Service. The performance is free to the public and no tickets are required to attend.
