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“Most Exciting Band in the Land” voted No.1 college marching band in the nation by USA TODAY
ATHENS, OH (WTRF) – The “Most Exciting Band in the Land” holds a new title. Ohio University’s Marching 110 has been voted the nation’s Best College Marching Band in the 2026 USA TODAY Sports Readers’ Choice Awards. The 110 has earned the top spot in a national competition featuring some of the most recognizable and […]
Parkersburg News & Sentinel
Reel Takes: ‘The End of Oak Street’ offers an edgy summer blockbuster
Imagine your favorite Steven Spielberg movie, but without the wonder. Whatever image you conjure up in your mind probably looks something like “The End of Oak Street.”. But perhaps that's slightly unfair. Director David Robert Mitchell's third feature is wickedly fun and boldly bizarre. It's edgy in a way not many family summer blockbusters are these days. But the film's clear homages to Spielberg -- grand wizard of the summer blockbuster -- ironically makes the end product feel somewhat empty.
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Band of the Week: Marietta High School band prepares winter-themed show under new director
MARIETTA, Ohio (WTAP) - This week, “Band of the Week” takes us to Marietta High School, where a new director is leading the Wall of Sound through a winter-themed show, and where students say the program is about a lot more than music. Marietta High School’s marching band,...
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Parkersburg South to host 8th Annual Patriot Marching Band Invitational
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - High school marching bands from across West Virginia will travel to Parkersburg to compete for the Grand Champion title and other awards during the 8th Annual Patriot Marching Band Invitational. The competition will be held Saturday, Sept. 26 at the Erickson All Sports Facility in Parkersburg....
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Free three-day Mountain Mama Music Festival returns to Sistersville Park
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - Sistersville Park is set to host the Mountain Mama Music Festival, a three-day community celebration featuring live music, local vendors, and family-friendly activities. The festival will be held Aug. 28 through Aug. 30 at Sistersville Park in Sistersville, West Virginia. Admission is free, and no registration...
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This Day in History: Aug. 25, 2026
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - On August 25, 1939, The Wizard of Oz, which will become one of the best-loved movies in history, opens in theaters around the United States. Based on the 1900 children’s novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum (1856-1919), the film starred Judy Garland as the young Kansas farm girl Dorothy, who, after being knocked unconscious in a tornado, dreams about following a yellow brick road, alongside her dog Toto, to the Emerald City to meet the Wizard of Oz. Along the way, Dorothy encounters a cast of characters, including the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, the Cowardly Lion and the Wicked Witch of the West. Though the scenes in Kansas were shot in traditional black and white, Oz appears in vivid Technicolor, a relatively new film process at the time. Nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Picture category, The Wizard of Oz lost to the Civil War-era epic Gone With the Wind. The Wizard of Oz won a Best Song Oscar for “Over the Rainbow,” which became one of Garland’s signature hits. Garland won a special award at that year’s Oscar ceremony, for Best Juvenile Performer.
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Mothman Festival to return for 2026
POINT PLEASANT, WV (WVNS) – Are you looking to celebrate all things associated with West Virginia’s most famous cryptid – Mothman? Well, the Mothman Festival will be held in downtown Point Pleasant, according to the festival’s Facebook page. Point Pleasant, in case you did not know, is the birthplace of this cryptid. During the Mothman […]
Parkersburg News & Sentinel
The Way I See It: Marietta College turned to the river to help house surge of post-WWII students
In 1946 colleges had a problem. Too many students. The recent end of World War II meant that the millions of Americans who served their nation were ready to get on with their lives, and for many of them, that meant going back to or starting college. The GI Bill provided many of them a chance at an education.
Parkersburg News & Sentinel
The Way I See It: Wakefield hotel provided convenient lodging for people passing through
There was a time not that long ago that if you had extended business in downtown Marietta, you had a convenient place to stay in the middle of Putnam Street. The Wakefield Hotel was once more than a crumbling mural, it was a vibrant business at the corner of Putnam and Third streets.
Parkersburg News & Sentinel
River Rats win inaugural Battle of the Bands
MARIETTA -- River Rats took home the grand prize and the audience donation prize Saturday during the inaugural Battle of the Bands at Wilky's Patio on Butler Street in Marietta. Color Collective finished a close second in the judged competition and won the online donation prize, according to First City...
Parkersburg News & Sentinel
Teen of the Week: Dance is preparing Parsons for life
PARKERSBURG - An early life involved in dance has helped prepare Liliana Parsons for college and beyond. Parsons, 18, is a recent graduate of Parkersburg High School and a freshman at West Virginia University in Morgantown. She has been doing ballet for 14 years, starting when she was 4 years...
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This Ohio Riverfront Will Bring Four Nights Of Music And Three Nights Of Fireworks
Marietta’s riverfront gets a big burst of energy during the Ohio River Sternwheeler Festival. This popular event mixes live music, bright fireworks, river views, and family fun in one of Ohio’s most charming small cities. People come for the shows, but they also stay for the atmosphere along...
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Quilt Festival Set For September
The 2026 West Virginia Quilt Festival will bring quilters from across the state and beyond to the Cedar Lakes Conference Center in Ripley Sept. 17 to Sept. 19. Connie Forth, president of the West Virginia Quilters, said it can be hard for the state’s practitioners to get together due to distance and terrain. But the festival’s purpose is to share quilting patterns, techniques and ideas, and cheer each other on.
Parkersburg News & Sentinel
Meet Me on Market returns Friday
PARKERSBURG -- Downtown businesses and organizations will offer live music, art, food and family activities Friday during Meet Me on Market. The event will run from 5-7:30 p.m. along Market Street, with several businesses remaining open late, according to a release from Downtown PKB. Discovery World on Market will offer...
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Play Music on the Porch Day coming to Parkersburg Aug. 29
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - Parkersburg will join an international musical celebration later this month as local musicians gather to perform outdoor acoustic sets for the community. Play Music on the Porch Day will be held Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026, from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Woman’s Club house,...
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West Virginia Quilt Festival Features More than 170 Quilts
RIPLEY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – More than 170 quilts will be on display for public viewing September 17-19 at the Cedar Lakes Conference Center in Ripley as part of the 2026 West Virginia Quilt Festival. This year’s theme is “Happy Birthday, USA” in honor of the nation’s 250th birthday celebration. The annual festival features quilts entered […]
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Women accused the head of West Virginia’s famous asylum. Then came a mysterious train trip, controversial verdict
WESTON, W.Va. — In 1899, the directors of West Virginia’s hospital for the mentally ill concluded a highly publicized investigation into allegations of improper conduct by Superintendent W.E. Stathers, finding him not guilty after days of testimony from female employees and other witnesses. The decision followed testimony about...