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New mini golf course coming to Parkersburg
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - A new mini golf course will be coming to Parkersburg on Wednesday. The course will be 9 holes but the owner has hopes in expanding to an 18 hole course. The course is a natural layout with obstacles including rocks and hills that are naturally built...
Clerk says Wood County election ran smoothly
PARKERSBURG — The May 2024 went well for election officials and voters, the Wood County Clerk said Wednesday. Wood County Clerk Joe Gonzales said his first election as the clerk was good. “I thought it went pretty well, pretty smoothly,” he said. “We just had some tiny issues.”...
United Way shoe collection drive comes down to final stretch
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - The local United Way Alliance is coming to the final stretch of their equal footing shoe fund. The shoe fund was created to help local children in the nine counties the local United Way covers find shoes as the school year goes on. The collection drive...
Washington State College of Ohio Interim President Parker talks transition
MARIETTA — Washington State College of Ohio announced its interim president earlier this month, WSCO Vice President of Academic Affairs Sarah Parker. Parker grew up in Pittsylvania County, Va., which is near the North Carolina border, and received a bachelor’s and master’s degree in English from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), she said.
Former nursing home employee claims she was fired for reporting understaffing
A former employee of an area nursing home is alleging that her employer violated Ohio’s whistleblower protection law, by firing her for raising concerns about nurse understaffing and resident safety. Chastidy Hanlon is suing the Dublin-based Continuing Healthcare Solutions, Inc., in Athens County Common Pleas Court. The company operates 11 skilled nursing facilities in southeast, northeast and north central Ohio. According to Hanlon’s lawsuit, she was hired at the end...
Free admission for first 200 kids Saturday at Discovery World
PARKERSBURG — Admission to Discovery World on Market will be free to the first 200 children on Saturday for International Museum Day, in partnership with WVU Medicine Camden Clark. “We are excited our local community hospital sees the value of engaging children in S.T.E.M. education and supports Discovery World...
All-star team meets, reflects on what remarkable 1973 season meant to them
MARIETTA — More than 50 years have past, but the memories are still vivid for many of the members of the 1973 Marietta Bronco League team that made it all the way to the World Series in Mexico City, Mexico. Many of the members of that team got together...
Parkersburg, Vienna voters renew transit levies
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - Voters in Vienna and Parkersburg voted overwhelmingly to approve the transit levies that fund the Mid-Ohio Valley Transit Authority in the May 14 primary election. Transit Authority General Manager Mike Kesterson said the levy makes up a huge chunk of their operating budget, helping to pay...
Parkersburg High School alum Meredith Delaney to lead Scripps Howard Fund
PARKERSBURG — A graduate of Parkersburg High School has been named the president and CEO of the Scripps Howard Fund. Meredith Delaney, a 1997 graduate of PHS, succeeds Liz Carter, whose retirement was announced in January. The Scripps Howard Fund, the philanthropic arm of the E.W. Scripps Co., is a public charity that supports philanthropic and journalism causes important to Scripps.
Marietta Bantam League team made historic run in 1973
MARIETTA — Spring has sprung and as is the case each and every spring, the Marietta Ball Fields are the place to be as many area youngsters are getting their first taste of our national pastime as they participate in the Marietta Bantam League. What started on these same...
Wood County ready for 2024 Countywide Spring Cleanup
PARKERSBURG — The 2024 Countywide Spring Cleanup Event will be held at the Erickson All-Sports Facility Saturday from 8 a.m. until noon. Wood County Solid Waste Authority is putting on the event in cooperation with other organizations at the complex located at 4601 Camden Ave. in south Parkersburg, said WCSWA Director Sarah Robinson.
Cunningham-Matheny art on display at downtown Parkersburg WesBanco
PARKERSBURG — Kimberly Cunningham-Matheny was first introduced to art at Hamilton Junior High School by her art teacher Carol Goldstein and continued her art studies at Parkersburg High School with Richard Hackett and Ken Gilbert, both were locally well-known artists and teachers in the Mid-Ohio Valley. The Cunningham-Matheny art...
Picture This: Downtown Parkersburg Demolition
PARKERSBURG — Crews from Bosley Construction began tearing down 912-914 Market St. in Parkersburg Monday. The demolition is making way for an outdoor development by Discovery World on Market. (Photos by Evan Bevins)
Vienna Utility Board discusses water main break
VIENNA — The Vienna Utility Board heard concerns from citizens affected by a recent water main break during its regular session Friday afternoon. The break occurred May 8 along 10th Avenue and caused flooding in several houses. Resident Bethany Wilson said the smell of sewer gas lingers in her basement, which she thought was a backup of sewage.
Taste of Parkersburg returns Saturday
PARKERSBURG — The popular Taste of Parkersburg will be held Saturday at Bicentennial Park in downtown Parkersburg, bringing a variety of local dishes, brews, wines and other samples for people to try. This year’s event, which runs from 6-11 p.m. Saturday, is a couple of weeks earlier than its...
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