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Fall/Holiday Craft Show Gilman United Methodist Church, 312 Gilman Ave., Marietta, will be having their Fall/Holiday Craft Show from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday in the Fellowship Hall with lots of handmade items and a bake sale. Soup, sandwiches and a taco in a bag will be available for purchase. Hometown Craft Show The Hometown Craft Show will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Washington County Fairgrounds. Crafters will come from West Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania with 100 booths of seasonal home decor, florals, fresh baked goods, pottery, wood items, candles and ...

The show goes on: The Smoot marks 100 years in Parkersburg

PARKERSBURG — For much of its hundred-year history, the Smoot Theatre operated alongside other local theaters to bring first vaudeville and later movies to residents of the community. The Smoot, on Fifth Street between Juliana and Market streets, opened Oct. 18, 1926. The theater was ...

Dancing through life: Madison Lowers takes the stage for PACE, Red Wings

PARKERSBURG – Dance and helping others are two things that are important to Madison Lowers. Madison, a junior at Parkersburg High School, has been involved in dance in one way or another for a big part of her life. She is also a member of the school’s Red Wing dance group and she is ...

United Way announces annual campaign, recognizes past donors

PARKERSBURG – The United Way Alliance of the MOV began its annual campaign for the 2026-2027 season. United Way also recognized its “Leadership Circle” donors at its annual Pacesetter Recognition event. The campaign supports locally funded agencies as well as internal programming ...

Parkersburg’s new City Park pavilion to open Monday

PARKERSBURG – Almost two years to the day after demolition began on the old City Park pavilion, the city will officially open the doors on its larger replacement Monday. A ribbon-cutting for the nearly $15 million Simms Powell Pavilion is scheduled for 4 p.m. Monday, followed by an open ...