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Neighborhood News

United Bank Celebrates 185 years

PARKERSBURG — United Bank is celebrating its 185th anniversary. The bank first opened its doors to the Parkersburg community on March 17, 1839. Since then, “West Virginia’s Bank” has grown to a premier regional banking company with a strong presence throughout the Mid-Atlantic and ...

Candidates for Ohio 94th district

Voters in Washington County will get the chance to narrow down their choices for State Representative for the 94th House District during the primary election March 19. In the primary there are two candidates on the Republican ballot and one on the Democratic ballot. The Republicans running ...

Scouting Life: Washington County man honored for 70 years in Scouting

A Washington County man has received a 70-year service pin from the Boy Scouts of America. Donald Dennis, 80, of Reno, was 10 1/2-years old when he joined Troop 207, becoming an Eagle Scout in 1958 at Troop 200 and remaining a scout in a career that included numerous capacities. Dennis ...

Local author Ron Johnston writing second book

A retired sports writer encouraged by the response to his first book is writing a second. Ron Johnston covered sports at The Marietta Times and The Parkersburg News and Sentinel, first as a stringer for The Times in 1988, then fulltime with The Sentinel in 1992 before fully retiring in 2020. ...

Artsbridge Events

PARKERSBURG — Artsbridge has announced events and programs for this week. THURSDAY ¯ Afterschool movie, G and PG, 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. at Marietta Public Library ¯ Wildlife/Nature Photography by Allison Buskirk, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at WesBanco, Market Street ¯ Student Art Shows, 10 a.m.-5 ...

Local Events

Meetings ¯ Tom Callihan of Belpre will speak at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 14, meeting of the Western Washington County Historical Society at Living Faith Church, 6775 St. Rt. 339, Vincent. Tom will present a PowerPoint program of his experiences in restoring and cleaning of the Christopher ...