PARKERSBURG – The 22nd annual Mid-Ohio Valley Heritage Quilt Show will be held 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 7-15 at the Blennerhassett Museum of Regional History, 137 Juliana St., Parkersburg. Admission to the show is the price to get in the museum, $4 for adults and $2 for children 4-12. The ...
WILLIAMSTOWN — A bomb threat prompted the relocation of Williamstown Elementary School students Wednesday morning, but a search found nothing related to the threat, according to Williamstown Police Chief Shawn Graham. The incident remains under investigation. Wood County Schools Superintendent Christie Willis said staff returned to the building Wednesday afternoon after authorities cleared the school, and classes were expected to proceed Thursday. Graham said an unidentified male called the school at 8:56 a.m. and made a threat to school employees. Employees contacted the ...
MARIETTA – The City of Marietta issued a boil advisory this morning impacting more than 350 water customers on the city’s west side due to an emergency water main repair. The advisory applies to approximately 356 customers on Lancaster Street from Gates Avenue to Clark Street and customers on Wyoming Road, Edgewood Drive, Laramie Road, Cheyenne Road, Kingman Road, Pershing Road and Doris Avenue. Customers who may have experienced a loss of water service or pressure are advised to rapid boil drinking water or water used in food preparation for two minutes following restoration of ...
MARIETTA – A Marietta man is leading in his group in an online contest to be chosen Super Dad for an Ace Hardware commercial. Derek Games entered the contest in July and learned around mid-September his application was chosen in the first round of competition. The notice encouraged dads ...
PARKERSBURG - A Parkersburg girl won first place in a cosplay contest at the Tsubasacon convention in Charleston. Audrey (Tobi) Cox, 14, the daughter of Mic and Lindsay Cox, won first place in the Runway Division. The competition was held Friday, Saturday and Sunday. “I was really ...
PARKERSBURG — SIPS Coffee’s efforts to support breast cancer screenings took owner Jen Allman to Pittsburgh, where the business was invited to serve fans outside a Steelers game. For Allman, who has twice been diagnosed with breast cancer, the invitation offered an opportunity to bring ...
