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WVU Foundation names Will Green interim president and CEO

September 20, 2026

Parkersburg City Council Finance Committee votes to allocate $668K for affordable housing

September 20, 2026

Name, rates proposed for new facility in Parkersburg City Park

September 19, 2026

WVU Hospitality Group hosts Taste of WVU event

September 19, 2026

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Photo by Gwen Sour | Mitchell Townsend, a Parkersburg resident, swings down a hammer at one of the games offered during the Freedom Festival this weekend.

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Vienna Freedom Festival continues to grow with new attractions and community focus

June 29, 2026

By Gwen SourFor The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Vienna — The Friends of Vienna’s Freedom Festival returned for its fifth...

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Tick season unusually strong this year in West Virginia

June 29, 2026

By Esteban FernandezFor Times West Virginian Fairmont — Experts are on the look out for a menacing creature this year...

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Market Plaza Pocket Park Gets Big Push

June 28, 2026

By Joselyn KingFor The Intelligencer Wheeling – Wheeling Heritage now has nearly $50,000 to place a pocket park on Market...

Photo by Laura Bilson | Many names can be seen on The Moving Wall Vietnam Veterans Memorial in the St. Albans Shopping Center in St. Albans, Thursday, June 25, 2026.

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‘An honor’: Replica of Vietnam Veterans Memorial on display in St. Albans

June 27, 2026

By Laura BilsonFor HDMedia The Moving Wall, a half-size replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, arrived in St. Albans at noon...

File Photo from BDT | The Bluefield Ridge Runners baseball game starts at 5:30 p.m. at Bowen Field and will feature free lemonade and free t-shirts, along with a fireworks show later that evening, according to Jeff Disibbio, president and chief executive officer of the Chamber of Commerce of the two Virginias.

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Free lemonade to be served just in time for approaching heat wave

June 26, 2026

By Charles OwensFor Bluefield Daily Telegraph Bluefield — Free lemonade will be served next week in Nature’s Air-Conditioned City just...

Photo by Mary Everett | West Virginia residents wait in line outside of the new Kroger Marketplace at Park Place during the grand opening in South Charleston on Wednesday, June 24, 2026.

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‘This is my new Kroger:’ Customers react to new South Charleston Kroger Marketplace

By Amanda Larch HinchmanFor HDMedia Brands like Carhartt, Hot Wheels and KitchenAid can all be found alongside grocery staples at...

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W.Va. Governor’s Office disappointed in ruling pausing SNAP waiver banning soda purchases

By Steven Allen AdamsFor The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Charleston – The office of Gov. Patrick Morrisey expressed disappointment in...

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W.Va. lawmakers urge Capito, Justice to support ending greyhound racing; Ohio County lawmakers oppose greyhound racing prohibitions

By Steven Allen AdamsFor The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Charleston – Several Republican members of the West Virginia Legislature are...

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Bluefield loosens fireworks restrictions for America 250 celebration

By Charles OwensFor Bluefield Daily Telegraph Bluefield — With the big America 250 celebration at Lotito Park now less than...

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Program providing free children’s beds adds Wood to counties served