By Staff Reports For The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Parkersburg – The Parkersburg Art Center will host its Tastes and Tunes fundraiser from 7-10 p.m. Saturday in the 700 block of Market Street. “Tastes and Tunes is one of those special nights where everything comes together – great music, delicious[Read More…]
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‘SpaceTrek’ academy ready to convene for a second summer
By Jim BissettFor The Dominion Post Buckhannon – To boldly go. SpaceTrek, the program that encourages interstellar careers for girls and young women across Appalachia, is getting ready to gather for a second summer in West Virginia. The 2026 edition launches Sunday on the campus of West Virginia Wesleyan College[Read More…]
AARP Grant to Fund Walking Trail and Grounds at HCCOA
By: Mountain Media, LLCFor: Moorefield Examiner Most people use the phrase “a walk in the park” to refer to an easy task to complete. As Mike Crites, Executive Director of Hardy County Committee on Aging explains, for some seniors in the area, a walk in area parks can become an[Read More…]
Writing the book on patriotism: Two heroes from here featured in Patterson book on battlefield sacrifice
By: Jim BissettFor: The Dominion Post Morgantown – Jenny Secreto retired last year as an English teacher at Morgantown High School, but she’s still recommending books for people to read. One of them is “American Heroes,” by James Patterson, the prolific bestselling author mainly known for his mystery novels –[Read More…]
Registration to begin soon for Bluefield’s Esports program
By: Charles OwensFor: Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEFIELD — A mascot has been selected and registration will soon begin for Bluefield’s new Esports program. A project of the new Boys and Girls Clubs of the Greater Bluefield, the Esports center is currently being developed at the former arcade area of the[Read More…]
Fire at Peoples Cartage draws departments from throughout Wood County and beyond
By: Evan BevinsFor: Parkersburg News and Sentinel Parkersburg – A fire at a warehouse complex early Sunday morning sent a thick plume of black smoke into the air all day long, forcing firefighters from Wood County and beyond into what looks to be a long operation to safely extinguish it.[Read More…]
Medical care in the 13 colonies before the American Revolution
By Peter J. Ward, Ph.D.For West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine Two hundred fifty years ago, events were unfolding that would change the course of history. The Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, marking the colonies’ separation from England and the eventual birth of the[Read More…]
Concord’s Standardized Patient Program refines caregivers’ “softer” skills
By Office of CommunicationsFor Concord University Athens — There are lots of lessons physician assistant and nursing students must master before beginning their careers, but some are tough to teach from a book or website. They require hands-on skills and real-world experience. That’s where initiatives like Concord University’s Standardized Patient[Read More…]
A Time to Celebrate
By Greg KozeraFor Thoughts To Ponder Most people can remember the change of the Millennium in 2000. An event that only happens every 1,000 years. A time for celebration, well almost. Do you remember Y2K? Because of a computer glitch, we were told our power could go off. Airplanes could[Read More…]
The Greenbrier on state ‘financial watch’ after last-second casino license renewal
By Mike TonyFor HDMedia The Greenbrier’s casino was hours away from going dark. Even after narrowly avoiding that fate, its future may still not be bright. The West Virginia Lottery Commission tried to guard against that possibility Tuesday afternoon by intervening with an emergency meeting via phone conference to renew[Read More…]
