15+ min ago  (254+ words) Those who have the opportunity to spend time with younger family members over this holiday break may be tempted to ask questions such as "What do you want to be when you grow up?" or "What are you studying in…...

2+ hour, 17+ min ago  (1260+ words) PARKERSBURG " Parkersburg South High School senior Ava Branham lives life as a carefully choreographed routine of music, motion and ambition " one that somehow manages to fit student council meetings, choir rehearsals, color guard performances, all-star cheer practices, piano recitals and…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (133+ words) KINGWOOD " A cadet from Parkersburg in the West Virginia National Guard's Mountaineer ChalleNGe Academy north program received the Most Improved Cadet Award at the Dec. 17 graduation of Class 65/2-2025. Elijah Wright was among 65 graduates of the program. Graduation was held at…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (96+ words) Nutt Receives Master's of Science LINCOLN, Neb. " Duane David Nutt of Parkersburg received a master's of science from the Office of Graduate Studies during commencement this month at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln He was among 1,175 graduates. Mid-Ohio Valley…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago  (461+ words) PARKERSBURG " The Wood County Commission is studying a request of $50,000 from WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center for an in-house Emergency Medical Technician training program. The funding would come from the $90,000 received from the state for emergency-system related equipment, county…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago  (785+ words) The nation's largest retailer and private employer revamped its training program last year to increase the pipeline of maintenance technicians who do everything from repair equipment to electrical work at Walmart's distribution centers and stores " jobs that have become increasingly…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago  (610+ words) PARKERSBURG " "Tis the season of giving and Jackson Middle School students have the spirit as they packages for those in need this holiday season. The school's Operation Christmas program rallied the community this year, matching families in need with local…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago  (120+ words) CHARLESTON " The West Virginia Professional Charter School Board gave attorneys for two Monongalia County residents a present Thursday: an appeal to the state Supreme Court of Appeals of a lower court ruling pausing the approval of new charter schools and…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago  (444+ words) PARKERSBURG " Members of the Parkersburg High School Class of 2007 have partnered with the Parkersburg Area Community Foundation to create the John Mason Roberts Memorial Scholarship, a fund honoring the life and legacy of their classmate and friend, John "Mason" Roberts....

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (331+ words) PARKERSBURG " West Virginia University at Parkersburg has received an $815,824 Advanced Technological Education (ATE) grant from the National Science Foundation, the U.S. government's independent science agency. The three-year grant will support the college's Building a Pathway to Cloud Computing Careers in West…...