Blennerhassett News

There are mixed results on how the tourist season is going so far in the Mid-Ohio Valley.

Edwin L.D. Dils has stepped down as a member of the board of directors at Community Bank in Parkersburg.

Wood County Schools are getting $25,000 for a new state program aimed at improving classroom success.

A national organization suggests West Virginia schools and child-care facilities are unprepared to respond to the needs of children during a disaster.

Dozens of airplanes took flight in the Mid-Ohio Valley Saturday, but it's not the kind of plane you took on your last vacation or business trip.

Model planes of all shapes and sizes were seen Saturday as part of the Blennerhassett Area Radio Control Club Spring Extravaganza.

A Wood County man was injured in an accident on Lake Washington Road Thursday morning.

On the last day of school Blennerhassett Middle School had a lot to celebrate. At the school's annual Olympics event Home Depot presented the school with a $4,000 check.

Youngsters at Blennerhassett Elementary School Wednesday took a final walk with a special guest.

A disease affecting cave bats that has led to a moratorium on caving on state and federal lands in 31 states is being felt here in the Mid-Ohio Valley.

Being prepared is the focus of a new DVD designed to educate residents about what to do if a disaster struck and the area was inundated with people trying to flee from the danger zone.

While many businesses will be closed Monday for Memorial Day, a number of area attractions are open through this weekend and will be open to visitors Monday on the first official weekend of the summer tourism season.

Among some the comments/name suggestions listed on the WVU-P survey: "I do not feel I can answer this without knowing the reasoning behind the Augustus or Vandalia names." "George Washington College." "none, it's going to ruin the college." "WV College at Parkersburg." "Boreman College." "Why don't we go back to the original name.

A fender-bender between buses Friday put a crimp on a first-grade field trip to Blennerhassett Island.

The Mountaineer Spring Classic Dog Show will take place from Thursday, May 14, to Sunday, May 17, at the Washington County Fairgrounds in Marietta.

Brenda Joyce Shelton Weaver, 56, of Parkersburg, passed away May 5, 2009, at Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital.

A Wood County school bus Thursday morning came in contact with a harmless baking soda type material Thursday, officials said.

The Blennerhassett Hotel is celebrating its 120th birthday this month. The hotel was built in 1889 and turns 120 in May, said Cecil Childress, general manager.

Health officials have confirmed that the unidentified substance that seven people were exposed to Thursday morning was "natural sodium," commonly known as baking soda.

Beginning May 1 and running through early June, Blennerhassett Island will be open from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5:30 p.m. on Sunday.