West Virginia University at Parkersburg News

During the spring commencement at West Virginia University at Parkersburg, the class of 2013 said their final goodbye and prepared to begin their lives in their fields of study.

"There are certain styles I will use to certain kinds of issues," he said. "I cover love, death, sex, religion, politics, nature; they all come in there.

Local musician Johnny Staats brought together a mixture of new and traditional bluegrass and gospel music Friday night at West Virginia University at Parkersburg.

Reminding people of the importance of keeping the environment clean, recycling materials people use every day and showing things people can do themselves to help the planet was the focus of the Earth Day celebration Wednesday at West Virginia University at Parkersburg.

Coming as it did in the middle of a war started by secession, the establishment of West Virginia as a separate state during the Civil War is interesting as the only successful example of secession to occur in U.S. history.