http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/west-virginia/blennerhassett/ Blennerhassett, WV News http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/west-virginia/blennerhassett/content/2acc6dd587736a226bbcf0ec862bfa79.html PARKERSBURG Some area residents and visitors decided to celebrate Labor Day by learning about West Virginia's history on Blennerhassett Island Historical State ParkMy husband and I came to Parkersburg specifically to tour the island today said Sandy Rains http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/west-virginia/blennerhassett/content/78742cae6985dd3df147e477bdad192c.html PARKERSBURG Thanks to clear weather and numerous attractions including a fireworks display Parkersburg was busting at the seams as thousands flocked downtown Saturday for the Parkersburg Homecoming It's going wonderfully this year said Tammi Collins homecoming marketing director http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/west-virginia/blennerhassett/content/cc402036f9d8ed6b6becb530499663b5.html Local law enforcement searched the Little Kanawha River for more than three hours Saturday after a man called 911 saying someone might have jumped off the East Street Bridge http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/west-virginia/blennerhassett/content/70746c30bd2a8475818740c6a5ef1745.html Police have released the name of a man who jumped from a sternwheeler and drowned in the Ohio River at Parkersburg http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/west-virginia/blennerhassett/content/25210ce2775bf5c267e744fb96ada530.html Some sundry deer hunting application deadlines must be noted now by prospective hunters These range from the limited quota antlerless deer hunts at a handful of Wildlife Management Areas to a very first special hunt to reduce the gargantuan Stonewall Resort State Park deer herd in Lewis County http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/west-virginia/blennerhassett/content/93dad714c7c25c82829630f6de69ad7b.html The most famous island on the Ohio River is just a gas tank away and has lots to offer http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/west-virginia/blennerhassett/content/4695131c3f061a325369a4e0e147ec05.html PARKERSBURG For years West Virginia schools have made an effort to promote the state's heritage and history to students Each fourthgrade class has class time devoted to studying the state's history and students revisit the subject in eighthgrade West Virginia history classes http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/west-virginia/blennerhassett/content/17aa4d3c2b0265a090c3d14190919383.html PARKERSBURG Wood County commissioners on Thursday voted to modify an agreement with the Downtown Farmers' Market to address concerns over parking for existing food vendors during market daysA proposal that could mean the return of the Long Tom cannon to Fort Boreman Historic Park was also discussed during Thursday's meetingWe know we will outgrow the tent area