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🌱 Patch AM: Ready to get your Parkersburg recipe into this year’s cookbook?
Coming up: Divorce Care Support Group on the Parkersburg Patch calendar
What's up Parkersburg! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Ready to get your Parkersburg recipe into this year's cookbook?
- How did Parkersburg South's record-setting homecoming shootout slip away?
Also on today's calendar: Parkersburg Paddlefest 2026 and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: Why are elevator jokes so good ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 83 and low of 61 degrees.
- Monday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 85, low: 59.
- Tuesday: More sunshine than clouds, with a high of 86 and low of 64 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📰 News we're reading
• Cookbook submissions open for annual cookbook contest (newsandsentinel.com) — Parkersburg home cooks are invited to enter the News and Sentinel and Marietta Times "Fall Foodies" holiday cookbook contest, with recipes due by Oct. 2. Finalists will present dishes at an Oct. 21 tasting party at Artsbridge on Seventh Street, and winners will be featured in the Nov. 18 holiday cookbook. 
• South loses 76-50 shootout to University (newsandsentinel.com) — Parkersburg South fans saw an explosive but tough homecoming as the Patriots fell 76-50 to University at Erickson All-Sports Facility, despite big plays from Logan Graham and Kooper Jackson. The game set a new points-allowed record for South, and coaches stressed resilience while looking ahead to next week's trip to Woodrow Wilson.
📸 Around Parkersburg
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Parkersburg
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★ Featured events ★
- Divorce Care Support Group →
Emmanuel Baptist Church, 1710 23rd St, Parkersburg
6:00 pm
Tuesday September 8
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Other local events
- Board of Education Meeting
Wood County Schools 1210 13th St, Parkersburg, WV 26101, USA
6:00 pm - Cross Country - Blennerhassett Island
Hamilton Middle School Parkersburg, WV 26104
6:00 pm - Tennis @ Marietta
Hamilton Middle School Parkersburg, WV 26104
4:15 pm - Volleyball vs. Williamstown
Hamilton Middle School 3501 Cadillac Dr, Parkersburg, WV 26104, USA
4:30 pm - Football vs. Blennerhassett @ JMS
Hamilton Middle School Parkersburg, WV 26104
5:30 pm - Parkersburg Paddlefest 2026 →
113 Ann Street, Parkersburg - PMBTC Meeting →
2400 Garfield Avenue, Parkersburg
10:00 am - Brent @ The Blennerhassett Hotel & Spa →
Parkersburg WV
6:00 pm
Tuesday September 8
Wednesday September 9
Friday September 11
📣 Parkersburg Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- JMS Cross Country Blennerhassett Island
Jackson Middle School Vienna, WV 26105
6:00 pm - Board of Education Meeting
Wood County Schools 1210 13th St, Parkersburg, WV 26101, USA
6:00 pm - Cross Country - Blennerhassett Island
Hamilton Middle School Parkersburg, WV 26104
6:00 pm
Tuesday September 8
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- There is road construction on I-77 N reported on...
There is road construction on I-77 N reported on Apr 17, 2026. "Paving Operations on I-77N from Mile Marker 173.0 to Mile Marker 176.1. Occurring 06… (Nextdoor ) - There is road construction on WV-68 N reported on...
There is road construction on WV-68 N reported on Apr 09, 2026. "Bridge Construction on WV-68 at Mile Marker 17.07. Occurring 07:00 AM to 05:30 PM… (Nextdoor )
- Taco Bell posted a job opening for Customer Service in Parkersburg. Apply here.
- Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. posted a job opening for Warehouse/Driver in Parkersburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Parkersburg here.
🗞 Nearby News
Vienna
- Belpre man indicted for violating protection order 13 times (newsandsentinel.com)
- Obituary: Steele, Sandra (wtap.com)
Williamstown
- Shining Bright: Almost-One-Year-Old Ace Sturm Selected for NDSS Buddy Walk Feature (wtap.com)
- Prep football roundup: Calhoun off to 2-0 start (newsandsentinel.com)
Ravenswood
- WOWK High School Football 2026: Week 3 (wowktv.com)
Ok Parkersburg! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because they work on so many levels ! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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