🌱 Meet the Petersburg students shining at the Tucker County Fair pageant

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In today's newsletter:

• Meet the Petersburg students shining at the Tucker County Fair pageant

Also on today's calendar: Elkins at Petersburg and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 87 and low of 56 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: A shower and thunderstorm, temps: high: 82, low: 55.
• Saturday: Clouds and sun; less humid, with a high of 61 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Tucker County Fair Pageant Spotlight (parsonsadvocate.com) — Two Petersburg students are in the spotlight at the 2026 Tucker County Fair pageant, with Amelia O'Dell named Junior Miss and Norah Jackson crowned Teen. The story lists all age-group winners, where they live, and where they attend school, highlighting how local kids from across north-central West Virginia, including Petersburg, represented their communities.
   

📸 Around Petersburg

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Petersburg

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 23
• Clear Spring Varsity Football @ Petersburg →
  Petersburg High School, 207 Viking Dr, Petersburg
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday October 17
• Elkins at Petersburg →
  Petersburg WV
  10:00 am
• Elkins Tigers Volleyball at Petersburg →
  Petersburg High School, 207 Jefferson Avenue, Petersburg
  10:00 am
Thursday October 22
• Petersburg Vikings Volleyball vs Williamstown →
  Petersburg WV
  6:00 pm
• Petersburg Vikings Volleyball vs South Harrison →
  Petersburg WV
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 1
• MS Football @ Wildwood MS
  Hardy County Schools, 1209 Shenandoah Junction Rd, Shenandoah Junction
  4:00 pm
• MS Football @ Wildwood Middle
  Hardy County Schools Moorefield, WV 26836
  4:00 pm
• Volleyball HOME v Washington High School
  Hardy County Schools, 259 Cougar Dr, Baker
  6:00 pm
• Football HOME v Clear Spring MD
  Hardy County Schools Moorefield, WV 26836
  7:00 pm
• Moorefield at Pendleton County →
  401 N Main St, Moorefield
  7:15 pm
Monday October 5
• MS Volleyball HOME TriMatch v Paw Paw and JFrank Hillyard
  Hardy County Schools Moorefield, WV 26836
  5:00 pm
• MS Volleyball HOME v Paw Paw and J Frank Hillyard
  Hardy County Schools, 238 Cougar Dr, Baker
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• TIBCO Software, Inc. posted a job opening for Store Employee in Petersburg. Apply here.
• WVU Medicine University Health Associates posted a job opening for Physician - General Surgery - Weekend Call only - Grant Memorial in Petersburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Petersburg here.

🗞 Nearby News

Davis

• DiBacco Memorial Bench Dedicated in Davis (parsonsadvocate.com)
• Town of Davis Looks to Build New Storage Building (parsonsadvocate.com)
• Run For It 2026 Results (parsonsadvocate.com)

Keyser

• Keyser boys second, Lady Tornado fifth at 12th Annual Progressive Physical Therapy Invitational (wvnews.com)
• Cove Run Farms Corn Maze: Helping the community for 26 years (wvnews.com)
• Saint Vincent College honors its 2026 Alumni of Distinction (stvincent.edu)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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