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🌱 How will a $20,000 sewer study change Elizabeth’s future?
Also, don't miss Tiny STEAMers: STEM Holiday Celebration — Discovery World on Market on the Elizabeth Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:
- How will a $20,000 sewer study change Elizabeth’s future?
Also on today's calendar: PMP Certification 4 Days Classroom Training in Parkersburg, WV and 4 more events.
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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Elizabethfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Tuesday: Clouds and sun; not as cold, with a high of 41 and low of 35 degrees.
- Wednesday: Intervals of clouds and sun, temps: high: 47, low: 26.
- Thursday: Cloudy; p.m. rain, breezy, with a high of 59 and low of 29 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Governor Morrisey Announces More Than $15.4 Million for Water and Sewer Upgrades, Conservation Efforts - West Virginia Daily News (wvdn.com) — Elizabeth is set to receive $20,000 in state funding to assess and plan fixes for its aging sanitary sewer system, a study that will guide future repairs for 413 local customers. The grant is part of more than $15 million in water, sewer, and conservation awards across West Virginia, including upgrades for nearby counties and long-term watershed protection projects.
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📸 Around Elizabeth
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Elizabeth
★ Featured events ★
- Tiny STEAMers: STEM Holiday Celebration — Discovery World on Market
Discovery World on Market, 900 Market St, Parkersburg
9:30 am
Friday December 19
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Other local events
- PMP Certification 4 Days Classroom Training in Parkersburg, WV
North Towne Square , 3501 Emerson Ave , Parkersburg
9:00 am - Frozen Adventures: Ice Skating — Discovery World on Market
Discovery World on Market , 900 Market St , Parkersburg
11:00 am - Tech Night: Jack Box Games — Discovery World on Market
Discovery World on Market , 900 Market St , Parkersburg
5:30 pm - Sphero Workshop — Discovery World on Market
Discovery World on Market , 900 Market St , Parkersburg
10:00 am - Calhoun Boys Varsity Basketball @ Wirt County
Wirt County High School , 431 Mulberry St , Elizabeth
7:30 pm - Noon Years Eve Celebration — Discovery World on Market
Discovery World on Market , 900 Market St , Parkersburg
10:00 am
Tuesday December 23
Friday December 26
Saturday December 27
Monday December 29
Wednesday December 31
📣 Elizabeth Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Christine Rhodes- Multi Medium artwork up for display
WesBanco , Market St , Parkersburg
9:00 am - Storytime- newborn- preschool
Barlow Branch Library
10:15 am - German Influences on Early Christmas Trees of WV
Blennerhassett Museum of Regional History , 137 Juliana St , Parkersburg
11:00 am - Crazy Messy Kids Craft Club: Anything but a Brush
Parkersburg Art Center
4:00 pm - Christmas Band Concert
Jackson Middle School Vienna, WV 26105
7:00 pm
Tuesday December 16
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- West Virginia Staffing posted a job opening for Custodian - Evening Shift (Multiple Locations) - Parkersburg in Parkersburg. Apply here.
- Pizza Hut posted a job opening for Production Team Member in Parkersburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Elizabeth here.
🗞 Nearby News
Parkersburg
- Sen. Capito speaks at WVU at Parkersburg fall commencement (wtap.com)
- Parkersburg Salvation Army warming station ready for winter weather (wtap.com)
- St. Marys can't keep up with Frontier, 65-28 (newsandsentinel.com)
Ravenswood
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-- The Patch AM Team
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