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In today's newsletter:

• Which Parkersburg shows are leading in West Virginia theater awards?
• How Parkersburg ended up on a national H‑1B wage list
• What a $100 million-a-year health plan could mean for West Virginians

Also on today's calendar: Solstice Mini Retreat and 4 more events.

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Clouds and sun; not as cold, with a high of 40 and low of 36 degrees.
• Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 45, low: 26.
• Thursday: Cloudy; p.m. rain, breezy, with a high of 58 and low of 28 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Latest Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld West Virginia Awards; INTO THE WOODS Leads Best Musical! (broadwayworld.com) — Parkersburg’s own Actors Guild is a major contender in the 2025 BroadwayWorld West Virginia Awards, earning repeated nominations for shows like Beauty and the Beast, The Miracle Worker, and Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors. Local performers, designers, and directors are competing against theaters from across the state, with winners to be announced in January and online voting still shaping the standings.
   

• Report: California, Washington, Oregon report highest H-1B salaries (ground.news) — Parkersburg shows up in new federal H‑1B wage data as one of several smaller metros where demand appears tied to healthcare jobs. While most of the report focuses on high-paying tech hubs like San Jose and Seattle, it also notes that long training pipelines for doctors and regulatory changes could keep specialized healthcare visas important in places like Parkersburg.
   

• Morrisey releases West Virginia rural health transformation application (wtap.com) — Announced from Parkersburg, Gov. Patrick Morrisey has released West Virginia’s application for a federal Rural Health Transformation program that could bring over $100 million a year to improve healthcare. The plan emphasizes prevention, telehealth, transportation, and workforce wellness to boost health, get more residents working, and offset looming federal Medicaid cuts across the state.
   

📸 Around Parkersburg

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Parkersburg

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday December 21

• Solstice Mini Retreat
  Life Balance Healing, 200 Putnam St, Marietta
  1:30 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• Anything Goes: Wild Things/ All Member Exhibition of the WV Watercolor Society
  Artsbridge Parkersburg Art Center
• Christine Rhodes- Multi Medium artwork up for display
  Artsbridge WesBanco- Market St Parkersburg WV
  9:00 am
• Story Hour- ages 3-6
  Artsbridge Marietta Public Library- 5th St Marietta OH
  10:00 am
• Baby Bookworms- ages 3 and under
  Artsbridge Beverly Branch Public Library
  10:30 am

Saturday December 27

• Tech Night: Jack Box Games — Discovery World on Market
  Discovery World on Market , 900 Market St , Parkersburg
  5:30 pm

Monday December 29

• Sphero Workshop — Discovery World on Market
  Discovery World on Market , 900 Market St , Parkersburg
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• 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

Wednesday December 17

• Anything Goes: Wild Things/ All Member Exhibition of the WV Watercolor Society
  Parkersburg Art Center

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hello: Just moved into the Washington Ave.
  area this week. Would love to meet my neighbors and community. Could use help with finding cleaners for our home, and pet sitters. (Nextdoor City Park-Washington Ave)
• Hi everyone, this is Dippy.
  While I usually hate posting these types of things, Dippy needs a new home. Dippy is a Pitt/Corgy mix, 1 year old. He is a very sweet boy. He should… (Nextdoor Red Hill)

• 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 Parkersburg here.

🗞 Nearby News

Williamstown

• Warren hosts Hickory Grove Market Invite (newsandsentinel.com)

Ravenswood

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-- The Patch AM Team

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