🌱 Step inside Harrisville’s 1940s-style car dealership frozen in time
Harrisville, West Virginia Patch AM: a 3 min readHello Harrisville! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Step inside Harrisville’s 1940s-style car dealership frozen in time
Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 85 and low of 60 degrees.
- Saturday: Sunshine, warm and less humid, temps: high: 86, low: 61. 🌶 Hot!
- Sunday: Not as warm with a t-storm, with a high of 79 and low of 57 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• West Virginia's Rolling Time Capsule Of Classic Cars And Chrome Dreams (myfamilytravels.com) — A free, appointment-based classic car and memorabilia museum on East Main Street in Harrisville packs 13,000 square feet of West Virginia automotive history into a recreated 1940s dealership. Visitors can explore thousands of license plates, vintage Chevrolets, petroleum and Coca-Cola collectibles, and a rare research library, all while enjoying the relaxed small-town charm of Harrisville and Ritchie County. 
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Crave Seminar Three Nights →
Sleep Inn Ellenboro Hwy 50, 29 S Main St, Ellenboro
6:00 pm
Saturday June 13
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Herps Alive! – North Bend State Park - June 12, 2026 →
North Bend State Park, 202 N Bend State Park, Cairo
6:30 pm -
Pioneer Antique Auto Club Wendy’s Cruise-Ins →
Wendy's, 2602 Gihon Rd, Parkersburg
3:00 pm -
$5 Family Fun Movie — Discovery World on Market →
Discovery World on Market, 900 Market St, Parkersburg
5:00 pm -
Summer Reading Kick Off
Doddridge County Public Library 170 Marie Street, West Union, WV 26456
10:30 am -
Not Your Mamma's Book Club
Doddridge County Public Library 170 Marie Street, West Union, WV 26456
6:00 pm -
CLOSED for Juneteenth
Doddridge County Public Library 170 Marie Street, West Union, WV 26456 -
Tiny STEAMers: Ice Cream — Discovery World on Market →
Discovery World on Market, 900 Market St, Parkersburg
9:30 am -
CLOSED for West Virginia Day
Doddridge County Public Library 170 Marie Street, West Union, WV 26456 -
Father’s Day Buffet at North Bend State Park ... →
North Bend State Park, 202 N Bend State Park, Cairo
11:00 am -
Teen Robotics CamP — Discovery World on Market →
Discovery World on Market, 900 Market St, Parkersburg
5:30 pm -
$5 Family Fun Movie Night — Discovery World on Market →
Discovery World on Market, 900 Market St, Parkersburg
5:00 pm
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Genesis Healthcare posted a job opening for Paid Nurse Aide Training in Harrisville. Apply here.
- Phenom People posted a job opening for Store Manager in Middlebourne. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Harrisville here.
🗞 Nearby News
Glenville
- Patrick Smith named GSU golf head coach (therealwv.com)
Williamstown
- Team West Virginia prepares for 31st annual B.A.C.F football game (wtap.com)
Parkersburg
- Actors Guild of Parkersburg to present 'Sylvia' June 12-21 in downtown Parkersburg (wtap.com)
- Sr Svc Agent/Non-DOT in Parkersburg, West Virginia (fedex.com)
- Records (newsandsentinel.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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