🌱 What’s planned for Vienna’s three-day 2026 Freedom Festival weekend?

Hey there, Vienna! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• What’s planned for Vienna’s three-day 2026 Freedom Festival weekend?
• What recent Wood County court cases involved a Vienna resident?

Also on today's calendar: Tiny STEAMers: Ice Cream — Discovery World on Market.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Heavy midday thunderstorms, with a high of 86 and low of 58 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 85, low: 62.
• Sunday: Not as warm with a t-storm, with a high of 77 and low of 56 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• live entertainment, food & family fun (wvnstv.com) — Vienna’s 2026 Freedom Festival is set for June 25–27 at Spencer’s Landing on River Road, with free general admission concerts and advance-purchase VIP options. Residents can expect live music, car and big truck shows, carnival rides, vendors, specialty performances, and an aerial drone light show honoring Independence Day and veterans.
   

• Records (newsandsentinel.com) — Wood County Magistrate Court has released a new batch of case records, including a Vienna resident arraigned on a battery charge and released on recognizance bond. The list also details numerous Parkersburg-area defendants facing burglary, drug, traffic, and other charges, along with fines and bond amounts.
   

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📸 Around Vienna

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Vienna

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday June 13

• Pioneer Antique Auto Club Wendy’s Cruise-Ins →
  Wendy's, 2602 Gihon Rd, Parkersburg
  3:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday June 19

• Tiny STEAMers: Ice Cream — Discovery World on Market →
  Discovery World on Market, 900 Market St, Parkersburg
  9:30 am

Monday June 29

• Teen Robotics CamP — Discovery World on Market →
  Discovery World on Market, 900 Market St, Parkersburg
  5:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday June 12

• Art Exhibit- Noah Strickler/ Photography
  Artsbridge WesBanco- Market St Parkersburg WV
  9:00 am
• Sylvia production
  Artsbridge Actors Guild of Parkersburg
  7:30 pm

Saturday June 13

• Ohio Valley Opry Shows →
  Artsbridge Ohio Valley Opry House 1944 Washington Blvd Belpre, OH
  6:00 pm

Sunday June 14

• Bearfest 2026 →
  West Virginia Polo Club, 1023 Depot St, Parkersburg
  1:00 pm
• Sylvia- the production
  Artsbridge Actors Guild of Parkersburg
  2:30 pm

Tuesday June 16

• Parkersburg, WV - ACUVUE® Portfolio Dinner Event for MyEyeDr →
  The Blennerhassett Hotel, 320 Market St, Parkersburg
  6:30 pm

Thursday June 18

• Nelsonville Music Festival →
  Artsbridge Stuart's Opera House- Nelsonville OH
• Mid Ohio Valley Shag Club, Carolina Shag Dancing
  Artsbridge Parkersburg Moose Lodge #1 Moose Lane Parkersburg WV
  7:00 pm

Friday June 19

• Outdoor Bonsai Show
  Artsbridge Civitan Park/ Belpre OH

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hello Everyone.
  My husband is seeing an ENT at WVUMedicine and will have to begin cancer treatment. I would like opinions from people who’ve had experience with… (Nextdoor Mid and Upper Vienna)

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🗞 Nearby News

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)
• West Virginia Man Arrested on Gun Charges in Queen Anne's Co. (wmdt.com)

Williamstown

• Team West Virginia prepares for 31st annual B.A.C.F football game (wtap.com)

Lubeck

• Obituary: Kerns, Ronald Keith (wtap.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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