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Meetings ¯ The Washington State College of Ohio Board of Trustees will hold its monthly meeting at 4 p.m. Aug. 17, in room H108 of the Main Building. ¯ Palmer Township will hold meetings at 7 p.m. Sept. 10, Oct. 5, Nov. 2 and Dec. 7, at the Palmer Community Building, 7153 State Route 676, in Palmer Square. ¯ The Belpre Township trustees will meet at 6 p.m. the first Monday of the month at 335 Baker Road, Little Hocking, plus a second meeting at 8 a.m. on the 15th of each month. If the 15th is on a Saturday, the meeting will be held at 8 a.m. Friday the 14th. If the 15th is on ...

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Chicken wings or chicken strips dinner A chicken wings or chicken strips dinner will be from 5-7 p.m. today at VFW Post #5108, 319 Pike St., Marietta. Six wings (hot or regular) and fries are $6. Three chicken strips and fries are $5. For more information or for carry-out, call 740-374-9038. Kids’ Night Out Kids' Night Out will be from 6-8 p.m. today at First Baptist Church of Marietta. This is a free event hosted by the NextGen Kids Ministry. Children in kindergarten through fifth grade are invited to join in for an evening of crafts, games and snacks with their friends. To ...

Picture this: Water under the bridge

A creek at the Barlow Fairgrounds on Wednesday as the area continues to deal with the effects of heavy rain earlier this week. The area remains under a flood warning until 8 a.m. Friday, according to the National Weather Service in Charleston, as flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall ...

UPDATE: Riverview Drive boil advisory lifted

UPDATE: The boil advisory was lifted this morning. The City of Marietta has issued a boil advisory for water customers on Riverview Drive from Alta Street to Coventry Road due to a water main repair. The advisory affects approximately 30 customers. Customers who may have experienced a loss of water service or pressure are advised to rapid boil drinking water or water used in food preparation for two minutes following restoration of water service. The announcement says customers should flush their service lines using cold water lines only until the water is clear. The advisory will ...

Waterford Fair will go on with an eye on the weather

WATERFORD – The annual Waterford Community Fair will be going on as planned...for the most part. As heavy rains hit the area Tuesday and with a continuing chance of rain over the next few days, a flood watch remains in effect until 8 a.m. Friday, according to the National Weather Service in Charleston. Officials with the Waterford Community Fair are going forward with the event at 19219 Ohio 339, Waterford, Ohio with some changes. The fair board has been meeting to determine what will happen and what won’t. “We are planning on doing everything we possibly can,” said Missy ...

Civil War Roundtable of the Mid-Ohio Valley hosts field trip to Revolutionary, Civil War sites

MARIETTA - The Civil War Roundtable of the Mid-Ohio Valley hosts a field trip featuring several notable Revolutionary and Civil War period sites in New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania. The “New Birth of Freedom Field Trip” will depart from Marietta and Parkersburg on Friday, Oct. 2 and return on Sunday, Oct. 4. The trip will feature notable locations such as Valley Forge, Washington Crossing, Philadelphia's historic district and Gettysburg, with interpretation by Scott Britton, Executive Director of The Castle Museum in Marietta. Britton’s interpretation is based on original ...