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Barlow Volunteer Fire Department The Barlow Volunteer Fire Department will be holding its annual ice cream social on Saturday. BBQ chicken dinners will be served starting at 4 p.m. There will also be hot dogs, sloppy joes, potato salad, noodles, green beans, as well as ice cream and pies. There are activities for children and adults. A silent auction, a country store and a raffle will also be available. Miss Flame and Mr Spark will be announced at 8 p.m. Belpre City School District BOE special meeting The President of the Board of Education is calling for a special meeting of the ...

Mason to celebrate 104th

Helen Mason will celebrate her 104th birthday on Aug. 8, 2026. She has been a resident of Warren Township for many years.

The Rest of the Story: Kabourek on moving past controversy to lead WVU’s strategic reinvention

MORGANTOWN – Chris Kabourek, new chief financial officer for West Virginia University, understands he brings with him baggage from his previous role at The Ohio State University. But 60 days into his tenure, Kabourek said he is ready to look forward and not backward. WVU President Michael Benson announced in April that Kabourek would join his administration as CFO effective June 1. Kabourek has nearly 30 years of experience in higher education finance and administration, including serving as interim president and senior vice president and chief financial officer at the University of ...

Crews work to repair collapsed Lancaster Street sewer

MARIETTA — A collapsed sanitary sewer pipe closed Lancaster Street as crews worked to determine whether a water leak contributed to the failure, according to Marietta Safety Service Director Steve Wetz. Wetz said about 10 feet of sanitary sewer pipe collapsed. Crews worked until about 3 ...

Belpre Homecoming kicked off Thursday

The 94th Annual Belpre Homecoming kicked off Thursday evening with music, food and free ride night. Hundreds of people filled Civitan Park to enjoy the opening of the annual Belpre Homecoming event, an event that Belpre Homecoming Treasurer Jamie McCormick said he hoped was going to let ...