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Meetings ¯ Village and township officials, along with managers of publicly owned utilities, are invited to join Buckeye Hills Regional Council (BHRC) for a workshop designed to help applicants navigate the Ohio Public Works Commission (OPWC) Fiscal Year 2028 Round 41 Small Government Program funding process. Participants may attend in person at 2:30 p.m. July 14, at the BHRC office, 2585 Glendale Road, Marietta, or join virtually. The workshop will provide an overview of program requirements, application procedures, and resources available to support successful project submissions. ...

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Jigsaw puzzle event First Presbyterian Church, 501 Fourth St., Marietta, is inviting anyone who loves doing jigsaw puzzles to come and help put four different 1000-piece puzzles together from 2-5 p.m. Sunday. You choose whichever one you want to work on and join in the fun and fellowship with others. There is no charge, but you are welcome to bring a snack to share. All ages are welcome to come, and the church is handicap accessible. Enter through the church parking lot door. Buckeye Hills Regional Council workshop Village and township officials, along with managers of publicly ...

Documents show recent history of violations at Peoples Cartage sister site near airport

CHARLESTON – As multiple local and state emergency responders work to keep a fire at the Peoples Cartage facility on Camden Avenue contained, a sister facility near the Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport was dinged last year by environmental regulators. According to records in the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection database, the Peoples Cartage Inc. facility at 221 Airport Industrial Park was cited in May 2025 for five violations of sections of the Code of Federal Regulations dealing with the handling of hazardous waste. The West Virginia Department of Environmental ...

Peoples Cartage fire 95% extinguished

PARKERSBURG – The large plumes of black smoke radiating from the Peoples Cartage warehouse site off of Camden Avenue since early Sunday were gone by mid-morning Tuesday as fire crews continued to douse hot spots at the scene. “The fire is approximately 95% extinguished,” said Wood ...