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Mid-Ohio Valley Safety Council to hold Safety Celebration event tomorrow

The Mid-Ohio Valley Safety Council will hold a Safety Celebration from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Marietta Shrine Club Wednesday. The council is a program by the Marietta Area Chamber of Commerce and focuses on workplace safety. According to a release from the chamber, MOVSC members can attend for free and bring a guest. Those who do bring a guest will be entered into a special giveaway. The event will bring together professionals in safety, leaders of the industry, community members and more. Zachary Kiehl will be the keynote speaker for the afternoon and discuss “wearable ...

Artsbridge Calendar of Events

The Artsbridge Calendar of Events for the week. Today: 2026 Middle School STEAM Camp, free, BB2C Makerspace, Marietta Noah Strickler Photography art exhibit, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., WesBanco, Market Street Junior Chef Kid's Cooking Camp: Italian Eats, 9 a.m. to noon, The Changed Plate, Belpre Unearth Storytime, ages 5 and under, 9:30 a.m., Parkersburg Public Library, Emerson Avenue Summer STEM Camp, Pre K-K, 10 a.m. to noon, Discovery World on Market, Parkersburg Unearth the Story of Mounds, check dates for which library branch, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., all Wood County ...

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Meetings ¯ The Washington County Family & Children First Council meeting will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Washington County E.O.C. office, 204 Davis Avenue, Suite C. For more information, call 740-376-7081. ¯ The Buckeye Hills Regional Advisory Council will meet at 10 a.m. June 24, at the Buckeye Hills office, 2585 Glendale Road, Marietta. Questions regarding this meeting should be directed to Janie Collins, program development coordinator at jcollins@buckeyehills.org or 740-376-1039. To learn more about Buckeye Hills Regional Council, visit www.buckeyehills.org, call ...

People gather for first Second Sunday in Marietta

Artists and vendors were set up on the sidewalk in front of Wit & Whimzy and the Clutch Collective and shoppers were able to look at a variety of items for sale and listen to live music as part of the first Second Sunday pop-up, a new summer series aimed at bringing artists, music and shoppers ...

Highway Patrol investigating traffic fatalities

The Marietta Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating two fatalities in traffic accidents on Saturday in Morgan County, one involving a resident from Malta. Richard M. Brooks, 48, Malta, was killed on Saturday when the 2006 Harley-Davidson Dyna Super Glide motorcycle he was operating on State Route 266 in Windsor Township went off the right side of the road and laid over on its side, the patrol said. Brooks, pronounced dead at the scene, and a passenger, April L. Santek, 41, also of Malta, were separated from the motorcycle, the patrol said. Santek was flown by medical ...