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Novel set in Marietta by award-winning Wooster, Ohio, author set for release

WOOSTER — Ninety-five years ago, Wall Street crashed, leading to the Great Depression. Dottie Sines, a Wooster, Ohio, author, has set her first novel, “Where the Stars Cross” in the midst of that dark decade and on Sept. 11, New York-based publisher The Wild Rose Press will release the ...

Marietta College PA graduates share transformative experience

The 2024 Graduates of the Marietta College Physician Assistant Studies program says the experience was transformative. Anna Slayden of Martinsburg, W.Va., reflected on how far she has come since the Marietta College Physician Assistant Studies graduate program first came across her radar. “When I came to the interview, it felt like home, and I knew it was the right choice for me,” she said. “Now, when I look back, the past two years have flown by. It didn’t feel like it at times, studying and learning so much and really working hard, but it feels like yesterday.” Slayden ...

O’Neill Day Center hosts open house

MARIETTA — The O’Neill Center Adult Day Center hosted an Art Open House. A grant through Artsbridge’s Marie Ausenheimer Memorial, established by the Parkersburg Area Community Foundation from the estate of Marie Ausenheimer, was created to support charitable projects related to the arts that broadly support the interests of the Mid-Ohio Valley area seniors. The O’Neill Center was awarded funding in early spring to purchase art supplies for the Adult Day Program. The clients have completed a variety of art projects and held the open house for their family and ...

Armory a hub of artistic activity

The Armory was a hub of artistic activity during Marietta Main Street’s First Friday Art Walk on Friday. Returning for a second year, Live Art at the Armory was hosted by Main Street’s Public Art Committee and featured eight local artists each painting a 2-by-2 foot canvas during the ...

Civil War Roundtable to host new event at Muskingum Park

The Civil War Roundtable of the Mid-Ohio Valley (CWRT) will be hosting a brand new event this weekend in Marietta. CWRT will host History in the Park from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Muskingum Park in Marietta, according to a media release. “This is the first time for History in the ...