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Cardiologist on the beat for healthy hearts

February is National Heart Month and Mid-Ohio Valley residents have a range of cardiovascular services they can receive in the area. Memorial Health System offers minimally invasive procedures to treat a range of cardiovascular issues in patients in the Mid-Ohio Valley at its Marietta and ...

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Meetings ¯ The Buckeye Hills Regional Advisory Council will meet at 10 a.m. Feb. 28, at the Buckeye Hills office, 1400 Pike St., Marietta. ¯ The Village of Lowell will be having a community meeting at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 28, at the Lowell Fire House on Lock Street. ¯ The Buckeye Hills Regional Council Executive Committee will meet at 11:30 a.m. Friday, March 1, at the Buckeye Hills Regional Council office, 1400 Pike Street in Marietta. The purpose of the meeting is to provide updates on projects throughout the region. Questions regarding this meeting should be directed to Jenny ...

Marietta College opens new opportunities for biochemistry student

The complexity of Organic Chemistry often leads students to reconsider their choice of major and future career. Kennedy Couch ‘24 knows that feeling all too well, but not in the way you are thinking. “I originally planned to go into optometry, but then I got into O Chem and even Anatomy, ...

HSOV extends adoption special through March 11

Celebrating 11 years of being a No Kill animal shelter, Humane Society of the Ohio Valley has extended the $11 Dog adoption special until March 11. Kennels are full and a few floor crates are being used for added space. The animal shelter chose to lower adoption fees and ask for adoptions, ...

Washington County 4-H to hold open house

Washington County 4-H will be hosting a 4-H Open House from 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 29 at the Junior Fair Building on the Washington County Fairgrounds. The public is invited. The 4-H Open House is a fun-filled evening of games, prizes, activities, STEM demonstrations, small animals, ...

Helping out with food: Comfort Keepers complete successful food drive

PARKERSBURG - The 15th annual Feed Seniors Now Food Drive organized another successful collection to help seniors in need. According to Joanie Yeomans, COO/Co-owner of Comfort Keepers of the Mid-Ohio Valley, the drive collected over 2,000 pounds of food to distribute to seniors in need ...