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Meetings ¯ The Muskingum Township Trustees March meeting will be held at 7 p.m. today at the Townhall. ¯ The Village of Lowell will have its BOPA (Board of Public Affairs) meeting at 6 p.m. March 11, at the Village Office Building. ¯ The Village of Lowell Council meeting will be at 6 p.m. March 12 at the Village Office Building. ¯ The Operations Committee of the Warren Local Board of Education will meet at 5 p.m. Monday, March 18, at Warren High School, Warrior Room (in Building 6), 130 Warrior Drive, Vincent, Ohio. ¯ The regular meeting of the Warren Local Board of ...

Belpre Area Chamber of Commerce holds luncheon

Evan Schaad, director of Washington County Career Center (WCCC) Adult Technical Training, described the school’s training programs and educational opportunities for high school students and adults at the chamber’s Thursday, February 22, Belpre Area Chamber of Commerce (BACC) business ...

Washington County Career Center students of the month

At the Career Center, Natalie Greathouse is a member of the SkillsUSA youth organization and the national technical honor society. She has consistently been on the principal list or honor roll every nine weeks. At Fort Frye High School, Natalie was active in the students against violence everywhere club. She has earned industry-recognized credentials and/or college credit for automated external defibrillator, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, first aid, introduction to nutrition, medical terminology, Ohio Department of Health – State Tested Nurse Assistant (STNA), and stop the ...

A day of rhyming and reasoning

BELPRE — The Belpre Branch of the Washington County Library celebrated the 120th birthday of children’s author Dr. Seuss Saturday. Youth program coordinator Charlie McClung said she estimated about 30 children and parents attended and she was pleased with the turnout: “I did a lot of ...

Harry Potter class held at Castle

The Castle in Marietta hosted a Harry Potter style class that combines local lore and fantastical elements. Kyle Yoho, education director at The Castle, said he hoped by engaging students with something they know, they might become interested in local history. “I combined the real history ...

Last expo ‘for now’

PARKERSBURG — Classic Plastics Toy Store held its final Classic Plastics Toy Expo at the Parkersburg Art Center this weekend. Tony Workman, showrunner of the expo and owner of Classic Plastics Toy Store, said this weekend’s expo was the last show “for now.” They do not have the ...