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Local events (for Sept. 15)

Meetings ¯ Washington County Family & Children First Council will meet at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Washington County E.O.C. office, 204 Davis Ave., Suite C. For more information, call 740-376-7081. ¯ The Washington State College of Ohio Board of Trustees will hold its monthly meeting at 4 p.m. Sept. 21, in room H108 of the Main Building. ¯ Palmer Township will hold meetings at 7 p.m. Oct. 5, Nov. 2 and Dec. 7, at the Palmer Community Building, 7153 State Route 676, in Palmer Square. ¯ The Belpre Township trustees will meet at 6 p.m. the first Monday of the month at 335 Baker ...

Hammer captures nature’s beauty in photo exhibit at WesBanco

PARKERSBURG – Local nature photographer Shannon R. Hammer will exhibit her photography at WesBanco Bank during September. Hammer is an independent photographer and visual artist. “My photographs are often mistaken for the oil canvas paintings from long ago,” Hammer said. Like those ...

Picture This: Washington County Fair Eve

MARIETTA - The Washington County Fair officially starts on Saturday, though some events are planned for tonight and preparations are well underway. The event will mark its 175th anniversary from Saturday through Tuesday at the Washington County Fairgrounds. Today * 6 p.m. Beef Jackpot Show, ...

Picture This: The Start of It All

The towboat Walter Charlie Neale passes Monday by the rear of the Natalie Jane, the first sternwheeler to arrive at the Ohio River Levee for the Ohio River Sternwheel Festival. The festival, which will be the 50th held in Marietta, begins Sept. 11. (Photo by Art Smith)