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Marietta High School to celebrate 2026 Homecoming Week

Marietta High School will celebrate homecoming this week with various activities. Dress-up days include Decade Day, Twin Day, Frat Boy Day, Class Color Day and School Spirit (Orange and Black) Day. Classes will compete in rock painting, spirit games and float building. The class float themes are as follows: * Freshmen - “Tear the Swarm” * Sophomores - “Exterminate the Hive” * Juniors - “Smack the Jackets” * Seniors - “Zap the Jackets” The homecoming parade will step off from Marietta Elementary School at 5:45 p.m. Friday. It will continue up Putnam Street to ...

Fans might be ‘amazed’ by variety at Lonestar show

MARIETTA – When Lonestar takes the stage Sunday at Peoples Bank Theatre, they’ll play the hits, of course. “We can play a show with almost all No. 1 hits,” said lead guitarist Michael Britt in a recent phone interview. The band has had 10 songs reach No. 1, including 1999’s ...

Apple butter tradition continues at Harvest Moon Festival

PARKERSBURG — Families found pony rides, crafts and an apple butter tradition spanning generations Saturday at the Harvest Moon Festival at City Park. Kela Kress, assistant director of Wood County Recreation, said the event offered face painting, a petting zoo, inflatables, live music and ...

Financial disclosures show Husted took gifts from JobsOhio while lieutenant governor

Financial disclosures filed by Ohio Republican U.S. Sen. Jon Husted with the Ohio Ethics Commission show that the quasi-private economic development entity JobsOhio gave gifts to Husted in 2021, 2022, and 2023 when he was lieutenant governor. The gifts could have been as paltry as a meal at a local restaurant or they could have been trips worth thousands, but Husted’s office won’t say what gifts JobsOhio gave him or what they were worth, neither will JobsOhio, and Ohio law doesn’t require them to. Husted approaches a close midterm election contest against former Ohio U.S. Sen. ...

Registration open for Chalk the Block

PARKERSBURG – Registration is open to participate in the Oct. 10 Chalk the Block, a sidewalk art contest held during ArtOberfest, a celebration of the Parkersburg Art Center. The cost for Chalk the Block is $5 and is open to teens and adults. An area for younger artists to join in the fun ...

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Washington County Career Center food programs policy The Washington County Career Center continues the policy for providing meals to children served under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program for the 2026-2027 school year. The Career Center qualifies to operate the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) allowing breakfast and lunch to be provided to all children at no charge and eliminates the collection of meal applications for free, reduced, and paid student meals. This approach reduces burdens for families and helps ensure that students receive nutritious ...