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Backyard Gardener: Drought management

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WVU Extension is hosting a “Drought Management” educational workshop on the ongoing drought here in the Mid-Ohio Valley next Tuesday, Sept. 10, at 6 p.m. at the Jackson County Regional Livestock Market in Ripley. The market is located at 3907 Cedar Lakes Road. The meeting is a cooperative effort of WVU Extension, Farm Service Agency, WV Conservation Districts, The Natural Resource Conservation Service and Jackson County Regional Livestock Market. The Mid-Ohio Valley is struggling with drought conditions and feed shortages that are a result of prolonged dry weather. Due to the ...

Times begins 17th decade: Newspaper has reflected Marietta since 1864

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When Walter Hood published the first edition of The Marietta Times on Sept. 24, 1864, he started a business that has continued for 160 years, making it one of the oldest businesses in town. The Times has been a window for Marietta area residents to view the important stories of the day through more than 40,000 editions. Spanning 16 decades, The Times has employed hundreds of people over the years to report news as it happened, print it and deliver to homes throughout the area. As the paper moves into a 17th decade, we celebrate the fact that for generations we have been a part of ...

Lawn management during drought conditions

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Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! As the drought continues here in the Valley we have endured near record daytime temperatures this week (over 100 degrees F) but Thank Goodness we also have received some much needed rain. As our heat loving summer vegetable such as tomatoes and sweetcorn finish up I hope many of you plant a cover crop on your garden. Winter wheat, rye as well as legumes such as hairy vetch and clover are seeded to keep the soil covered this winter as well as building organic matter. As dry conditions persist in the Valley homeowners are asking if they ...

The many lives of the school on the hill

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The large brick school located on the hill beyond the end of Putnam Street has had many lives in its 98-year history as a key part of the Marietta School System. Ground was broken for the “new” high school on Nov. 6, 1924, for the structure that would replace a smaller school on Scammel Street. If you view old photos of the location, there was once a knoll that was removed during construction. The dirt was taken down the hill to the Cisler Brick Yard, where it was fired into brick and sent back up the hill to build the school. Construction of the school would take nearly two ...

Anniversary

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David and Doris Brooker are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. They were married on Sept. 7, 1974, at St John’s Church by Father Charles Highland. David is the son of Clem and Lucy Brooker. Doris is the daughter of Kenneth and Narelle Weinstock. They are the parents of three ...