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Local students receive academic awards

Students from the region have been recognized for scholastic achievement. Logan West of Tyler Consolidated Middle School has been selected for the first Super STARS (Students Taking Action for Readiness and Success) Council at the August meeting of the West Virginia Board of Education. The statewide student advisory group will elevate student voices among education leaders and strengthen engagement in public education across West Virginia. Fifteen students in grades 6–12 from different regions are on the council. Students were selected through a competitive process that included an ...

Farm 2 Table bigger, better

Editor's note: This story is being republished after it ran with an incorrect photo in Monday's edition. MARIETTA – An effort by a group of local community leaders in 2020 has grown into a shared vision for how Washington County better connects local agriculture with the needs of ...

Local events

Meetings ¯ Palmer Township will hold meetings at 7 p.m. Sept. 10, 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 Road, Little Hocking, plus a second meeting at 8 a.m. on the 15th of each month. If the 15th is on a Saturday, the meeting will be held at 8 a.m. Friday the 14th. If the 15th is on Sunday, the meeting will move to 8 a.m. on Monday the 16th. ¯ The Muskingum Township trustees will meet at 7 p.m. the first Monday of the month ...

Around Town

GriefShare program The GriefShare program will be from noon to 1:30 p.m. Aug. 20 through Nov. 12, with a special program at 1:30 p.m. Nov. 19 called “Surviving the Holidays”. This 13-week program will be offered at Gilman United Methodist Church, 312 Gilman Ave., Marietta. Each week, you will view a 30-minute video filled with helpful guidance, discuss grief-related issues, and gain personal recovery tips through your workbook. Contact the church for more information (740-373-6478). Washington County Harvest of Hope Washington County Harvest of Hope will celebrate its 20th ...

Festival brought many eras of history to life in Marietta

MARIETTA – Many areas of history were the topics over the weekend at the America 250th Festival of Living History in Marietta. Historical re-enactors came together at Muskingum Park on Front Street at the invitation of the Frontiersman's Friend Foundation to commemorate local history and ...

Memorial awarded $5M in lawsuit against Camden Clark

PARKERSBURG – A federal jury found Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital Corp. liable for one count each of civil conspiracy and vicarious liability and awarded Memorial Health System $5 million in compensatory damages. The verdict was reached Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia in Wheeling following a trial that began Aug. 5. “Memorial Health System is pleased that after a decade of investigation and appeal a jury has found Camden Clark Medical Center guilty of conspiracy and vicarious liability against Marietta Memorial Hospital,” the health ...