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‘American Pickers’ plans swing through West Virginia, Ohio

PARKERSBURG – The “American Pickers” TV show is returning to West Virginia and Ohio this fall. The documentary series airs on the History Channel and follows skilled “pickers” hunting for valuable antiques around the country. According to releases from the show’s producers, ...

MC football players, community volunteers take on Oak Grove Cemetery cleanup

MARIETTA – Thursday morning, Marietta College football players and community volunteers gathered to clean drainage systems in Oak Grove Cemetery led by Marietta resident Roger Kalter. “I dream big and work hard,” said Kalter, who said he saw the need for action after the recent and ...

Local events

Meetings ¯ The Marietta City School District Board of Education will hold its regular August Board of Education meeting at 6 p.m. on Monday at 111 Academy Drive. ¯ The Village of Lower Salem will hold a special meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Village Hall. For questions, call Janet Kidd at 740-525-4027. ¯ The date of the regular August board meeting of the Fort Frye Board of Education has been changed to 6 p.m. Aug. 27, at Fort Frye High School, 420 Fifth Street, Beverly. ¯ Palmer Township will hold meetings at 7 p.m. Sept. 10, Oct. 5, Nov. 2 and Dec. 7, at the Palmer ...

Around Town

Washington County Harvest of Hope Washington County Harvest of Hope will celebrate its 20th anniversary from 1-4 p.m. Sunday at Masonic Park in Devola, featuring live music with Track 9, pulled pork BBQ from The Boathouse, games, OSU themed outdoor grill and a lottery board raffle and a 50/50 drawing. Advance tickets are $20 for adults, $12 for children ages 6-12 and free for children under 5. Adult tickets are $25 on the day of the event. Advance tickets are available at the Marietta Community Foundation and you may pay with cash, check or online at www.wchoh.org. For more ...

Gerber Dental celebrates 80th

ST. MARYS – A family dental practice in St. Marys is celebrating its 80th anniversary. Gerber Family Dental Practice was founded in 1946 by the late Dr. C.R. Gerber Jr. and has been continuously operated by his children and grandchildren in a tradition spanning three generations of ...

Village of Beverly awarded Safe Routes to Schools grants

On Wednesday, State Representative Kevin Ritter (R-Marietta) announced the Village of Beverly was recently awarded grant funding from the Safe Routes to Schools program to support infrastructure projects designed to increase safety for K-12 students walking and biking to and from school. ...