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Annual quilt show in November

PARKERSBURG – The 22nd annual Mid-Ohio Valley Heritage Quilt Show will be held 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 7-15 at the Blennerhassett Museum of Regional History, 137 Juliana St., Parkersburg. Admission to the show is the price to get in the museum, $4 for adults and $2 for children 4-12. The ...

Benson discusses history, partnership with descendant of Washington family

MORGANTOWN – George Washington was a teenager employed as part of a surveying party when he first laid eyes on the land that would become Jefferson County, West Virginia. He was immediately struck by both the beauty and quality of the land, as well the abundance of natural resources - so ...

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Meetings ¯ The regular monthly meeting of the Belpre City School District will be held at 5 p.m. today at the Stone Administration/Early Learning Center, 2014 Rockland Ave., Belpre. This is a meeting of the Belpre City School District Board of Education in public to conduct the School District’s business and is not to be considered a public community meeting. There is a time for public participation during the meeting as indicated in the agenda. ¯ The Washington State College of Ohio Board of Trustees will hold its monthly meeting at 4 p.m. Oct. 19, in Room H108 of the Main ...

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Burnout Resilience Training Washington County Family and Children First and the Washington County Behavioral Health Board will be offering a free Burnout Resilience Training for Family Services Professionals from 9 a.m. to noon (Full Session) and 1-2:30 p.m. (Extended Session, for those who wish to stay) today at the Broughton Community Building, 615 Ohio 821, Marietta. The training will be facilitated by Kim Paull Coaching. Boxed lunches will be offered during the registration process. Attorney CLE’s and Training certificates will be available. Visit wcfcfc.org by Oct. 9 to ...

Boil advisory for 350-plus customers on west side

MARIETTA – The City of Marietta issued a boil advisory this morning impacting more than 350 water customers on the city’s west side due to an emergency water main repair. The advisory applies to approximately 356 customers on Lancaster Street from Gates Avenue to Clark Street and customers on Wyoming Road, Edgewood Drive, Laramie Road, Cheyenne Road, Kingman Road, Pershing Road and Doris Avenue. Customers who may have experienced a loss of water service or pressure are advised to rapid boil drinking water or water used in food preparation for two minutes following restoration of ...