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Meetings ¯ The District 18 Natural Resources Assistance Council will meet virtually via Teams at 10 a.m. today. The purpose of this meeting is to review the Fiscal Year 2027 (Round 21) Clean Ohio applications for eligibility. Members of the public who wish to attend can contact Kylee Nichols at knichols@buckeyehills.org for the meeting link, or can join in person at Buckeye Hills Regional Council, 2585 Glendale Road, Marietta. Questions regarding this meeting should be directed to Kylee Nichols, Development Specialist, at knichols@buckeyehills.org. To learn more about Buckeye Hills ...

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District 18 Natural Resources Assistance Council meeting The District 18 Natural Resources Assistance Council will meet virtually via Teams at 10 a.m. today. The purpose of this meeting is to review the Fiscal Year 2027 (Round 21) Clean Ohio applications for eligibility. Members of the public who wish to attend can contact Kylee Nichols at knichols@buckeyehills.org for the meeting link, or can join in person at Buckeye Hills Regional Council, 2585 Glendale Road, Marietta. Questions regarding this meeting should be directed to Kylee Nichols, Development Specialist, at ...

Short legs, big competition at Marietta’s Dachshund Derby

MARIETTA — Dachshunds and their owners gathered downtown for Marietta Main Street’s third annual Dachshund Derby, bringing together races, costumes and contests while raising money for the organization. Frank, owned by Mitchell and Liz Eddleblute, won the races. Other winners were ...

Stirring up good times at Apple Butter Stir Off

BELPRE – Belpre Lions Club hosted the 48th annual Apple Butter Stir Off this weekend at Citivan Park with Pioneer Presbyterian Church of Belpre. “We hope to have 200 gallons of apple butter,” said Tom Webster, with Pioneer Presbyterian. “We start at about 7 a.m., and we finish ...

Food drive supports two Wood County food pantries

Donors gave both money and food Saturday during the Chick Crites Annual Food Drive, hosted by the Parkersburg News and Sentinel in partnership with the Mid-Ohio Valley Platoon of the Marine Corps Veterans Association and other local veterans groups. In addition to a truckload of food, the ...