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Teen of the Week: Adalynn Allen wants to study to become a pathologist

MARIETTA - Adalynn Allen, 17, of Frontier High School, is working toward her associate's degree in science as a full-time student at Washington State of Ohio College which she expects to complete in May. After graduating, she plans to attend Kent State University to pursue a bachelor’s ...

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Annual Chili Cook-Off Beverly American Legion Post 389 will hold its 16th Annual Chili Cook-Off on Saturday during the American Legion Auxiliary Poker Run. The first bike out will be at 11 a.m. Last bike out will be at 1 p.m. The event is $10 per person. Food serving begins at 1 p.m. The Chili Cook-Off will be at 4 p.m. Live music on stage will be performed by Up To No Good from 3:30-6:30 p.m. The Ohio State v.s. Texas Longhorns game will be at 7:30 p.m. on the big screen TV. Smoked pulled pork dinner Graysville and Community Volunteer Fire Department will hold a smoked pulled pork ...

Marietta College hosts AmeriCorps 9/11 day event

MARIETTA – Marietta College hosted an AmeriCops Vista event where students, faculty and community members could sign cards thanking veterans, first responders, and active military members for their service on Friday afternoon. This was in conjunction with creating “care packages” full ...

Adamses observe 25th anniversary of Sept. 11

Twenty-five years have passed since Parkersburg native Mary Lou Hague was killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack at the World Trade Center in New York City. Liza Adams, her mother, remembers everything about the day: speaking to her daughter as she tried to evacuate the building ...

Voices of Flight 93 still echo

SOMERSET COUNTY, Pa. — Turning off State Highway 30 near Shanksville, Pa., into the Flight 93 Memorial site does not prepare one for the solemnity of the place or the raw emotions that rise when walking through the visitor’s center. Within that building, visitors can listen to recorded ...

Washington County Commissioners meeting opens to community announcements

MARIETTA – Washington County Commissioners met Thursday and approved two budget transfer requests, and a letter of support for Marietta College’s application to the Ohio Department of Development’s Brownfield Remediation Program. Residents announced local events, and Levi Reynolds shared ...