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Baked steak dinner VFW Post #5108 will hold a baked steak dinner from 5-7 p.m. Friday at the Post Home, 319 Pike St., Marietta. A meal is $15 per person and includes baked steak, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans and rolls. Call 740-374-9038 for more information or for carry-out. 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 ...

Washington County Fair moving to July in 2027

MARIETTA — As the Washington County Fair continued Monday, organizers and attendees discussed the fair's upcoming move from its traditional Labor Day weekend dates to July next year, a change fair officials hope will provide more entertainment options and a less crowded schedule. Fair board ...

Riverfront comes alive ahead of Sternwheel Festival

MARIETTA — The 50th annual Ohio River Sternwheel Festival is days away, but visitors were already gathering along Marietta’s riverfront to enjoy the boats, history and the renovated levee. For Lou Wendell of St. Albans, W.Va., the days before the festival are part of the ...

Wilde’s ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ comes to Muskingum Park

MARIETTA — Marietta College will trade Shakespeare for Oscar Wilde when its outdoor theater program opens “The Importance of Being Earnest” on Thursday evening at the Muskingum Park gazebo. The free production marks the college’s first venture into a non-Shakespearian play in the ...

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PERI meeting PERI (Public Employees Retiree Inc.) Washington County Chapter 51 will hold a meeting at 11 a.m. today at the Marietta Township Community Building, 260 Sandhill Road, Reno. The guest speaker will be Andrea Bussert from A.M.B.A. to discuss the upcoming open enrollment on health care benefits. All state, county and township retired employees are welcome. For questions, call 740-434-7617. Baked steak dinner VFW Post #5108 will hold a baked steak dinner from 5-7 p.m. Friday at the Post Home, 319 Pike St., Marietta. A meal is $15 per person and includes baked steak, mashed ...