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Meetings ¯ The Lower Muskingum Historical Society will hold its monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Beverly Library. The meeting is open to members and the public. Contact 740-236-8757 for further information. ¯ The Wolf Creek Board of Education will hold a special meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Waterford High School Library. The purpose of the meeting is to hire personnel. ¯ Village and township officials, along with managers of publicly owned utilities, are invited to join Buckeye Hills Regional Council (BHRC) for a workshop designed to help applicants navigate ...

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Annual Beverly/Waterford Homecoming The Annual Beverly/Waterford Homecoming presented by Russell Chadwick American Legion Post 389 will be today and Saturday, at Dodge Park. Today, there will be a garden tractor pull with registration at 5 p.m. and the pull starting at 6 p.m. Also today will be music by the Matt Hansell Band from 7-10 p.m. On Saturday, the park opens at noon, the King of the Asphalt Tractor Pull will be at 1 p.m., free kid rides will be from noon to 2 p.m., the hot dog eating contest will be at 4 p.m. and there will be music by Jesse Lang and friends from 5-8:30 p.m. ...

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Meetings ¯ The Lower Muskingum Historical Society will hold its monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Beverly Library. The meeting is open to members and the public. Contact 740-236-8757 for further information. ¯ The Wolf Creek Board of Education will hold a special meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Waterford High School Library. The purpose of the meeting is to hire personnel. ¯ Village and township officials, along with managers of publicly owned utilities, are invited to join Buckeye Hills Regional Council (BHRC) for a workshop designed to help applicants navigate ...

‘1776’ performance to change locations

The performance of "1776" presented by the Actors Guild of Parkersburg in partnership with Downtown PKB and America 250 will be changing locations today from Bicentennial Park to the Center on Market/Wood County Resiliency Center, 328 2nd St., Parkersburg. The change is due to expected high temperatures and extreme heat warnings by the National Weather Service. The performance is free to the public and no tickets are required to attend.

63rd Matamoras High School Alumni Banquet honors classes of 1956, 1961 and 1966

NEW MATAMORAS — The 63rd Matamoras High School Alumni Banquet was held June 13 at Matamoras Elementary School, according to a release from the Matamoras High School Alumni Association. The banquet included a social hour for alumni to meet with former classmates, followed by dinner, entertainment and recognition of honored classes, according to the release. Corey Martin, president of the alumni association, welcomed those in attendance and served as master of ceremonies. The program included the Pledge of Allegiance, recognition of U.S. military veterans in attendance and thanks to ...