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Meetings ¯ The Washington State College of Ohio Board of Trustees will hold its monthly meeting at 4 p.m. June 15, in room H108 of the Main Building. ¯ Palmer Township will hold meetings at 7 p.m. July 6, Aug. 3, Sept. 10, Oct. 5, Nov. 2 and Dec. 7, at the Palmer Community Building, 7153 State Route 676, in Palmer Square. ¯ The Belpre Township trustees will meet at 6 p.m. the first Monday of the month at 335 Baker Road, Little Hocking, plus a second meeting at 8 a.m. on the 15th of each month. If the 15th is on a Saturday, the meeting will be held at 8 a.m. Friday the 14th. If the ...

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Vacation Bible School A Vacation Bible School will be held from 6-8 p.m. today through Saturday at 108 Stonecrest Drive, Marietta. VBS will be offering Bible classes, crafts, recreation, snacks and prizes for free. If you have any questions, call Pastor Ron at 740-516-1899 or Pastor Jack at 304-488-1149. The VBS welcomes potty-trained kids to teens. Community breakfast buffet Matamoras #374, Free and Accepted Masons, 301 Main St., New Matamoras, is holding a community breakfast buffet from 8-11 a.m. Saturday. The breakfast includes scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, sausage gravy, hash ...

Adventures through the lens: Strickler exhibits at WesBanco

PARKERSBURG - Noah Strickler will be displaying his photographs during June at WesBanco Bank in downtown Parkersburg. Strickler is a senior at Indian Valley High School where he is a member of the track and field team, and is secretary of the National Honor Society. He earned his Eagle Scout ...

Byers, 50th anniversary

Bob and Peggy Byers will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Sunday. They were married on June 5, 1976, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Churchtown. Bob is the son of the late George W. and Gwendolyn Byers. He retired as parts director from Matheny Motors in Parkersburg. ...

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Meetings ¯ Due to a scheduling conflict, the Board of Warren Township Trustees regular meeting scheduled for June 8 has been moved to today at 6 p.m. at the Township Administration Office, 95 Coffman Road, Marietta. ¯ The Washington State College of Ohio Board of Trustees will hold its monthly meeting at 4 p.m. June 15, in room H108 of the Main Building. ¯ Palmer Township will hold meetings at 7 p.m. July 6, Aug. 3, Sept. 10, Oct. 5, Nov. 2 and Dec. 7, at the Palmer Community Building, 7153 State Route 676, in Palmer Square. ¯ The Belpre Township trustees will meet at 6 p.m. the ...

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June Shop, Swap and Stroll The June Shop, Swap and Stroll will be from 4:30-7:30 p.m. today. This event is for farmers market, craft, food truck, flea market and yard sale vendors. There is no cost to participate as a vendor, although the Village of Lowell requires a small fee to set up as a food truck vendor. Registration and set up for vendors will begin at 2:30 p.m. today. Donations are welcome and appreciated. The donations collected go to the upkeep and maintenance of Lowell Buell Park. For more information, private message the committee on Facebook and a committee member will get ...