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Meetings ¯ The Marietta City School District Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. today at 111 Academy Drive, Marietta, at the Board of Education offices. ¯ The District 18 Ohio Public Works Commission Fiscal Year 2027 (Round 40) Executive Committee will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Buckeye Hills Regional Council, 2585 Glendale Road, Marietta. The purpose of this meeting is to review the Fiscal Year 2028 (Round 41) Evaluation Criteria prior to submission to the OPWC Integrating Committee for their approval and to appoint/re-appoint members to the Natural Resources Assistance ...

Three 4-H archers from Wood County will represent the state at Nationals

PARKERSBURG – There will be three archers from Wood County representing West Virginia 4-H at the National 4-H Shooting Sports Competition in Nebraska this June. The West Virginia 4-H State Archery Qualifier was held at Jackson’s Mill on Saturday, April 4, bringing together Junior, ...

Madison Lauer juggles academics, sports and volunteering

BELPRE – Madison Lauer is a full-time welding student at the Washington County Career Center juggling multiple organizations and four sports. Lauer, 17, was born and raised in Belpre and attended Belpre City Schools before she enrolled at the Career Center last fall. “I had toured the ...

Waste Management to provide Parkersburg trash service under temporary contract

PARKERSBURG – A potential referendum over a contract Parkersburg City Council approved with Waste Management has not been settled, but the company will begin providing trash service July 1 on an interim basis. Mayor Tom Joyce made the announcement in a press release Friday afternoon. He said the city will continue to bill residents and the monthly sanitation fee of $21, which includes a $1.50 recycling surcharge to support that service under a separate contractor, will remain unchanged. Residents will be provided with a 96-gallon cart prior to July 1 at no charge, the release said. ...

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“Family Research and Trees” workshop The Washington County Historical Society Archives will hold a “Family Research and Trees” free beginners hands-on computer workshop on Saturday at 346 Muskingum Drive, Marietta, in the old Children’s Home, in the north wing, on the second floor. Space is limited, call 740-525-4841. Marietta Township School Reunion The Marietta Township School Reunion will be held at noon Saturday at the Marietta Township Community Building in Reno. The reunion includes former students and teachers of Reno, Sand Hill, Goose Run, Jennings Hill, ...

Preston Pierce indicted in Gretchen Fleming disappearance case

A Wood County grand jury indicted Preston D. Pierce on Friday in connection with the disappearance and death of Gretchen Fleming, whose case has remained under investigation since she was reported missing in December 2022. Law enforcement officials held a briefing Friday evening. Pierce, ...