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Giving joy: Muskingum Park trees fill area with happiness

Small children run up and down the sidewalk between Front Street and the gazebo in Muskingum Park, the light from thousands of tiny bulbs illuminating their faces from the dozens of trees lining the walk. “This year we have a wonderful mix of groups who return year after year and ...

Christmas Crawl: Belpre draws families for full day of holiday activities

BELPRE — Belpre streets were busy Saturday as residents and visitors took part in the city’s Christmas Crawl, a daylong holiday event that combined shopping, fundraisers and family activities. Belpre Mayor Susan Abdella said the event brought together multiple community groups while ...

Local Events — Dec. 15, 2025

Meetings ¯ The Washington State College of Ohio Board of Trustees will meet at 4 p.m. today in room H108 of the Main Building. ¯ The Operations Committee of the Warren Local Board of Education will meet at 5 p.m. today at Warren High School, Rooms 1710/1711, 130 Warrior Drive, in Vincent. ¯ Warren Local Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. today at Warren High School, Rooms 1710/1711, 130 Warrior Drive, in Vincent. ¯ The District 18 Ohio Public Works Fiscal Year 2027 (Round 40) Executive Committee will meet at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 17, at Buckeye Hills Regional ...

Thanksgiving food drive planned for Wednesday, Thursday

PARKERSBURG – A Thanksgiving Food Drive will be held Wednesday and Thursday this week at the Wood County Resiliency Center. The food drive, which is being put on by Wood County officials and the Salvation Army, will be held from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day at the drive-through bays. "We are going to be having a donation drive on Nov. 12-13," said Sydney Weber, director for the Wood County Resiliency Center. "There are so many people in our community who are struggling this year, especially with the pause in SNAP and we wanted to be able to offer them as normal of a Thanksgiving as ...

MOVing Forward: Massive manufacturing employers faded away over time

Old timers recognize the names. Companies like Marbon (that became Borg-Warner, then GE, then SABIC), Challenger Electric, Vitrolite, Vitro-Agate, Ames, Kardex, FMC, Airolite, Diamond Glass, Demuth Glass, B.F. Goodrich, Johns Manville and Corning, among others, employed thousands of ...

Picture this: St. Marys High School Alumnus of the year

Betty Bailey, a member of the St. Marys High School class of 1955 and a school secretary at SMHS from 1970 to 2000, was honored Saturday as SMHS Alumnus of the Year during alumni weekend activities in St. Marys.