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Smith: Scouts become leaders

VIENNA — Those involved in the Scouting program are taking the first steps to becoming future leaders of business and the local communities, the president of Marshall University told a gathering of local officials and others Friday evening. The 55th Annual Kootaga District and Buckskin ...

City of Belpre, Belpre Volunteer fire chief face lawsuit from 2023

A status hearing will be held Tuesday for a lawsuit filed against the City of Belpre involving its termination of an emergency medical services contract last year. Belpre Volunteer Fire Department Inc., which, according to a lawsuit it filed in April 2023, has done business as Belpre Fire Fighters’ Association, Belpre EMS and Belpre Bingo, is suing the City of Belpre and Belpre Volunteer Fire Department Chief Anthony Cronin because in January 2023 the city terminated a 2021 EMS contract it had with BFVD Inc. Belpre Volunteer Fire Department and Belpre VFD Inc. are not the same ...

Marietta City Council looks at audit results during public meeting

By Michelle Dillon Staff Reporter Marietta City Council held a public information session on its performance audit before its regular council meeting Thursday. Council requested the Ohio Auditor’s Office perform the audit. The audit was made available to the public in February and ...

Hanas to perform for Ebenshade

After debuting her band at the Birdland Jazz Club in New York City, going on tour with the 11-time Grammy Award-winning vocal group The Manhattan Transfer, and amassing over 200,000 followers on social media, 21-year-old trumpetist. Kellin Hanas is considered “one of the best up and coming jazz musicians on the globe” (ITG Journal). Hanas is the final performer of the 2023-24 Esbenshade Series season at 8 p.m., Friday, April 5, at The Gathering Place. Her performance is free and open to the public without tickets. She and her quintet will use original compositions, ...

Jehovah’s Witness launch invitation campaign

PARKERSBURG —During March, Jehovah’s Witnesses will hold a special event Sunday, March 24, which is open to the Parkersburg community as part of the denomination’s global outreach activities. In south Parkersburg, the event will be at 7;30 p.m. at 1814 Gihon Road. In Vienna, it will be at 7 p.m. at Grand Pointe Conference & Reception Center, 1500 Grand Central Ave., Suite 118. The meeting starts and ends with the singing of a song, as well as a prayer offered by a minister of Jehovah’s Witnesses. A Bible-based talk will discuss the importance of Jesus’ death and how people ...