A company that has brought large riverboat cruises through the Mid-Ohio Valley is ceasing operations. American Queen Voyages (AQV) brought the American Queen, American Duchess and American Countess riverboats to the area in the past with passengers disembarking and seeing the local sites in ...
ARKERSBURG — Wood County Schools officials say that around 168 positions - 103 professional and 65 service personnel positions - will be affected as the school system undergoes its annual reassignment and transfer process due to declining enrollment and loss of pandemic relief funds. A release from the school district said during the COVID-19 pandemic, school districts received additional federal funds to support education. It said the district was able to employ additional support staff to help students recover from learning loss experienced when students were instructed outside of ...
The Kootaga District Friends of Scouting Campaign is off to a great start. The 2024 campaign began late January and is being chaired by Jimmy Asbury. The Kootaga District serves Scouts and volunteers in the following counties: Wood, Jackson, Wirt, Roane, Ritchie, and Calhoun counties in West Virginia and the communities of Belpre, Little Hocking, and Coolville in Ohio and Camp Kootaga in Walker, W.Va. With the community’s help, the Kootaga District of the Buckskin Council will continue to motivate young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetime. Their gift will ...
The Castle is offering three exciting summer camps again this summer. Spaces fill up quickly, so get your child registered soon to experience these unique and educational camp experiences. Summer Camps include: ≤ History Camp: Defining America 1940-1960 July 8-12 - 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Travel back in time with a 5-day camp filled with historic hands-on activities for students in grades 3rd-6th. In this year’s camp we’ll explore the local, state, national, and global events of 1940 – 1960 including the difficulties of WWII and the movements, change, and scientific break-throughs ...
Managing director and senior global economist in Global Investment Research at Goldman Sachs, Dr. Joseph Briggs, will speak about “The Enormous Economic Potential of Generative AI” during a Leadership Q&A at 7:00 p.m. Monday, Feb. 26, in Marietta College's Thomas 124. Before assuming his current role, Briggs worked on the U.S. economics team for three years at Goldman Sachs. Before joining Goldman Sachs in 2019, he was a senior economist at the Federal Reserve Board, where he briefed the governors on economic and financial developments, led the construction of the Fed’s ...
Two chapters of Citizens’ Climate Lobby will be collaborating in their efforts to advance climate-related legislation. Citizens’ Climate Lobby (CCL) is a nonpartisan grassroots advocacy organization focused on national policies to address the global climate crisis. CCL volunteers are organized into hundreds of chapters across the U.S. and other countries. These chapters build political support for legislative action with a variety of tools. By focusing on shared values rather than partisan divides, CCL builds relationships with community leaders and elected officials to ...
