The Castle in Marietta hosted a Harry Potter style class that combines local lore and fantastical elements. Kyle Yoho, education director at The Castle, said he hoped by engaging students with something they know, they might become interested in local history. “I combined the real history ...
PARKERSBURG — Classic Plastics Toy Store held its final Classic Plastics Toy Expo at the Parkersburg Art Center this weekend. Tony Workman, showrunner of the expo and owner of Classic Plastics Toy Store, said this weekend’s expo was the last show “for now.” They do not have the ...
Marietta students had the chance to learn about dinosaurs to encourage literacy on Friday. Phillips Elementary School, part of Marietta City Schools, held a literacy day event called Roar Into Reading that was dinosaur themed. Phillips Elementary Title I teacher Robin Haught said the school ...
Forty area high school students attended Discovery Day with Peoples Bank and Building Bridges to Careers Friday to learn about jobs in the banking industry. Community & Career Connected Learning Coordinator Kristi Leonard-Webber said they couldn’t hold the ...
hree subjects were arrested for trafficking and possession of methamphetamine and fentanyl during a traffic stop Thursday night in Belpre Township. A release from the Sheriff’s Office Feb. 29 stated agents with the Southeast Ohio Major Crimes Task Force recovered 3.35 pounds of ...
BEALLSVILLE – The National Weather Service this week confirmed that a storm that struck Monroe County Wednesday morning produced an EF-2 tornado, with winds from 111 to 135 mph. Buildings across the Miltonsburg, Ozark and Beallsville areas were damaged by the storm between 7:20 and 8 a.m. Wednesday. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office reported that no one was seriously injured or killed. Several residents reported seeing a tornado touch down. Sheriff Charles Black said debris struck a horse in Beallsville that had to be put down as a result. Other than that, no lives were ...
