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Parkersburg Homecoming puts community first

PARKERSBURG — Parkersburg Homecoming brought live music, children’s activities and free family entertainment to the city Saturday as organizers sought to give residents one final celebration before the end of summer. Affordability and accessibility remained central to the two-day ...

Festival brought many eras of history to life in Marietta

MARIETTA – Many areas of history were the topics over the weekend at the America 250th Festival of Living History in Marietta. Historical re-enactors came together at Muskingum Park on Front Street at the invitation of the Frontiersman's Friend Foundation to commemorate local history and ...

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Meetings ¯ The Washington State College of Ohio Board of Trustees will hold its monthly meeting at 4 p.m. today in room H108 of the Main Building. ¯ Palmer Township will hold meetings at 7 p.m. Sept. 10, Oct. 5, Nov. 2 and Dec. 7, at the Palmer Community Building, 7153 State Route 676, in Palmer Square. ¯ The Belpre Township trustees will meet at 6 p.m. the first Monday of the month at 335 Baker Road, Little Hocking, plus a second meeting at 8 a.m. on the 15th of each month. If the 15th is on a Saturday, the meeting will be held at 8 a.m. Friday the 14th. If the 15th is on ...

Teen of the Week: WCCC senior studies for LPN certification

WATERFORD - Emma Schaad, 17, is the daughter of Greg and Alisha Schaad from Waterford and a rising senior at Waterford High School and the Washington County Career Center in the Pre-Nursing program, where she was selected to take part in the adult licensed practical nursing classes starting ...

Stevens resigns as Downtown PKB executive director, search to begin

PARKERSBURG – Downtown PKB will conduct a search for its next executive director following the resignation of Amanda Stevens this week. The organization announced Stevens’ departure in a press release this week and thanked her for her service, dedication and contributions to the downtown community. “Mandy has made meaningful contributions to our organization and to the continued growth and vitality of our downtown,” said Marvin Edwards, president of the Downtown PKB board. “We appreciate her service and wish her all the best in her future endeavors.” Stevens spent five ...