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Golden Ticket Book Fair rewards summer readers

PARKERSBURG — Wood County students traded time spent reading for stacks of new books Thursday during the Golden Ticket Book Fair at Jefferson Elementary Center. The fair is part of Wood County Schools’ summer reading challenge, now in its third year. Students earn golden tickets for the ...

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Steak fry A steak fry will be from 5-7 p.m. today at the VFW Post #5108, 319 Pike St., Marietta. A meal is $12 and includes steak, a baked potato, a salad and a roll. For more information or for carry-out, call 740-374-9038. Steak fry Beverly American Legion Post 389 will hold a public steak fry from 5-8 p.m. Saturday at the Post Home, 114 Fifth St., Beverly. A meal includes steak, a baked potato, salad bar and a roll. The band AMIX will perform following the steak fry. Baked steak dinner VFW Post #5108 will hold a baked steak dinner from 5-7 p.m. Sept. 11, at the Post Home, 319 ...

Correction

An incorrect listing of titles appeared in a story in the Thursday's edition, Jimmy Stewart is the President of Ohio Gas Association and Diogenes “Dio” Herrera is Chief Operations Officer for Utility Pipeline Ltd.

Gas leak closes part of Ohio 618 in Belpre

BELPRE – A gas leak is rerouting traffic Thursday in Belpre, after it was reported in front of the Belpre Church of Christ, a dispatcher at the Belpre Police Department said. Fire crews and representatives of Enbridge Gas have been on the scene since 9:30 a.m., the dispatcher said. The ...