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Burnout Resilience Training Washington County Family and Children First and the Washington County Behavioral Health Board will be offering a free Burnout Resilience Training for Family Services Professionals from 9 a.m. to noon (Full Session) and 1-2:30 p.m. (Extended Session, for those who wish to stay) today at the Broughton Community Building, 615 Ohio 821, Marietta. The training will be facilitated by Kim Paull Coaching. Boxed lunches will be offered during the registration process. Attorney CLE’s and Training certificates will be available. Visit wcfcfc.org by Oct. 9 to ...

Fall Shop Hop Saturday in Marietta

MARIETTA – The Fall Shop Hop in downtown Marietta, hosted by Marietta Main Street, will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. More than a dozen businesses will participate and can be recognized by the balloons outside their entrances. Each business has donated a gift card or item toward ...

Annual quilt show in November

PARKERSBURG – The 22nd annual Mid-Ohio Valley Heritage Quilt Show will be held 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 7-15 at the Blennerhassett Museum of Regional History, 137 Juliana St., Parkersburg. Admission to the show is the price to get in the museum, $4 for adults and $2 for children 4-12. The ...

Bomb threat prompts evacuation at Williamstown Elementary

WILLIAMSTOWN — A bomb threat prompted the relocation of Williamstown Elementary School students Wednesday morning, but a search found nothing related to the threat, according to Williamstown Police Chief Shawn Graham. The incident remains under investigation. Wood County Schools Superintendent Christie Willis said staff returned to the building Wednesday afternoon after authorities cleared the school, and classes were expected to proceed Thursday. Graham said an unidentified male called the school at 8:56 a.m. and made a threat to school employees. Employees contacted the ...

Boil advisory for 350-plus customers on west side

MARIETTA – The City of Marietta issued a boil advisory this morning impacting more than 350 water customers on the city’s west side due to an emergency water main repair. The advisory applies to approximately 356 customers on Lancaster Street from Gates Avenue to Clark Street and customers on Wyoming Road, Edgewood Drive, Laramie Road, Cheyenne Road, Kingman Road, Pershing Road and Doris Avenue. Customers who may have experienced a loss of water service or pressure are advised to rapid boil drinking water or water used in food preparation for two minutes following restoration of ...