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Marietta High School celebrates homecoming week

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Marietta High School celebrates homecoming this week with various activities including dress-up days and class competitions. Dress-up days include PJ Day, Anything but a Backpack Day, Adam Sandler Day and Class Color Day. Classes will compete in rock painting, spirit games and float building. ...

Local 4-H shooters advance to national tourney

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Two members of the Washington County Bullseye Shooting Sports 4-H Club attended the 4-H Shooting Sports National Championship at Grand Island, Neb. McKensie Mason of Marietta and Levi Reynolds of Fleming were selected for the Ohio 4-H Air Pistol team. While participating in the National ...

Law enforcement responds to threat made toward PHS

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PARKERSBURG — There was an additional police presence at Parkersburg High School on Monday following threats made over the weekend. A release from Wood County Schools on Sunday said the district responded to a potential threat in regards to Parkersburg High School. The release said on ...

Skull, other remains found in Wirt County under investigation

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PALESTINE, W.Va. — The West Virginia State Police are investigating a human skull and other remains found over the weekend in Wirt County. Troopers were notified Sunday afternoon that a squirrel hunter discovered a skull off Courtney Ridge Road in Palestine, according to a statement ...

Washington County Marriages and Divorces

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The following applications for marriages were filed at the Washington County Courthouse: — Nathaniel Mitchell Suprano, 25, Waverly, and Gillian Tess Teters, 26, Waterford, Sept. 9. — Preston Van Barnhart, 19, Belpre, and Brianna Isabela Bowman, 18, Belpre, Sept. 9. — Kandice Kaye ...

At the point

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A fisherman casts a line into the Ohio River from a sandbar that has formed at the confluence of the Ohio and Muskingum rivers in Marietta. If you have a recent photo that showcases the beauty of the Mid-Ohio Valley, submit it to Art Smith at asmith@mariettatimes.com for possible inclusion ...