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Washington County Career Center food programs policy The Washington County Career Center continues the policy for providing meals to children served under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program for the 2026-2027 school year. The Career Center qualifies to operate the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) allowing breakfast and lunch to be provided to all children at no charge and eliminates the collection of meal applications for free, reduced, and paid student meals. This approach reduces burdens for families and helps ensure that students receive nutritious ...

ArtOberfest, Chalk the Block set for Saturday

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PARKERSBURG – Two celebrations on Saturday will bring art, music, food and fun to downtown Parkersburg. Sponsored by the Parkersburg Art Center, the annual ArtOberfest and Chalk the Block will be held in the 700 and 800 blocks of Market Street. Festivities begin with Chalk the Block from ...

Lowell Octoberfest marks 50th anniversary

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LOWELL — Lowell Octoberfest marked its 50th anniversary over the weekend on Buell Island, bringing together vendors, volunteers and visitors for a celebration that helps pay for the park’s upkeep. About 70 vendors participated in the festival, which included a Saturday morning parade ...

Front, Greene intersection closure extended

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MARIETTA – At one point hoped to be finished prior to this year’s Ohio River Sternwheel Festival, an ongoing sewer line replacement project will last at least another week. Work that has closed the intersection at Front and Greene streets since Sept. 21 was originally planned to be done ...

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Washington County Career Center food programs policy The Washington County Career Center continues the policy for providing meals to children served under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program for the 2026-2027 school year. The Career Center qualifies to operate the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) allowing breakfast and lunch to be provided to all children at no charge and eliminates the collection of meal applications for free, reduced, and paid student meals. This approach reduces burdens for families and helps ensure that students receive nutritious ...

Tattoo convention kicks off Friday

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MARIETTA — Tattoo artists and customers gathered Friday for the second Bizarre Bazaar Tattoo Convention, which has grown from a parking lot market into a weekend event featuring more than 100 artists. The three-day convention continues through Sunday at Tower Event & Conference Center, ...