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Find Your Wild events at St. Marys Marina

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The Friends of the Ohio River Islands will hold events Saturday and Sunday at Middle Island in St. Marys as part of its Find Your Wild programs in September. The group from 9-noon Saturday will host another self-guided scavenger hunt for kids and families to explore nature on the trails on Middle Island. Participants will get prizes, snacks and a chance to win a special prize, Mark Krivchenia, president of the Friends of the Ohio River Islands, said. The fourth annual 5K run and walk will start at 1 p.m. at the St. Marys Marina. Participants can run or walk and pets are welcome. The ...

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Meetings ¯ The Fiscal Year 2027 (Round 21) committee meeting of the Natural Resources Assistance Council will be at 10 a.m. Oct. 8, at Buckeye Hills Regional Council, 2585 Glendale Road, Marietta. The purpose of this meeting is to review the Fiscal Year 2027 (Round 21) Clean Ohio applications for eligibility. Questions regarding this meeting should be directed to Kylee Nichols, development specialist, at knichols@buckeyehills.org. To learn more about Buckeye Hills Regional Council, visit www.buckeyehills.org, call 740-374-9436 or 1-800-331-2644 (toll-free), or email ...

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Fish fry VFW Post #5108 will hold a fish fry from 5-7 p.m. Friday at the Post Home, 319 Pike St., Marietta. A meal is $12 per person and includes fish, french fries, baked beans, coleslaw and rolls. Call 740-374-9038 for more information or for carry-out. Steak fry Beverly Sons of the 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, a salad bar and a roll. The band Retribution will perform following the steak fry. 92nd annual Renrock/Brookfield Township Homecoming ...

Lewis receives lifetime achievement award at tourism meet

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CHARLESTON - The retiring president and CEO of the Greater Parkersburg Convention and Visitors Bureau received a lifetime achievement award Tuesday during the 2026 West Virginia Governor’s Conference on Tourism. Mark Lewis, who will retire Nov. 1, received the Oshel Craigo Lifetime ...

MCS approves next steps in SHP process

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MARIETTA – Marietta City Local Schools met for their regular Board of Education meeting on Monday evening with Mary Schaeffer, superintendent, giving an overview of the report card results, a presentation from Dan Leffingwell, client relations manager with SHP, on a cost analysis for the ...

Schneider recounts volcano evacuation in new book

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A Marietta woman has recounted her experiences in the Philippines and when Mount Pinatubo erupted in her recently published book. “Our Upheavals” by Melanie D. Schneider was written from more than 100 tapes she recorded in the two years while she lived in the Philippines teaching family ...