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Picture This: Ribbon-cutting on the river

A ribbon cutting was held Monday to mark the official opening of Marietta's Levee Park on the Ohio River. The renovated levee was funded primarily by $9.4 million from the state’s Appalachian Community Grant Program, which was administered with other projects by the Ironton-Lawrence ...

Local events

Meetings ¯ The Washington State College of Ohio Board of Trustees will hold its monthly meeting at 4 p.m. Sept. 21, in room H108 of the Main Building. ¯ Palmer Township will hold meetings at 7 p.m. Sept. 10, Oct. 5, Nov. 2 and Dec. 7, at the Palmer Community Building, 7153 State Route 676, in Palmer Square. ¯ The Belpre Township trustees will meet at 6 p.m. the first Monday of the month at 335 Baker Road, Little Hocking, plus a second meeting at 8 a.m. on the 15th of each month. If the 15th is on a Saturday, the meeting will be held at 8 a.m. Friday the 14th. If the 15th is on ...

Artsbridge Calendar of Events

Artsbridge Calendar of Events Today: Walking Through the Books, all ages, 9 a.m.-10 a.m., Barlow Branch Library Lafayette Book Club, ages 18+, 10 a.m., Lafayette Branch Library, Marietta Story Hour, ages 3-7, 10-11 a.m., Marietta Public Library, Fifth Street Friends of the Library Book Club, noon-2 p.m., Parkersburg Library, Emerson Avenue STEAM Takeover, ages 5-12, 1-5 p.m., Beverly Branch Public Library Story Hour, ages 3-7, 1-2 p.m., Marietta Public Library, Fifth Street Collage Bookmarks for Teens, ages 12-19, 3:30-5 p.m., South Parkersburg Public Library Smart Cookies ...

Local student wins Elks national essay contest

A fifth grader from the Veritas Classical Academy in Marietta is the first student from Ohio to place first in the national Elks Americanism Essay Contest. Maico Swartz, a fifth grader at the academy, got his inspiration from performing the cello for senior residents and how the Elks ...

Around Town

PERI meeting PERI (Public Employees Retiree Inc.) Washington County Chapter 51 will hold a meeting at 11 a.m. today at the Marietta Township Community Building, 260 Sandhill Road, Reno. The guest speaker will be Andrea Bussert from A.M.B.A. to discuss the upcoming open enrollment on health care benefits. All state, county and township retired employees are welcome. For questions, call 740-434-7617. Baked steak dinner VFW Post #5108 will hold a baked steak dinner from 5-7 p.m. Friday at the Post Home, 319 Pike St., Marietta. A meal is $15 per person and includes baked steak, mashed ...

Washington County Fair moving to July in 2027

MARIETTA — As the Washington County Fair continued Monday, organizers and attendees discussed the fair's upcoming move from its traditional Labor Day weekend dates to July next year, a change fair officials hope will provide more entertainment options and a less crowded schedule. Fair board ...