MARIETTA – Upon the contingency of the approval of Prosecutor Nicole Coil, the Washington County Commissioners approved for an 18-by-18-foot banner of the Constitution to be in front of the courthouse for Marietta residents to sign. Betsy Cook with the group Living Democracy presented the ...
GoPacks will host a Top Chef Challenge from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Friday, April 24, at the Marietta Shrine Club. The event is the largest annual fundraiser for GoPacks and uses food to fight food insecurity. According to a press release from GoPacks, the Top Chef Challenge blends culinary creativity with a meaningful mission. The event brings together professional and home cooks competing to create original dishes using ingredients commonly found in GoPacks food bags. According to the press release, the challenge highlights the importance of accessible and nutritious meals for local students ...
BELPRE – The “Ghost With the Most” will be coming to life this weekend as Belpre High School will be presenting “Beetlejuice Jr.” this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. With a cast made up of 7th to 12th grade students, the musical is based on the beloved motion picture turned Broadway ...
MARIETTA – Memorial Health System received $80,000 in grant funding from the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation that will assist eligible patients with free breast cancer screening and mammography services. Eligible patients are those located in rural northwestern West Virginia, ...
PARKERSBURG – The Parkersburg Utility Board, Water Division, will flush water lines in the city and surrounding service areas beginning at 10 p.m. Friday, according to a release from the Parkersburg Utility Board. “Flushing of the water lines is done to remove the buildup of iron and manganese oxides from the lines and to inspect the operation of the fire hydrants in the water distribution system,” Parkersburg Utility Board manager Eric Bennett said. “Water line flushing helps to maintain the quality of water provided to the customers of Parkersburg’s water system.” Some ...
Registration is now open for Marietta College’s Nonprofits LEAD Annual Capacity Building Conference, scheduled for 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 13 at the Dyson Baudo Recreation Center. The conference, held annually for more than a decade, brings together nonprofit leaders, board members, staff, volunteers and community supporters from across the Mid-Ohio Valley. Organizers said the event focuses on professional development and collaboration among nonprofit organizations in Ohio and West Virginia. Attendees will be able to choose from three workshop sessions offered across six tracks: finance ...
