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Picture This: A Smashing Good Time

BELPRE — Ainsley Hudnall-Bolian, a seventh-grader at Belpre Middle School, hits a car with a sledgehammer Thursday during a Pep Rally at Belpre High School where all the Belpre fall athletes and members of the Belpre Marching Band were introduced. People could pay $1 and get three hits on the ...

Picture This: Taking a Bow

Rows of sunflowers fill a field along Ohio 60 just north of McConnelsville recently. If you have a recent photo that showcases the beauty of the Mid-Ohio Valley, submit it to Art Smith at asmith@newsandsentinel.com for possible inclusion on this page. See more photos at ...

Busy Bees: West Virginia Honey Festival to set City Park abuzz

PARKERSBURG — The setup will be a little different, but the West Virginia State Honey Festival is returning to City Park this weekend. With construction on Parkersburg’s new activity and recreation center ongoing, activities will shift to between the playground and horseshoe pit, with ...

Flower and Seed Exchange set for Saturday in Marietta

MARIETTA — The Ohio State University Extension Service’s annual Bring One Take One Flower and Seed Exchange starts at 10 a.m. Saturday at Upper Muskingum River Park in the 500 block of Front Street. Participants can bring plants, seeds or bulbs to share as early as 9 a.m. Even house plants ...