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GoPacks to host Top Chef Challenge

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 students present `Beetlejuice Jr.’ this weekend

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 ...

Parkersburg to flush hydrants this weekend

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 opens for Nonprofits LEAD annual conference in Marietta

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 ...

Marietta marks 238th birthday with Pioneer Dinner, mayoral proclamation

MARIETTA - City officials and residents gathered Tuesday to mark the 238th anniversary of Marietta’s founding, honoring the members of the Ohio Company who landed here, during a Pioneer Dinner and annual Founders Day observance. During the event, Mayor Josh Schlicher issued a formal ...