MARIETTA - A noted blues and jazz artist will perform in a Cobbler's Coffeehouse show sponsored by the Blues Jazz & Folk Music Society at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 2 at the Gun Room Restaurant of the Lafayette Hotel in Marietta. Vanessa Collier, an American blues, funk, and soul saxophonist, singer and ...
MARIETTA – Five residents had the chance to dress up and take a turn on the runway during a fashion show organized to offer a change from their regular activities. Diana Hall, activities and marketing director, said she developed the idea while looking for something different for ...
MARIETTA — Marietta College’s Esbenshade Series will open its 46th season Oct. 15, bringing dance, music and a lecture on music history to the community through March. The 2026-27 season features five events at Peoples Bank Theatre and the college’s Alma McDonough Auditorium. All events begin at 7 p.m. “I’m excited to say we have another eclectic mix of artists for our 46th season,” said Todd Burge, the series’ director. “Some are true legends, recognized around the world; all are masters of their craft.” Ailey II: The Next Generation of Dance will open the season at ...
The Tuppers Plains Volunteer Fire Department in Meigs County will host its 8th annual 5K Run/Walk and Firefighter Challenge at 10 a.m. Oct. 3. The race will begin and end at the fire station in Tuppers Plains. The event offers an extra challenge for firefighters to walk the course in full bunker gear and packs. All walkers and runners as invited to participate in the race. Cost is $25 for first responders and military personnel, $30 for 16 and under and 64 and older, and $35 for those aged 17 to 64. Registration is from 8:30-9:45 a.m. Register online at ...
CHARLESTON – Even though a new election in November will determine which party holds the 91st District House of Delegates seat in Berkeley County, the West Virginia Democratic Party and Republican elected officials continue to fight over which party should hold it now. The West Virginia ...
PARKERSBURG – Wood County Magistrate Court recently released the following reports May 29: * Joseph Dominic Schott, 15720 Waterford Road, Waterford, pleaded guilty to speeding (74/65) and was assessed $181.48. * Barbara Jean Edgar, 200 Emerald St., Belmont, pleaded guilty to speeding (70/55) and was assessed $181.48. * Dennis E Shahan II, 1609 Spring St., Parkersburg, pleaded guilty to receiving or transferring stolen goods and was assessed $211.48. He was sentenced to jail for one year, suspended for one year of unsupervised probation and reporting to the Day Report Center. * ...
