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UMWA Local #1304 to meet HOPEDALE — UMWA Local #1304 will hold its regular meeting at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 6, at the Hopedale American Legion, 48225 Rabbit Road, Hopedale. Breakfast will be served at 9:30 a.m. Martins Ferry Council meeting set MARTINS FERRY — The Martins Ferry City Council will meet at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 3, 2026, in council chambers at the city building. The meeting is open to the public. Yorkville produce distribution dates set for 2026 YORKVILLE — The Yorkville Produce Distribution has released its 2026 schedule, with monthly distributions planned ...

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SATURDAY MARKET AT THE PIKE — The Pike 40 in Morristown hosts a farmers market every Saturday from 9 a.m.-noon beginning April 4 and continuing through the season. BACKWOODS BASH FESTIVAL — SlapNasty Entertainment will host the Backwoods Bash May 29-31 at Holistic Acres Event Center in Cadiz. The weekend festival will feature live country rap and hick-hop performances, camping, vendors and entertainment throughout the weekend. Tickets are available at the SlapNasty Entertainment website. COMMUNITY SALE — Relevant Worship Center will host a community sale May 30 from 8 a.m.-2 ...

Grant opens new chapter for St. Mary’s library

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ST. CLAIRSVILLE — St. Mary’s Central School will receive $5,000 from the Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries. The foundation awarded more than $1 million in library grants this year, with St. Mary’s being one of 220 schools from 38 states. The Laura Bush Foundation for ...

Lawmakers push equal rules for private schools

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A group of bipartisan lawmakers in Ohio want private schools that receive public taxpayer dollars to follow the same rules and academic accountability as the state’s public schools. While the proposed legislation would not force those private schools with students who receive school vouchers to follow the state’s open meetings and open records, it would increase what schools must make public with record and transparency mandates on data about academic performance. In July 2023, Republicans passed and Gov. Mike DeWine signed a universal school voucher law, which allowed every child ...

Belmont County’s new health hub takes shape

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ST. CLAIRSVILLE — The Belmont County Health Department construction project is on schedule for a fall completion. The new building will combine the county’s health department, coroner’s office and records departments. Belmont County Commissioner J.P. Dutton said Grae-Con Construction ...