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Signs of spring come in form of crocuses

T-L Photos/JENNIFER COMPSTON-STROUGH Low-growing crocus blossoms surround homes along Main Street in Belmont, where they push through snow or fallen leaves late each winter. Native to the Alps, southern Europe and the Mediterranean region, according to Britannica.com, crocuses have been ...

Bridgeport helping students make the most of strengths

BRIDGEPORT — Students at Bridgeport Exempted Village School District have a new tool to gauge students’ strengths and explore which careers might align with their aptitude and interest. The district is using the YouScience Brightpath platform. Curriculum Director Leslie Kosanovic spoke ...

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ST. JOHN United Church-Christ on German Ridge Road, Powhatan Point, is hosting a fish fry from 4-7 p.m. each Friday through March 22. Eat in or take out. For information, call 740-458-1756. A FREE “after-hours” film will be shown Thursday at the Moundsville-Marshall County Public Library. The start time will be 6 p.m. – when other library business ends for the day — in the downstairs meeting room. Attendees are encouraged to arrive before 6 p.m. when the library doors are locked. The feature is “Dumb Money.” This 2023 film is rated R and runs for 105 minutes. Call ...

The Castle to hold food history event in Marietta

MARIETTA, Ohio — The Castle will be presenting 2024 Food History: Vive Lafayette on March 12. The event will be held from 6-8 p.m. at The Basilica of Saint Mary of the Assumption Social Hall, located at 506 Fourth Street in Marietta, Ohio. Taste an interpretation of a French dinner inspired by the General Marquis de Lafayette. In August 1824, the acclaimed general returned to the United States for a final tour of the country. He appeared in all 24 states, traveling 6,000 miles in 13 months. Parades, dances, and dinners welcomed him across the country. One of his stops was Marietta. ...

Buckeye Local presents ‘Beauty and the Beast Jr.’

CONNORVILLE — Buckeye Local Jr./Sr. High School Performing Arts will share a tale as old as time by staging its spring musical, “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Jr.” The show will be presented at 7 p.m. March 14-16, but elementary students will get a sneak peek during a matinee the morning of March 14. Doors open at 6 p.m., and tickets can be purchased at the door. The Performing Arts Boosters will also hold a spaghetti dinner before the final show at 5 p.m. March 16 in the school commons. The cost includes the meal and a ticket to the play. Those planning to attend that event ...

Program looks at divorce in Civil War-era Wheeling

WHEELING — The Ohio County Public Library’s next Lunch With Books program will focus on divorce in Civil War-Era Wheeling with Allison Fredette. The program will take place at noon Tuesday at the library downtown. For Women’s History Month, Fredette will discuss the new book she ...