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HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “The Secret of Secrets” by Dan Brown (Doubleday) 2. “The Academy” by Elin Hilderbrand (Little, Brown) 3. “The Last Letter (signed)” by Rebecca Yarros (Amara) 4. “Assistant to the Villian (special ed.)” by Hannah Nicole Maehrer (Red Tower) 5. “Katabasis (deluxe ed.)” by R.F. Kuang (Harper Voyager) 6. “Among the Burning Flowers (deluxe ed.)” by Samantha Shannon (Bloomsbury) 7. “Buckeye” by Patrick Ryan (Random House) 8. “Atmosphere” by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Ballantine) 9. “My Friends” by Fredrik Backman (Atria) 10. ...

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CENTERVILLE SENIOR Center invites individuals 60 years of age and older from the Jacobsburg/Centerville and surrounding area to an open house from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 8 at the Centerville Senior Center/Smith Township Community Center, 46642 Main St., Centerville. The purpose is to encourage all attending to become active members of the center. MARTINS FERRY Knights of Columbus will hold a fish fry at the council home, 25 N. Fourth St., on Friday from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. or until the fish is sold out. Eat in or takeout orders are available. Menu includes Coelman’s fish, onion ...

Hard pass. Cold brew. Dad bod. Merriam-Webster adds over 5,000 words to ‘Collegiate’ dictionary

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NEW YORK (AP) — Word nerd alert: Merriam-Webster announced Thursday it has taken the rare step of fully revising and reimagining one of its most popular dictionaries with a fresh edition that adds over 5,000 new words, including “petrichor,” “teraflop,” “dumbphone” and “ghost kitchen.” The 12th edition of “Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary” comes 22 years after the book’s last hard-copy update and amid declining U.S. sales for analog dictionaries overall, according to Circana BookScan. It will be released Nov. 18, with preorders now ...

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THE COMMUNITY of Shadyside, specifically Vision Shadyside, will be holding a Meet the Candidate Forum at 6 p.m. Sept. 30 at the offices of OHIO-WV Excavating (right beside the Tiger Pub) on 39th Street and Central Avenue. Candidates invited include the Shadyside mayoral candidates, Shadyside Village Council, Shadyside Board of Education and Mead Township Trustee. All community members are welcome to attend and may submit a question for the candidates to Jayson Johnson @ jaysoncjohnson@outlook.com. A FALL basket bingo will be held at 1 p.m. Oct. 5 at New Athens Firehall. Doors open at ...