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Pioneer Pipe crews win safety award.....

Pioneer Pipe Inc. was recently honored at the National Maintenance Agreements Policy Committee's eighth annual Zero Injury Safety Awards Banquet held at The National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. The ...

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Related Topix: Parkersburg Metro

Wed Jan 07, 2009

Marietta Times

Lots of ways to save

Figure out where each dollar is going. Make a list of monthly bills as well as daily purchases and see what can be eliminated or where there may be cheaper alternatives.

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Related Topix: Life, Home Gardening, Food, Home, Vegetables

Tue Jan 06, 2009

Marietta Times

With a wedding ahead ...

Typical Marietta wedding costs: $17,756 to $29,594. Gown: $824 - $1,374. Reception hall: $1,520 - $2,533. Reception: $4,674 - $7,790. Beverages: $1,373 - $2,235. Photos: $1,259 - $2,999. Flowers: $693 - $1,038. ...

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Related Topix: Wedding, Parkersburg Metro, Cake, Baked Goods, Life, Dessert, Food, Marietta College

Mon Jan 05, 2009

Marietta Times

Gasoline costs dent budgets

With the price of gasoline skyrocketing to around $4 a gallon during 2008, many local law enforcement departments are preparing for the worst in 2009 when planning their budgets for the new year.

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Related Topix: Parkersburg Metro, Washington County, OH

Sun Jan 04, 2009

Marietta Times

New Year's Day baby the first of 20.....

Born: 5:23 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 1, at Marietta Memorial Hospital. Weight: 7 pounds, 8 ounces.

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Related Topix: Parkersburg Metro, Beverly, OH

Sat Jan 03, 2009

Marietta Times

Council members see progress

A year ago city voters changed the face of Marietta's City Council. David White, R-1st Ward, Randy Wilson, R-2nd Ward, Jon Grimm, R-3rd Ward, and Harley Noland, D-at large, joined incumbents Tom Vukovic, D-4th ...

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Related Topix: Washington County, OH

Fri Jan 02, 2009

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Traffic safety gets special focus t.....

North Bend State Park at Cairo, W.Va., is offering special packages for New Year's Eve.

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Related Topix: Parkersburg Metro, Life, Holidays, New Year's Day/Eve, Devola, OH

Thu Jan 01, 2009

Marietta Times

More information needed

There wasn't enough information in a worst-case scenario budget exercise sent to state agencies by Ohio Gov.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Ted Strickland, US News, US House of Representatives, US Governors, Democrat, Washington County, OH

Wed Dec 31, 2008

Marietta Times

Energy-saving project lauded

A resolution authorizing a contract with Swiss Valley Associates Inc. of Hannibal, Ohio, to perform engineering and construction management services for Marietta's energy conservation program will be introduced ...

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Related Topix: Hannibal, OH

Tue Dec 30, 2008

Marietta Times

Shrine tournament opens tonight at .....

The 38th annual Marietta College Shrine Basketball Tournament starts tonight in Ban Johnson Field House with the MC Pioneers seeking their second straight championship.

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Related Topix: Marietta College

Mon Dec 29, 2008

Marietta Times

Local elderly resident scammed out .....

Marietta police are warning area residents to be alert to a phone scam that recently cost at least one resident $5,000. Police Capt.

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Sun Dec 28, 2008

Marietta Times

Window of opportunity open for refi.....

Know what you currently owe on your house. Find your credit score and your debt-to-income ratio; the better these are, the better the chance you could get a lower rate on your mortgage.

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Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance

Sat Dec 27, 2008

Marietta Times

Making a list, checking it twice

Santa Claus made the rounds in Washington County this past weekend, visiting several different locations and hearing the wishes of dozens of area children.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Christmas, Washington County, OH, Parkersburg Metro, McConnelsville, OH

Fri Dec 26, 2008

Marietta Times

Christmas a work day for some

The Marietta Brewing Company on Front Street: 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. The Harmar Tavern on Maple Street: 8 a.m. to midnight, but the kitchen will be closed.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Christmas, Parkersburg Metro, Food, Pizza

Thu Dec 25, 2008

Marietta Times

Goodwill ambassador still smiling

More than three years after receiving a grim diagnosis from doctors, Marietta resident Donnie Kuhn is facing a new year and a new surgery and still wearing a smile so broad he says it sometimes makes his face ...

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Wed Dec 24, 2008

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Fight follows court appearance

Courthouse security had to separate families after tempers flared at the conclusion of a Tuesday arraignment relating to the June death of a Marietta man.

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Related Topix: Washington County, OH

Tue Dec 23, 2008

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Rep. Garrison Announces Funds for Solar Panel Facility

COLUMBUS, OH State Representative Jennifer Garrison today announced the State Controlling Board has approved the release of $750,000 for the purchase of machinery and equipment for a project that will create ...

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Related Topix: Washington County, OH

Mon Dec 22, 2008

Marietta Times

Racing death leads to indictment

One street racer was killed in a June crash and his opponent is now facing felony charges after a Washington County grand jury returned indictments Thursday.

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Related Topix: Washington County, OH, Parkersburg Metro, Little Hocking, OH

Sun Dec 21, 2008

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Vandalism to light display follows complaints

Race For Baby Avery Controversial airport given green light Lehigh man charged with death of his brother Deputies return to Anthony home 4 people indicted for selling "cloned" cars Grow house busted in ...

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Marietta Times

Holiday display doesn't play well w.....

For the past month, Randy Dunham's two-story frame house at 623 Eighth St. was one of Marietta's holiday showcases.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Christmas, Thanksgiving

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