Marietta College News

Temp: 15.0 F Wind Chill: 5 F Font Size: Hundreds of brides and grooms to be headed to Marietta College Sunday for a sneak peak at what the wedding of their dreams could look like at "The Bridal Exposition 2010." From bouquets to DJ's, newlywed bound couples were able to preview local caterers, photographers, and florists.

Marietta College and the community have always gone hand in hand with one another.

What: Marietta Bridal Extravaganza 2010. When: 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday; registration begins at 12:30; fashion shows at 2, 3 and 4 p.m.; drawings after the 4 p.m. runway show, including $500 in Bridal Extravaganza bucks.

Offering some contrast to the glowing review of the past decade for Pittsburgh , Peter Panepento paints a gloomy picture of my hometown Erie .

"Vision 2020," a plan that was developed by the college's board of trustees and president in 2007, drives Marietta College's future.

The term "college town" is loosely used across the country to describe the town or city in which a college or university is located.

This is the first of a three-day series looking at the 175th year of Marietta College and its impact on students, faculty and the community.

The Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport reported a 160 percent increase in enplanements for the month of November 2009 versus November 2008.

For students at local colleges, the holiday season is also finals season and after that, they scatter to their homes for the holidays.

Postseason baseball will make its return to Don Schaly Stadium in 2010. The NCAA office announced Thursday afternoon that Marietta College will host the NCAA Division III Mideast Regional, which is scheduled to take place May 19-23, 2010.

Kim Couch has been named the new director of the Camden-Clark Foundation. Couch is a 1983 graduate of Parkersburg High School and a 1987 graduate of Marietta College with a B.A. in public relations.

Two members of the Harlem Globetrotters talked to us Wednesday about their 2010 tour, including an upcoming showcase at Marietta College.

Kmart in Marietta was filled with cops Saturday morning, but they weren't there to fight crime.

Wind Chill: 40 F Font Size: The Betsey Mills Club held their first ever Christmas Tour of Homes.

The Jewish holiday began at sundown Friday and ends Dec. 19. The holiday celebrates the re-dedication of the holy Temple in Jerusalem after the Jews defeated the Hellenist Syrians in 165 B.C. It often includes traditions such as the menorah lighting, gift giving, and cooking food in oil.

A campus-wide alert went out Thursday at Marietta College after a Parsons Hall resident reported she startled a man attempting to climb through a window and into her room around 4:30 a.m. David Valkinburg, chief of Marietta College's campus police department, said the student was not harmed and the suspect fled after the woman began screaming for ...

A definition of 'global warming' An increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere, especially a sustained increase sufficient to cause climatic change.

American Municipal Power Ohio, Richard H. Gorsuch Plant - 1.4 million pounds. Kraton Polymers U.S. LLC: 1.51 million pounds.

Wind Chill: 32 F Font Size: Marietta College students are making a hefty donation to a local food pantry.

SHELBY: Randall A. Fordham, age 96, resident of E. Main St, Shelby, passed away Sunday, December 6, 2009 in Heritage Care Center.