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Shook-Minger ReunionThe Shook-Minger Reunion will be held Saturday, Aug.

The Seminoles were getting a few “fades” before working on their fade routes Wednesday, July 31 at the Jay Circosta Fieldhouse in Woodsfield.Senior lineman Shawn Heeter’s fade was actually courtesy of the fieldhouse’s nakesame’s grandson and former Seminole football player, Jayke Vinskovich, as he and three other Monroe Central graduates helped the Seminoles start to look sharp in appearance before they look sharp on the field.For the second year in a row, Monroe Central Football Boosters set up free haircuts for Monroe Central’s football team.Monroe Central Coach Jonathan Calder said the haircuts were part of reestablishing the Seminoles as a one of the premier programs in the area.“Last year, we decided to offer free haircuts (to the players),” Calder said, “and, with Media Day (coming up), we wanted all the players to look good for pictures.”Helping Calder make his team look good – for the pictures anyway – were four former Seminoles.Owen Hartshorn, Kole Hogue and Eddie Carpenter all returned for this year’s Seminole spruce-up, joining Vinskovich in providing cuts for the team.Hartshorn is a 2019 graduate and owner of O’s Fade Co., bringing his mobile barbershop to various locations, including Marietta, Belle Valley and Athens.Hogue is a 2012 graduate and owner of Kutz by Kole located on Yoho Road outside of Woodsfield.Carpenter is a 2005 graduate and owner of the Crowned Owl Barber Co.

The Monroe County Senior Center is providing delivered meals to area seniors by home delivery.The following is the senior menu for the week of Aug.

Marty ReunionAfter missing a year due to health, we will be having the Marty Reunion at noon Saturday, Aug.

Riverfront WranglersBy News Reporter Emma HowardOn July 18, members of the Riverfront Wranglers met at the fairgrounds to lend a helping hand.Kids, along with their parents, came together to paint the 4-H lunch stand.Special thanks go to Modern Home & Hardware for their donation of a new ceiling fan for the kitchen.Things will be looking brighter this year as we hope everyone has a safe and memorable week at the 2024 Monroe County Fair.

Thank you to the following sponsors for contributing to help make the Graysville & Community Volunteer Fire Department Carnival a great success:AnonymousRiverview RestaurantMonroe TheatreBuenos AmigosCoffee House on MainClippers Hair SalonJim & Betty EdgingtonRichard & Janice EdgingtonIn Memory of Eileen KnowltonWoodsfield Dairy QueenMonroe Tire, Inc.Rich & Becky HendershotDarlene RingWoodsfield SubwayPizza ShackRiesbeck’sA & S Towing (Randy Bates)Olive Tree InnBauer & Turner FurnitureModern Home & HardwareBethel/Graysville EMSAdvance Auto PartsTractor SupplyAllen’s Doors & WindowsWatters Funeral HomeWoodsfield True ValueEileen PiattRonnie & Diane DavisStoehr Insurance Agency LLCMonroe County BeaconChristman SupplyWoodsfield Savings BankDennis Miller ConstructionPeoples Savings Bank – New MatamorasHamilton Financial Services (Nationwide Insurance)Ruby RingLashley Tractor SalesJanet GrahamDon & Mary BrownNancy GuilerAuto Zone – New MartinsvilleBarb & DaniWayside FurnitureFactory Motor Parts of WoodsfieldGeorge’s PizzaQuinet’s Court Restaurant – New MartinsvillePete & Sue EnglishBaker & Sons EquipmentShear ExpressionsClifford & Patty HowellWashington Electric Co-OpD & L SalesMonroe County Democratic CommitteeBridgeport Equipment – MariettaAlantas SolutionsUllman Family FarmsHeritage CooperativeCrossed Paws Animal Shelter VolunteersFrank & Carol WinlandLarry KnowltonCheryl KnowltonKim PerezBob & Megan HusfeltDavid, Tammy & Karlie HaslamKordell, Amanda & Nova AntillJerry Lee’s Pizza & RestaurantStephen’s Trucking (Scott & Cammie)In Memory of Vernon & Rosa KinneyWalter RussellTraditions Family RestaurantDavid PiattGrayMarr LLCKevin, Amy, Ryleigh & Cam WinlandCheryl StingerSteven & Deanna PowellBill & Bonnie KnowltonTom & Donna HallDon & Carol StineJoann SefertWestfall’s Florist LLCMike & Ruth HowellHot LocksTerry & Vicki CrawfordVince Kinney & Sherry WinlandJared & Ashley FluhartyJoe & Karen ThompsonBrad, Erin, Carlee & Parker LochRay & Connie SmithbergerSusie ScarbroPauline HarmonChris & Angie BinegarWhitacre FamilyBecky HighmanTina LochTwila ClineHeber & Linda PiattKevin & Beth Ann RoseStephanie RouseMick & Ashley SchumacherHarmon Well ServiceHeadley MeatsSherry & Junior WinlandMarsha WilsonScott PiattMACOMcIntire Cartage LLCPlaque DonorsJames PetersBill Bolon (Monroe County Commissioner)Yoss Law OfficeBeth Ann Rose (Monroe County Clerk of Courts)Ann Block (Monroe County Recorder)Diane Burkhart (Monroe County Commissioner)Mick Schumacher (Monroe County Commissioner)Antill’s Body ShopStoehr Insurance Agency LLCCongratulations to all the winners and a special thank you to all who donated food and cash to buy items for the meal.

Marty ReunionAfter missing a year due to health, we will be having the Marty Reunion at noon Saturday, Aug.

The Monroe County Senior Center is providing delivered meals to area seniors by home delivery.The following is the senior menu for the week of Aug.

We met them as babies.We checked back in when they started school and then again when they turned 10.They became teenagers and, on Thursday, July 25, Monroe County’s triplets, Audrey, Annalisa and Ariel Isaacs are hitting another milestone.Isaacs Cubed, as their social studies teacher Logan Binegar fondly calls them, will celebrate their sixteenth birthday.The girls have come a long way since we first met them in 2008.The three tiny babies dressed in matching red-and-white outfits have become an artist, an athlete and a cheerleader – a mini Breakfast Club.Annalisa, the oldest, by 2 minutes anyway, she’s the tester.

Two students from Monroe County will each receive a $1,000 scholarship to help with expenses for their upcoming college year, thanks to Monroe County Farm Bureau.