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Editor’s note: This piece contains spoilers and discusses events that take place in “Melancholy Play.” Students in NIU’s School of Theatre and Dance are performing “Melancholy Play,” by playwright Sarah Ruhl, this weekend in the school’s Black Box Theater. The play was directed by Bethany Mangum-Oles, a voice and movement faculty member in the SOTD. ...

mnewbanks@mariettatimes.com Photo submitted A car wash was held May 1 as Joe Antill’s final project for Compass Drug Court. The car wash, held at the VFW Ronnie W. Davis Memorial Post 5108 in Marietta, raised more than twice what Antill expected. At a glance: ¯ He noted he has been 374 days sober. ¯ As his final project, he held a car wash to help veterans. Source: Compass Drug Court. Joe Antill graduated from Compass Drug Court on Monday with a special milestone — 374 days of sobr...

mnewbanks@mariettatimes.com With the lifting of some restrictions due to COVID-19, Compass Drug Court officials are hopeful they will see some semblance of normal soon. “We’re doing well and chugging along and hopefully we’ll get back in person,” said Washington County Common Pleas Judge Mark Kerenyi, who oversees the program. Compass Drug Court was launched Jan. 28, 2019. The minimum time in the program for a successful completion is 14 months. The first two graduates of the Compass D...

mnewbanks@mariettatimes.com Washington County’s Compass Drug Court has received final certification and a $500,000 federal grant. Washington County Common Pleas Judge Mark Kerenyi, who oversees the program operated by Oriana House, said the federal grant through the Bureau of Justice Assistance program will fund the drug court for the next three years. “The drug court has been funded with (Targeted Community Alternatives to Prison) funds through the (Washington County) Behavioral Health Boa...