MARIETTA – A new Washington County Common Pleas courtroom will provide more space, improved security and greater flexibility for domestic relations cases and other court proceedings. Courtroom C was created in space formerly occupied by…
Last minute preparations before fair opens Saturday
MARIETTA – As the Washington County Fair opens Saturday morning, 4-H participants were getting their their animals and themselves ready…
Submissions open for annual cookbook contest
PARKERSBURG — As autumn approaches, so does the annual tradition of the Parkersburg News and Sentinel and Marietta Times holiday…
Industry, advocates differ on water-field risks
MARIETTA - The City of Marietta has placed a proposal for groundwater monitoring wells on the back burner after determining…
Local events
Meetings ¯ PERI (Public Employees Retiree Inc.) Washington County Chapter 51 will hold a meeting at 11 a.m. today at…
Around Town
Jigsaw puzzle event First Presbyterian Church, 501 Fourth St., Marietta, is inviting anyone who enjoys doing jigsaw puzzles to come…
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Local Sports
Masters of disguise: Frontier rolls past Belpre, 41-6
NEW MATAMORAS — Not that Frontier quarterback Luke Mendenhall and his backfield buddies needed…
Wildcats shut down Zeps for 35-0 win
WHEELING, W.Va. — Grady Hesson kicked a 32-yard field goal, threw a 48-yard touchdown pass to…
Prep football roundup: Cadets rally past Maroon Knights, 29-27
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Athens 38, Marietta 10 M (0-3) 0 10 0 0 — 10 A…
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Editorials
Keep up momentum of solving home health care shortage
As Ohio's population ages, the number of older adults who need at least a little help is increasing, while the number of people qualified to offer that help is dwindling. It's a nationwide problem -- by 2030, the number of Americans over age 65 will be greater than the number of those under 18.…
Gov. Mike DeWine and Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel took a victory lap of sorts after CNBC…
Build on business success with focus on southeast Ohio
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Accessible data should improve outcomes for students, Ohio
Though policymakers have made a few attempts at increasing Ohioans’ access to child care in recent…
Make affordable childcare a priority in Ohio
Business
MHS receives vascular surgery award
MARIETTA – The vascular surgery team at Memorial Health System has received a three-star Commitment to Vascular Quality Improvement Award from the Society for Vascular Surgery Vascular Quality Initiative. The award recognizes the health system’s continued commitment to advancing the quality of vascular care, according to a release from Memorial. Three stars is the…
Capito visits Northwest Pipe, Discovery World in Wood County
PARKERSBURG — The importance of employment and career on an individual’s health and wellness, as well…
Highmark program aims to help members earn GEDs
Washington State’s Workforce 30 initiative focused on future workforce
Local Columns
MOV Climate Corner: Dolly’s mountain legacy: Keeping Appalachia wild
On Aug. 25, the world lost a giant in so many respects. Especially in this day and age, you are hard pressed to find a person who bridges nearly every divide and who so few people, if any, have an unkind word to say about them. Dolly Parton, a self-proclaimed country girl from the…
The Way I See It: The spark – Sometimes a simple presentation can launch a career
Early Marietta: Early salt making on the Ohio frontier
Cracking the Code: Learn from others and the past
Neighborhood News
Submissions open for annual cookbook contest
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Features
Wirt grad Alex Trembly living out dream as fighter pilot
Marietta couple celebrates 100th birthday and 75th wedding anniversary
Dorothy Clark wins seventh out of nearly 200 students at speech and debate nationals
Boot me out of the ballgame: A College World Series appreciation of Lambert Bartak
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