MARIETTA – Fort Frye Local Schools and Washington County Joint Vocational School District received an overall 5 stars of the Ohio Department of Education and workforce’s report card. For the Washington County Joint Vocational School District,…
Picture This: Moving on down the river
The sternwheel of the Hobby III reflects in the Ohio River Tuesday morning at Point Park as two towboats pass…
First Christian celebrating building anniversary
PARKERSBURG – The First Christian Church is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the building on Washington Avenue in Parkersburg from…
Jeep Club, Pizza Station join for Light Up the Sky fundraiser for BrAva
PARKERSBURG – The Ohio Valley Jeep Club and the Pizza Station on Third Street have again joined together to raise…
Biological warfare topic of Civil War Roundtable discussion
MARIETTA – A suspected bioterrorism plot during the Civil War will be discussed at the next meeting of the Civil…
Local events
Meetings ¯ Washington County Family & Children First Council will meet at 1:30 p.m. today at the Washington County E.O.C.…
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Local Sports
Scoreboard (9/15)
HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL Ravenswood d. Clay County 25-16, 25-11, 26-24 Ravenswood (18-3) stats: Anna Casto 20 pts, 4 aces, 17D, 1B, 10K; Makenna Creel 19 pts, 1 ace, 13D, 2B, 12K; Maddie Slater 13 pts, 3 aces, 6D, 4B, 14 sets, 3K; Marley Cole 6 pts, 3D, 4K; Bella Ray 5 pts, 3 aces,…
The Marietta College volleyball team defended its home court in a five-set non-conference battle, outlasting Wittenberg…
Pioneers outlast Quakers in five sets
Warriors bounce back, sweep Cadets
WVU turns attention to No. 25 Virginia
Editorials
OMA must continue good work in building trust with feds
It is no small feat to reportedly mismanage something so terribly that the federal government steps in and says you’re done. But that’s what happened last year with Ohio’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership Center, for which the Office of Inspector General says the Ohio Department of Development failed to report accurate financial results and ensure…
Most Ohio households are feeling the continuing and increasing squeeze of higher prices. Far too many…
Fighting food insecurity may be up to us
Plenty of politicians are getting caught saying the quiet part out loud these days, but few…
Husted right to get rid of problematic staffer
Those who have earned Medals of Honor, gave all they had to the rest of us…
Medal of Honor Monument least we can do for recipients, families
Business
Lawsuit filed over alleged contamination from Chemours landfill
CHARLESTON – A proposed class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of Washington, W.Va., residents who say their property was contaminated by hazardous materials – including forever chemicals – from a landfill used by Chemours. Filed Sept. 4 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, the complaint alleges…
During my corporate life, the company I worked for was part of a crew doing a…
Cracking the code: Facts and truth are important
Hammer captures nature's beauty in photo exhibit at WesBanco
MARIETTA – The vascular surgery team at Memorial Health System has received a three-star Commitment to…
MHS receives vascular surgery award
Local Columns
MOV Climate Corner: In my life
As a child growing up in southwestern Pennsylvania, I remember the weather having four separate seasons during the calendar year. There seemed to be a specific winter, spring, summer and fall that were distinct and different. Although summers could be hot, daily temperatures rarely reached 100 degrees. Torrential rains and out of season snow…
Living Democracy: Voting, the power of the people!
The Way I See It: Left handers face a lifetime of annoying challenges
Early Marietta: On the Trail with an Allegheny Mountain Mudbug
Neighborhood News
Local events
Meetings ¯ Washington County Family & Children First Council will meet at 1:30 p.m. today at the Washington County E.O.C. office, 204 Davis Avenue, Suite C. For more information, call 740-376-7081. ¯ The regular monthly meeting of the Belpre City School District will be at 5 p.m. Thursday, at the Stone Administration/Early Learning Center,…
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Local events (for Sept. 15)
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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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