MARIETTA — A dispute over the use of city-owned land at Knox Park became heated Thursday as Marietta City Council members and citizen and former councilman Roger Kalter traded accusations involving unauthorized work, harassment and…
Fort Frye Local Schools Board of Education seeking construction bids for school-based health clinic
BEVERLY — Fort Frye Local Schools Board of Education met for a regular monthly meeting Thursday evening with updates from…
MOV Film helps bring Appalachian horror project "Something Beckons" to life
A whistle in the dark Appalachian woods would be unsettling under ordinary circumstances. While filming a horror movie about why…
Ewing School Board of Directors donate wheelchair accessible bus to Marietta City Schools
MARIETTA - The Board of Directors for Ewing School will donate a wheelchair-accessible bus to Marietta City Schools. The board…
Teen of the Week: George is running toward his future
PARKERSBURG – Connor George is going the distance in running and life. George, 18, is a recent graduate of Parkersburg…
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Graysville Community Volunteer Fire Department annual carnival The Graysville Community Volunteer Fire Department, 38851 State Route 26, Graysville, will hold…
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Local Sports
Beverly/Lowell eliminates Marietta, punches ticket to state
With a pair of wins in the Region 4 Tournament Friday at Pioneer Park,…
Wilcoxen Aces Oxbow Mark Wilcoxen, of Belpre, had a hole-in-one at Oxbow Golf Course. Wilcoxen aced…
Hole-In-One
Marietta, Beverly/Lowell win; rematch set for 4 p.m. today
Logston Aces GCWV Drake Logston recorded his second ever hole-in-one Wednesday at the Golf Club of…
Hole-In-One
Editorials
BHRC doing award-winning work on our behalf (editorial for 7/18)
We live in a region with one of the heaviest concentrations of EPA-designated brownfields sites in the country. We’re no stranger to the scars left by our industrial and extraction past. The Mid-Ohio Valley is fortunate, then, to have an organization working to help us take advantage of those sites, rather than let them…
A Vinton County case in which 16 children were rescued from horrifying conditions and four adults…
Case shows importance of those who watch out for kids
If one takes a step back and looks at the matter logically, Ohio’s requirement that candidates…
Keep party politics out of the judiciary (editorial for 7/16)
As Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose’s office prepares for a $1 million initiative to recruit…
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Business
Cracking the Code: More Scotland impressions and wisdom
When Lynnda and I returned from Scotland we learned there had been an accident in our neighborhood over July 4th weekend. "According to Kanawha County Dispatchers, the Pinch VFD, Kanawha County Sheriff's Office and ambulance crews responded to an ATV rollover. Two people were reportedly injured. Neither were wearing helmets.” Our next door neighbor…
Local Columns
Living Democracy: A history of US student rights
In early American history, children were widely viewed as the property of their fathers. Over the past two centuries, the U.S. has evolved to recognize children as legal persons with their own independent rights; however, Supreme Court decisions concerning children’s rights over the years have frequently contradicted prior decisions. It wasn’t until the 19th…
MOV Climate Corner: Greed (not need) behind ridiculous data center expansions
WCSWCD: Get rich fast! Soil rich, that is
The Way I See It: Fire has reshaped downtown Marietta
Neighborhood News
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Graysville Community Volunteer Fire Department annual carnival The Graysville Community Volunteer Fire Department, 38851 State Route 26, Graysville, will hold its annual carnival Saturday. A variety supper will be served starting at 4 p.m. Mike Calovini will provide music from 4-6:30 p.m. and 7:30-8:30 p.m. The annual parade will be at 7 p.m. A…
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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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