MARIETTA — As the Washington County Fair continued Monday, organizers and attendees discussed the fair's upcoming move from its traditional Labor Day weekend dates to July next year, a change fair officials hope will provide…
Riverfront comes alive ahead of Sternwheel Festival
MARIETTA — The 50th annual Ohio River Sternwheel Festival is days away, but visitors were already gathering along Marietta’s riverfront…
Wilde’s 'The Importance of Being Earnest' comes to Muskingum Park
MARIETTA — Marietta College will trade Shakespeare for Oscar Wilde when its outdoor theater program opens “The Importance of Being…
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PERI meeting PERI (Public Employees Retiree Inc.) Washington County Chapter 51 will hold a meeting at 11 a.m. today at…
Fair weather fans? Temperatures, tradition, activities dictate people's attendance
MARIETTA – Rain followed by heat appeared to keep some folks away from the opening day of the Washington County…
Picture This: Fair parade brings crowds to Front Street
MARIETTA – Local organizations, businesses and youth participants marched through Marietta on Saturday during the annual Washington County Fair Parade. Spectators…
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Revenge game: Tigers clip Falcons, 2-1
DEVOLA — In a fitting twist of fate, Saturday’s Marietta-Fairfield Union postseason rematch featured…
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There is no hiding on social media
A New Philadelphia municipal court’s creative sentence for a 21-year-old’s 17 wildlife crimes is fitting, yes; but also an important reminder to all of us about the boundaries we seem to forget when social media is at our fingertips. According to a Yahoo News report, Carter J. Hickey pleaded guilty to charges involving taking…
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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
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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…
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Early Marietta: Early salt making on the Ohio frontier
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PERI meeting PERI (Public Employees Retiree Inc.) Washington County Chapter 51 will hold a meeting at 11 a.m. today at the Marietta Township Community Building, 260 Sandhill Road, Reno. The guest speaker will be Andrea Bussert from A.M.B.A. to discuss the upcoming open enrollment on health care benefits. All state, county and township retired…
Submissions open for annual cookbook contest
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Wirt grad Alex Trembly living out dream as fighter pilot
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