MARIETTA – On Wednesday morning, Washington County Sheriff Mark Warden and Ohio Attorney General Andy Wilson announced the indictment and arrest of Waterford resident Johnny Ray Ball in connection with the 1995 murders of Kimberly…
Washington County Commissioners approve hospital tax assessment
MARIETTA — Washington County Commissioners met for their regular meeting on Wednesday morning and approved a tax resolution for Washington…
Letter from Waterford data center developer shared by Washington County Commission
MARIETTA – The company developing a proposed data center in the Waterford area issued a letter to the community that…
Candidates for Ohio attorney general address Flock cameras controversy, make proposals
The Republican candidate for Ohio Attorney General wants Ohio lawmakers to make abuse of the Flock camera database a felony…
Washington State grad shaping physical therapist assistants
MARIETTA – An alumnus of Washington State College of Ohio is mentoring future health care professionals. People have always been…
Career Center names Students of the Month
The Washington County Career Center has named Gracie Adams and Cole Fouss as the September Students of the Month. Adams…
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Anthony Discini breaks 46-year-old Marietta High boys golf record
CAMBRIDGE — A 46-year-old Marietta High boys golf record has been broken. Anthony Discini,…
Editorials
Local babies, toddlers need our help, too
Too many in our region are experiencing needs that go beyond food, clothing, housing, transportation and medicine, as inflation just won’t let up. For parents of very young children, there is another necessity many of the rest of us don’t consider: diapers. "I don't know that folks are aware that diapers are a real…
It is no small feat to reportedly mismanage something so terribly that the federal government steps…
OMA must continue good work in building trust with feds
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
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
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Local events
Meetings ¯ The regular monthly meeting of the Belpre City School District will be at 5 p.m. today, at the Stone Administration/Early Learning Center, 2014 Rockland Ave., Belpre. This meeting is for the Belpre City School District Board of Education in public to conduct the school district’s business and is not to be considered…
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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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