50th Ohio River Sternwheel Festival opens

September 12, 2026

The Ohio River Sternwheel Festival opened for its 50th year celebration on Friday evening. The festival continues this weekend, the schedule is: Saturday, Sept. 12 * 12 p.m. Marietta High School Wall of Sound *…

Marietta remembrance ceremony honors 25th anniversary of 9/11

MARIETTA – A morning ceremony for the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, organized by local veterans groups,…

Ramaswamy discusses data centers, property taxes in Marietta

MARIETTA – Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy used a campaign visit to Marietta on Friday to outline proposals addressing data…

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…

Hague remembered as West Virginia governor marks Sept. 11 anniversary at Parkersburg High School

PARKERSBURG – The sister of a Parkersburg High School graduate killed 25 years ago at the World Trade Center on…

Fort Frye awarded grants for STEM, hygiene needs

BEVERLY — Fort Frye Local Schools has received $12,000 in grants from the AEP Ohio Foundation to support career-technical education…

Local Sports

Cadets claim shutout victory over Wildcats, 20-0

BEVERLY — Behind a lockdown defense and an offense that controlled the clock, Fort…

Shadyside hands Frontier first loss, 43-21

HILLSBORO — Braylen Murray’s 1-yard touchdown run with 45 seconds left helped Warren escape Hillsboro with…

Prep football roundup: Warren wins shootout

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Warren 50, Hillsboro 47 W (2-2) 21 0 14 15 — 50 H…

Scoreboard (9/12)

Editorials

Medal of Honor Monument least we can do for recipients, families

Those who have earned Medals of Honor, gave all they had to the rest of us — to this country we call home and they were willing to defend. Military veterans, Gold Star Families, Medal of Honor recipients … all those who sacrificed so much in their service to this country had no greater…

“Never forget.” What did we mean, when we declared as a country that we would forever…

Have we forgotten?

Local, state and federal law enforcement officials conducted a heroic operation over the past month or…

Operation Meridian reminds how many Ohio kids are in danger

There are a disturbing number of intelligent, well-informed people who have taken a look at the…

Get off the sidelines and vote!

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

Have you visited any of the memorials/visitor's centers at the Sept. 11 attack sites?

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

Around Town

Annual Chili Cook-Off Beverly American Legion Post 389 will hold its 16th Annual Chili Cook-Off on Saturday during the American Legion Auxiliary Poker Run. The first bike out will be at 11 a.m. Last bike out will be at 1 p.m. The event is $10 per person. Food serving begins at 1 p.m. The…

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