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Chicken wings or chicken strips dinner A chicken wings or chicken strips dinner will be from 5-7 p.m. Friday at VFW Post #5108, 319 Pike St., Marietta. Six wings (hot or regular) and fries are $6. Three chicken strips and fries are $5. For more information or for carry-out, call 740-374-9038. Kids’ Night Out Kids' Night Out will be from 6-8 p.m. Friday at First Baptist Church of Marietta. This is a free event hosted by the NextGen Kids Ministry. Children in kindergarten through fifth grade are invited to join in for an evening of crafts, games and snacks with their friends. To ...

Marietta Police Department swears in five new patrolmen

MARIETTA – The Marietta Police Department swore in five new patrolmen Monday morning. “I can’t remember the last time this has happened,” said Mayor Joshua Schlicher. “Since maybe the early 1980s.” Hunter Teagardner, Kobe Nicholson, Colton Shriver, Travis Payne and Jonathon ...

Ohio U.S. Senate candidates offer contrasting visions for data centers

As data centers continue to grow both in numbers and unpopularity, the candidates in Ohio’s U.S. Senate race are calling for more oversight. While they offer contrasting visions for data centers, neither has embraced a full halt in construction desired by advocates. Incumbent Republican Ohio U.S. Sen. Jon Husted played a pivotal role in bringing several billion-dollar data center projects to Ohio as lieutenant governor from 2019 to 2025. He backed tens of millions of dollars in tax breaks for past projects and consistently defends new data center development, arguing that they create ...

Lawsuits in fatal fire combined, Gold dismissed as defendant

PARKERSBURG – A judge granted a motion to consolidate two lawsuits arising from the same fatal 2023 fire and dismissed an individual defendant. Wood County Circuit Court Judge Jason Wharton heard a number of motions Monday regarding a civil case resulting from a 2023 fatal fire that claimed ...

ODOT District 10 to host Community Day

The Ohio Department of Transportation will host its Community Day from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Washington County ODOT Garage, 1650 Greene St., Marietta. The free, interactive, hands-on event will be held rain or shine and features equipment, demonstrations and displays from ODOT and ...

Artsbridge calendar

Artsbridge calendar of events: Today Leftover Crafts, ages 13-103, 11-noon, Marietta Public Library "Moana," free family movie/sensory friendly, 5:30 p.m., Peoples Bank Theatre, Marietta Paint Party, teen, adult and senior, 6-8 p.m., Washington County Library, New Matamoras Branch Music in Muskingum Park hosted by The Boys and Girls Club of Washington County, 7 p.m., Muskingum Park, Front Street, Marietta Belpre Music by the River Concert Series, 'Elvis' by Hank Poole Hoselton, 7:30 p.m., Civitan Park Wednesday: Walking Through the Books, all ages, 9-10 a.m., Barlow Branch ...