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Lightning and hail hit Washington County

The Mid-Ohio Valley saw rain, hail and high winds earlier this week with some damage that is typical of many storms that usually hit the area, officials said. Lightning lit up the sky Wednesday evening and rain and hail were reported around Washington County in Ohio and Wood County in West ...

Lions Club hosting poker run for pediatric cancer

The Marietta Noon Lions Club is joining efforts to fight against pediatric cancer with a poker run fundraiser April 27 in downtown Marietta. Proceeds will benefit BrAva and the Ohio Lions Pediatric Cancer Foundation. The Crawling for a Cure Poker Run will take place from 2-5:30 p.m. and begins in the lobby of The Lafayette Hotel. Tickets are $25 per person, which grants participants exclusive access to food and drink specials at six downtown establishments: The Riverfront Bar and Grill, Wilky’s Sports Bar, 740 Social, Gator’s Easy Wind Pub, The Town House, and Over the Moon Pub and ...

Pike development: New $10 million dollar investment coming to Marietta

A multimillion dollar development is coming to Marietta, with site preparation set to start in May. During a public meeting about the city of Marietta’s negative performance audit on April 11, Mayor Joshua Schlicher announced that there is $40 million in developments coming to Marietta on ...

Council sets deadline for cost-saving ideas from administration

Marietta City Council has given city administration a deadline to come up with plans for cost savings as an alternative to staff cuts that have been proposed due to a negative performance audit prediction thate the city’s general fund will be empty by as early as 2025. During a joint ...

Williamstown council talks raising water rates

WILLIAMSTOWN - Williamstown City Council approved a 5% increase of the water and sewer rates on final reading during its meeting Tuesday evening. The increase was passed on first reading during the April 2 meeting. During Tuesday’s meeting, the public had an opportunity to comment about ...

MOV weekend entertainmen

Thursday ≤Afterschool Movie - G and PG, 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. at Marietta Public Library on Fifth Street ≤Oil on Canvas - Deanna Argabrite, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., at WesBanco on Market Street ≤North Bend Sand Art and Spring Hike/Overhanging Rock Trail, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at North Bend State Park ≤Student Art Shows, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at Parkersburg Art Center ≤Art is Life/Life is Art - ages 55+, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Parkersburg Art Center ≤ALY Club - Afterschool Library Youth - grades 5-12, 2:45-4 p.m. at Barlow Branch Library ≤100 Women Who Care in the MOV - 2024 meeting, 5- ...