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Wood County BOE hears update on reduction in force

PARKERSBURG - Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources John Merritt spoke to the Wood County Board of Education Tuesday night about the upcoming reduction in force the district is facing due to the loss of COVID funding. He said the school district is undergoing an unprecedented workforce realignment process for the 2024-2025 school year due to funding constraints and shrinking student population. Merritt said over 100 employees were notified they were on the list to be considered for RIF (reduction in force) or transfer on Feb. 20, with over 400 total notified to date. He ...

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Buckeye Hills Regional Council Meeting The Buckeye Hills Regional Council Executive Committee will meet at 11:30 a.m. Friday at the Buckeye Hills Regional Council office, 1400 Pike Street in Marietta. The purpose of the meeting is to provide updates on projects throughout the region. Questions regarding this meeting should be directed to Jenny Simmons at 740-376-1026 or jsimmons@buckeyehills.org. To learn more about Buckeye Hills Regional Council, visit www.buckeyehills.org, call 740-374-9436 or 1-800-331-2644 (toll-free), or email info@buckeyehills.org. Get Ready.... Get Set... ...

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Photo by Michelle Dillon Marietta-Washington County Convention & Visitors Bureau Treasurer Mike Iaderosa shares the 2023 financial report at the CVB’s annual meeting at the Lafayette Hotel Tuesday night. Iaderosa said tourism generated $438,392 in city and county lodging taxes for ...

OCC, council look at Dominion rate increase

During their Monday night committee meeting, the Marietta City Council Water and Sewer Committee discussed a possible Dominion Energy rate increase with the Ohio Consumers Counsel. The OCC is an independent residential utility consumer advocacy group out of Columbus that is currently analyzing and collecting evidence from Dominion Energy’s rate increase proposal to take to the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio to say that the price hike is too high for consumers. According to Dominion Energy and OCC, the gas company is asking PUCO for a 30% hike in what it charges consumers for ...

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Events ¯ AARP Tax-Aide is offering free tax return preparation for all taxpayers on Mondays and Thursdays through April 11. Schedule appointments by calling Washington County Library (Main Branch) at 740-373-1057. No walk-ins are accepted. Taxpayers should bring all their tax documents including any letters from the IRS along with a copy of last year’s tax return plus picture ID and Social Security cards for all family members. ¯ Marietta Bantam youth softball and baseball registration for ages five thru 12 will be from 5-7 p.m. each Friday until March 8 at 211 Linwood Ave, ...

Training EMTs and firefighters: Marietta BOE approves donation for students

Marietta City Schools Board of Education members approved a donation by a local business that will help students learn to be EMTs and firefighters. During the board meeting Monday night, board member Cody Parman read a resolution asking the board to accept several donations to the school, ...