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Letters to the Editor

Help Save a Community Landmark

The oldest continuously operating church in the Northwest Territory, First Congregational United Church of Christ, the Church of the Pioneers, is showing it’s age. While the sanctury and church proper remain in good shape, the Fellowship Hall needs some major repair. The Fellowship Hall is ...

Back to school safety is a community responsibility

As we enter the new school year, it is crucial for everyone in our community – students, parents and all who travel during peak traffic hours – to remember the importance of obeying speed limits, especially in areas heavily traveled by students. At a recent Police and Fire Committee ...

Thank you to sponsors

Little Muskingum Grange #2621 wishes to thank the sponsors of their fourth annual catfish tournament and other events of the grange. We are also very appreciative for all those who showed up to fish and support us. We also wish to thank Bob Echart for allowing our organization to use his dock ...

A Great Race Thank You!

The news that Marietta was chosen as the best overnight stop during this year’s Great Race makes me proud, but not surprised. The first Year Team Pioneer competed in the Great Race was 2012, that year the race went around the Great Lakes. It was a wonderful experience. Other years were ...

Special thanks to Marietta Mobility

Sometimes a person can be overwhelmed by the negative news and events on the local and national scene. I wanted to take to take a moment to publicly thank a local business for their generosity. I work for the Driver Rehabilitation Program at Marietta Memorial Hospital as a Certified Driver ...

Who is in the wrong?

I was shocked, but also saddened to read the Letter to the Editor in Monday’s paper from a fellow retired educator. He complained that the statistics of the segregated Negro Leagues were blended in with those of Major League Baseball when it was all white. He claims that this was an ...