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League of their own: Marietta Welfare League celebrates 100 years

MARIETTA – The Marietta Welfare League celebrated its 100 years of service on Tuesday at Marietta Memorial Hospital, home of the League Shop, established by the group. Amy Elliott, lifetime member, gave a history of the organization and its contributions. According to Elliott the ...

Casto trial gets underway in Ball murder case

PARKERSBURG – The prosecution presented a picture of a turbulent on-again, off-again relationship between Greg Casto and Cindy Ball where arguments and threats of violence were common while the defense claims another possible suspect who also had a turbulent relationship with Ball was not ...

EVE screening prompts discussion of domestic violence

MARIETTA — A screening of “The Invisible Man” brought advocates, law enforcement officers, health care professionals and community members together Oct. 22 to discuss domestic violence and the challenges survivors face. EVE Inc. hosted the free event at Washington State College of Ohio ...

Ohio Supreme Court: Village with data center moratorium won’t have to consider site plan

An Ohio village won’t have to consider the proposal from a new data center after putting a moratorium in place, according to a unanimous ruling by the Ohio Supreme Court. The unanimous decision released this week by the state’s highest court said that the village of Lordstown’s leaders were allowed to stop the process of a data center site-plan review. They were not required to review the plans because, at the time, the village council had banned data centers in their area. The company attempting to start the site-review, Bristolville 25 Developer, started the process in October ...

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Buckeye Hills Regional Advisory Council meeting The Buckeye Hills Regional Advisory Council will meet at 10 a.m. today at the Buckeye Hills Office, 2585 Glendale Road, Marietta. Questions regarding this meeting should be directed to Janie Collins, program development coordinator at jcollins@buckeyehills.org or 740-376-1039. 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. Zonta Club Fall Unique Boutique The Zonta Club of the MOV will hold its Fall Unique Boutique Clothing ...

Local author releases sixth children’s book

PARKERSBURG – A retired teacher and writer from New Martinsville has released her sixth children’s book. Jan Thornton Jones’ “Summer Is Calling” is the companion to “Autumn Is Calling” published in 2024. The books are about a young girl who lives in Appalachia and learns about ...