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PERI meeting PERI (Public Employees Retiree Inc.) Washington County Chapter 51 will hold a meeting at 11 a.m. today at the Marietta Township Community Building, 260 Sandhill Road, Reno. The guest speaker will be Andrea Bussert from A.M.B.A. to discuss the upcoming open enrollment on health care benefits. All state, county and township retired employees are welcome. For questions, call 740-434-7617. Baked steak dinner VFW Post #5108 will hold a baked steak dinner from 5-7 p.m. Friday at the Post Home, 319 Pike St., Marietta. A meal is $15 per person and includes baked steak, mashed ...

Washington County Fair moving to July in 2027

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MARIETTA — As the Washington County Fair continued Monday, organizers and attendees discussed the fair's upcoming move from its traditional Labor Day weekend dates to July next year, a change fair officials hope will provide more entertainment options and a less crowded schedule. Fair board ...

Riverfront comes alive ahead of Sternwheel Festival

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MARIETTA — The 50th annual Ohio River Sternwheel Festival is days away, but visitors were already gathering along Marietta’s riverfront to enjoy the boats, history and the renovated levee. For Lou Wendell of St. Albans, W.Va., the days before the festival are part of the ...

Wilde’s 'The Importance of Being Earnest' comes to Muskingum Park

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MARIETTA — Marietta College will trade Shakespeare for Oscar Wilde when its outdoor theater program opens “The Importance of Being Earnest” on Thursday evening at the Muskingum Park gazebo. The free production marks the college’s first venture into a non-Shakespearian play in the ...

Picture This: Fair parade brings crowds to Front Street

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MARIETTA – Local organizations, businesses and youth participants marched through Marietta on Saturday during the annual Washington County Fair Parade. Spectators lined the route as parade entries made their way through the city to the Washington County Fairgrounds during the fair’s opening day.

Tourist bureau chief retiring, interim named

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PARKERSBURG - Leadership at the Greater Parkersburg Convention and Visitors Bureau is changing. Mark Lewis, president and CEO of the tourism bureau for the past 14 years, is retiring on Nov. 1. Autumn Henthorn, who has been with the bureau for nine years, will become interim ...