APPLY FOR GRANT HERE From local reports Local businesses can now apply for a grant to help them recover from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Ogden Newspapers Inc., the parent company of The Marietta Times, has established a $1 million fund to help local businesses get back to ...

BELPRE — While many scramble to get food on the grocery store shelves, carryout restaurants and fast-food remain available to feed a family. But there’s a branch out there that is still at the public’s service many might not think of – food trucks. Bill Richardson, owner of Q Wagon ...

People and businesses in Marietta are doing what they can to adjust to the staggering increase in unemployment brought on by business closures in relation to containing the COVID-19 virus. As of the end of last week, more than 3 million new claims for unemployment insurance had been filed ...

One of the most essential services Americans have is package delivery, whether it be by the U.S. Postal Service, UPS or FedEx. While others are asked to stay home, carriers are still required to deliver mail and packages, despite adverse conditions. T.J. Dowler, a postal carrier in Marietta, ...

When Brandon Moore got into Lowe's Monday morning, he was greeted with a small set of supplies, now being used to help keep local health care workers safe. "We'd gotten in a shipment overnight and my night stocking and paint managers brought these masks to me, asking what we should do with ...

In the 1970s, superstition and fear of women in the coal mines was a combination of macho pride and old-fashioned sexist notions of the role of women in society. Many miners believed having women underground would take the men’s minds off their work, resulting in careless and unsafe work on ...

Copper Leaf Interiors recently marked the three-year anniversary of Kristen Lord, who has recently been promoted to Interior Designer. Originally from Marietta, she is currently an Ambassador with the Marietta Chamber of Commerce, as well as the Art and Design Director, Children’s Programs ...

When I was nine years old, I started and then quit 4-H. Dad had suggested I join and wasn’t too happy when I quit. He didn’t say much but I knew he was disappointed. Not joining 4-H would have been acceptable to him but quitting was not. The next year, I rejoined and stayed for seven ...

Jeff Cunningham recently completed 20 years of employment with Solvay Specialty Polymers. Jeff joined Solvay in 1999 as a chemical operator. Jeff resides in Williamstown, W.Va. with his wife, Jennifer.

Copper Leaf Interiors recently earned five top design awards for a variety of residential spaces. The design competition was held through the Ohio South/Kentucky chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID). The ASID is the oldest and largest professional association for the ...

“Joe! Jack! Glenn!!” Mom’s words echoed up the stairs, bounced off the window that framed the landing at the top, and funneled into my room where my two brothers and I slept. It was our wake-up call. Time to get up and perform the farm chores that waited for us each and every morning. ...

NEW PHILADELPHIA, Ohio – Dr. Caleb A. Robinson has been named one of the 2019 “40 Under 40” by Incisal Edge dental lifestyle magazine, which recognizes America’s finest young practitioners for their achievements in dentistry. An expansion of the magazine’s signature awards this year ...

Greenleaf Landscapes is proud to announce it has been awarded an Award of Excellence – Silver Award by the National Association of Landscape Professionals for the “First Presbyterian Church Memorial Garden.” The project combines a private sunken playground area with a street level ...

Brent Bills recently completed 30 years of employment with Solvay Specialty Polymers. Brent joined Solvay in 1989 as a draftsman and is now a mechanic. Brent resides in Little Hocking, Ohio. Dusty Watson recently completed 25 years of employment with Solvay Specialty Polymers. Dusty joined ...

Copper Leaf Interiors of Marietta has been named a winner of the 41st Annual Qualified Remodeler Master Design Awards Contest. Copper Leaf Interiors, a 23-year-old interior design and project management firm, earned the Gold award in the Exterior Facelift Category of this contest. Along with ...

With the retirement of three employees, filling a vacated instructor’s position and the need for a school nurse, the Washington County Career Center administration was busy this past summer making transitions from within and hiring new employees before the new school year. Alicia Miller ...

Local photographer Keri Seevers with MoniKeri Imaging recently hosted Project Beauty, a fundraising photoshoot and gallery show celebrating the natural beauty of local young women. Project Beauty promotes a young woman’s natural beauty by creating portraits without makeup. Nineteen hundred ...

The Galley, a popular casual-fine dining restaurant in Historic Marietta, is pleased to announce that Katie Radabaugh has joined its staff as catering and marketing manager. “Katie comes to us with a wealth of catering and marketing knowledge as well as a passion for quality and excellent ...

Signality Sign and Graphics Specialists is pleased to announce that Hope Sayre has joined the company as general manager. “Hailing from Pleasant City, Ohio, and a graduate of Shenandoah High School and Wright State University, Hope and her family now live in Beverly,” said John Walsh, ...

Local design firm honors employee Local Marietta company, Copper Leaf Interior Design Studio, announces the anniversary of Office Manager Beth Colombini. Beth joined the Copper Leaf team twelve years ago and since then, her work has enhanced the growth of the company. Along with staff and ...