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How to translate COVID data

Multiple data points, data sources and entities contacting each other and state offices to track a pandemic can mean translating reported daily data from a summary map becomes confusing. For example, Thursday’s death records from the Ohio Disease Reporting System for Washington County show ...

Washington County continues to see more cases

According to Thursday’s Ohio Disease Reporting System data, 41 Washington County residents who have been diagnosed with coronavirus have also died, though only 31 deaths are logged as due to the virus and two are logged as probably due to the virus on the county map dashboard produced by the ...

Teachers’ union organizes peaceful demonstration

Tense times are calling on individuals who work together to exercise emotional discipline this year and seek avenues for peaceful protest and difficult, but necessary, dialogue. Marietta City Schools are no exception. The city school district’s teacher union organized a demonstration ...

Washington County and Noble County reach red in Ohio advisory system

Today's coronavirus data in Ohio has pushed Washington and Noble counties into high alert. Morgan County schools went remote until Christmas, according to a robocall that notified families last night. Warren Local Schools in Washington County will remain hybrid (separated student populations ...

Humane Society closes due to COVID-19

The Humane Society of the Ohio Valley hopes to reopen Thursday after closing due to an employee testing positive for COVID. “We are scheduled to reopen on Thursday as long as we have no one else test positive,” Madison Barnett, feline kennel tech, said. She said they have been keeping ...

Board of Health officially accepts Coffman resignation

The Washington County Board of Health officially accepted the resignation of Department Administrator Roger Coffman on Monday in a special business meeting. Coffman resigned in the last special meeting of the board, during executive session on Nov. 23. But since Ohio public meeting laws ...