Although COVID has dampened some Christmas cheer this season, kids still have the opportunity to see Santa Claus. Santa and Mrs. Claus will be in Oak Grove on Sunday aboard one of Oak Grove Volunteer Fire Department’s trucks for their annual Santa Run. Chaplain Gary Doan said the Santa ...
Virtual options are on the table still for public school districts and their families in Washington County, but one factor that’s not state-color-code dependent is the availability of staff to keep the physical doors open. “Last week, we had one day with 16 unfilled absences,” explained Marietta City Schools Superintendent Will Hampton of the staffing and substitute shortage he’s grappling with as the school district plans to remain separated by cohort into the coming semester. The same staffing pains required Warren Local Schools to resort to a hybrid learning model ...
A new online talk show filmed in Muskingum Township airs its fourth episode today at 6:15 p.m. The host: Doug Pfeifer, CEO of Life and Purpose Behavioral Health. The show: Therapy Talk. The platform: YouTube. The first two episodes feature Pfeifer and Director of Clinical Services Janice ...
Two popular eateries on Marietta’s west side have closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the owner hopes to reopen both Harmar Tavern and Spagna’s eventually. “As we watch the number of confirmed COVID cases and increased deaths, we have made the difficult decision to close both ...
Another $443,204.45 in federal stimulus funds is up for grabs within Marietta city government as legislators and administrators search for eligible spends of extra funds distributed to city coffers. The funds, received Monday, are a part of approximately $1.2 million in CARES Act dollars the city has received and must be slated for expenditure by Dec. 31. Marietta City Council’s Finance Committee heard this news Monday and first looked to the city engineer for ideas on how to spend the extra cash. City Engineer Joe Tucker said he has received quotes for upgrades to HVAC systems ...
Ohio’s COVID-19 cases are surging for the third time, and social media channels have exploded with anecdotes describing how much space there is available at area hospitals. Some “undercover” videos show patients roaming empty wards. Other posts tell tearful stories by doctors and nurses exhausted from overwhelming demand. After a seven-month legal battle, the Ohio Court of Claims recently ordered the Ohio Department of Health to release to Eye on Ohio local information on the number of beds, ventilators, and other equipment available at local hospitals. The data paints a ...
