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Faithful participate in cross walk for Good Friday

Little Hocking resident Chris Helou carries a cross along Market Street during the Good Friday Community Stations of the Cross walk. Nearly 100 people joined in the annual procession between downtown churches in memory of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion. The interdenominational event has people ...

Monday deadline to register to vote in Ohio

Early voting starts Tuesday Monday is the final day to register to vote in Ohio’s primary election, with early voting set to commence Tuesday. The election, in which parties will select their nominees for various state and local positions and some local levies will be decided, is slated ...

MOV Climate Corner: No kings, no exceptions

By Jean Ambrose Easter is the most important day in the year for Christians. It commemorates the state torture and execution of a political protester and agitator, Jesus of Nazareth, more than 2,000 years ago — and the disappearance of his body two days later. No one could have anticipated ...

No matter how you measure it, a Firkin is a lot of butter

When Rufus Putnam and his group of men set out to form Marietta 228 years ago, they did a little shopping along the way to make sure they would have enough to eat. Among their purchases was 500 pounds of hard bread and a firkin of butter. Last year I wrote a long account of their April ...

Petitioners get approval to gather signatures for data center ban in Ohio

By Megan Henry Special to The Times Ohio Residents for Responsible Development can start collecting signatures to get a proposed constitutional amendment to prevent new, large data centers in Ohio on the November ballot. The Ohio Ballot Board on Thursday unanimously certified the ...

The old river, an old friend

Early Marietta David B. Baker A Marietta Daily Times writer in 1917 referred to a Marietta bathing spot on the Muskingum River as “Our Coney Island,” referring to the iconic amusement parks on Coney Island in Brooklyn. That comparison was a stretch; there were no carnival rides. But ...