Around Town

August 22, 2026

Washington County Harvest of Hope Washington County Harvest of Hope will celebrate its 20th anniversary from 1-4 p.m. Sunday at Masonic Park in Devola, featuring live music with Track 9, pulled pork BBQ from The Boathouse, games, OSU themed outdoor grill and a lottery board raffle and a 50/50 drawing. Advance tickets are $20 for adults, $12 for children ages 6-12 and free for children under 5. Adult tickets are $25 on the day of the event. Advance tickets are available at the Marietta Community Foundation and you may pay with cash, check or online at www.wchoh.org. For more ...

Marietta City Council approves Knox Park property measures despite split votes

August 22, 2026

MARIETTA — Marietta City Council brought back and approved a revocable license agreement involving Knox Park on Thursday before adopting a separate easement measure for adjoining property. Both passed by 4-3 votes. Councilman Jon Grimm moved to reconsider Resolution 19, which authorizes ...

Marietta City Council approves Knox Park property measures despite split votes

August 21, 2026

MARIETTA — Marietta City Council brought back and approved a revocable license agreement involving Knox Park on Thursday before adopting a separate easement measure for adjoining property. Both passed by 4-3 votes. Councilman Jon Grimm moved to reconsider Resolution 19, which authorizes ...

Washington County Commissioners work to establish CRA in Waterford Township

August 21, 2026

MARIETTA – On Thursday, Washington County Board of Commissioners approved a resolution to establish a Community Reinvestment Area in Waterford Township and opened discussion with residents questioning commissioners on future meeting with ODNR Chief of Ohio Gas and Resources Eric Vandel. ...

Belpre BOE talks new schools; Marietta Council talks water treatment plant

August 21, 2026

Belpre City Schools Board of Education and Marietta City Councils held meetings Thursday evening. Belpre BOE previewed updates on the new Belpre Middle-High School while Marietta Council discussed the water treatment plant projects. For more information, see the full stories in the weekend edition of the paper.

Wood County Commissioners say valuation increase proposal ‘dead’

August 21, 2026

PARKERSBURG – Wood County Commissioners said they will not approve a proposed 5% increase in property valuations to help make up for a budget shortfall discovered by the county assessor’s office. “The proposed 5% increase in valuations is dead," Commission President Blair Couch said ...