MARIETTA - For nearly a decade, the Roy Trembly Annual Food Drive has collected thousands of dollars and hundreds of pounds of food to help the hunger needs of residents of the Mid-Ohio Valley. Saturday the event in front of the Marietta Walmart collected $1,995 for the Gospel Mission of ...
WAVERLY — Stories of an oil boomtown offered visitors a look at the Mid-Ohio Valley’s past Saturday afternoon during Volcano Days at Mountwood Park. The annual celebration honored Volcano, a town that once flourished along the border of Wood and Ritchie counties. Antique engines, ...
PARKERSBURG — Families found pony rides, crafts and an apple butter tradition spanning generations Saturday at the Harvest Moon Festival at City Park. Kela Kress, assistant director of Wood County Recreation, said the event offered face painting, a petting zoo, inflatables, live music and ...
Financial disclosures filed by Ohio Republican U.S. Sen. Jon Husted with the Ohio Ethics Commission show that the quasi-private economic development entity JobsOhio gave gifts to Husted in 2021, 2022, and 2023 when he was lieutenant governor. The gifts could have been as paltry as a meal at a local restaurant or they could have been trips worth thousands, but Husted’s office won’t say what gifts JobsOhio gave him or what they were worth, neither will JobsOhio, and Ohio law doesn’t require them to. Husted approaches a close midterm election contest against former Ohio U.S. Sen. ...
Marietta High School will celebrate homecoming this week with various activities. Dress-up days include Decade Day, Twin Day, Frat Boy Day, Class Color Day and School Spirit (Orange and Black) Day. Classes will compete in rock painting, spirit games and float building. The class float themes are as follows: * Freshmen - “Tear the Swarm” * Sophomores - “Exterminate the Hive” * Juniors - “Smack the Jackets” * Seniors - “Zap the Jackets” The homecoming parade will step off from Marietta Elementary School at 5:45 p.m. Friday. It will continue up Putnam Street to ...
MARIETTA – When Lonestar takes the stage Sunday at Peoples Bank Theatre, they’ll play the hits, of course. “We can play a show with almost all No. 1 hits,” said lead guitarist Michael Britt in a recent phone interview. The band has had 10 songs reach No. 1, including 1999’s ...
