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Walk Saturday will bring awareness to suicide and prevention

PARKERSBURG – There will be a walk this Saturday at Parkersburg City Park to bring attention to those lost to suicide. The Mid-Ohio Valley Out of the Darkness/Paws For Prevention Walk for Suicide Prevention will be 11 a.m. starting at the bandshell the park with registration starting at 10 ...

Local events

Meetings ¯ The Washington State College of Ohio Board of Trustees will hold its monthly meeting at 4 p.m. Sept. 21, in room H108 of the Main Building. ¯ The Fiscal Year 2027 (Round 21) committee meeting of the Natural Resources Assistance Council will be at 10 a.m. Oct. 8, at Buckeye Hills Regional Council, 2585 Glendale Road, Marietta. The purpose of this meeting is to review the Fiscal Year 2027 (Round 21) Clean Ohio applications for eligibility. Questions regarding this meeting should be directed to Kylee Nichols, development specialist, at knichols@buckeyehills.org. To learn ...

Around Town

WSCO Board of Trustees The Washington State College of Ohio Board of Trustees will hold its monthly meeting at 4 p.m. Sept. 21, in room H108 of the Main Building. Fish fry VFW Post #5108 will hold a fish fry from 5-7 p.m. Sept. 25, at the Post Home, 319 Pike St., Marietta. A meal is $12 per person and includes fish, french fries, baked beans, coleslaw and rolls. Call 740-374-9038 for more information or for carry-out. Steak fry Beverly Sons of the American Legion Post 389 will hold a public steak fry from 5-8 p.m. Sept. 26, at the Post Home, 114 Fifth St., Beverly. A meal ...

Second man indicted in 1995 Fulton cold case murders

MARIETTA – On Wednesday morning, Washington County Sheriff Mark Warden and Ohio Attorney General Andy Wilson announced the indictment and arrest of Waterford resident Johnny Ray Ball in connection with the 1995 murders of Kimberly Fulton and her son, Daniel. Ball, 64, is the second man ...

Marietta council leaves electric aggregation plan pending

MARIETTA — City Council declined Thursday evening to waive the remaining readings of an electric aggregation ordinance after members called for more time to compare options for residents’ power supply. Council voted 5-2 against suspending the second and third readings of Ordinance 97, ...

Washington County Commissioners approve hospital tax assessment

MARIETTA — Washington County Commissioners met for their regular meeting on Wednesday morning and approved a tax resolution for Washington County hospitals, a letter of support for the Village of Beverly’s AMLER grant application, a MOU with Family Children First and ForeverDads and a ...