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Career Center announces members of Students Solving Problems

The Washington County Career Center announces its Students Solving Problems (SSP) members for the 2026-27 school year. The purpose of SSP is to engage area students in developing solutions to community health related problems and to provide career development for the engaged youth in the ...

Local Events

Meetings ¯ The Fiscal Year 2027 (Round 21) committee meeting of the District 18 Natural Resources Assistance Council will be held at 10 a.m. Nov. 5, at Buckeye Hills Regional Council, 2585 Glendale Road, Marietta. The purpose of this meeting is to rate and rank the Fiscal Year 2027 (Round 21) Clean Ohio applications. Questions regarding this meeting should be directed to Kylee Nichols, development specialist, at knichols@buckeyehills.org. To learn more about Buckeye Hills Regional Council, visit www.buckeyehills.org, call 740-374-9436 or 1-800-331-2644 (toll-free), or email ...

Around Town

Zonta Club Fall Unique Boutique The Zonta Club of the MOV will hold its Fall Unique Boutique Clothing Sale from 2-8 p.m. Friday and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Reno Community Center, 260 Sandhill Road, Marietta. Donations of men's, women's and children's clothing, coats, shoes, accessories and more will be accepted from 4-8 p.m. through Thursday at the sale site. Early donations may be dropped off at McCarthy Real Estate or Advantage Real Estate during their regular business hours. Arrive with a feminine hygiene product at 1:30 p.m. on Friday and you will get a half hour of ...

League of their own: Marietta Welfare League celebrates 100 years

MARIETTA – The Marietta Welfare League celebrated its 100 years of service on Tuesday at Marietta Memorial Hospital, home of the League Shop, established by the group. Amy Elliott, lifetime member, gave a history of the organization and its contributions. According to Elliott the ...

Casto trial gets underway in Ball murder case

PARKERSBURG – The prosecution presented a picture of a turbulent on-again, off-again relationship between Greg Casto and Cindy Ball where arguments and threats of violence were common while the defense claims another possible suspect who also had a turbulent relationship with Ball was not ...

Local author releases sixth children’s book

PARKERSBURG – A retired teacher and writer from New Martinsville has released her sixth children’s book. Jan Thornton Jones’ “Summer Is Calling” is the companion to “Autumn Is Calling” published in 2024. The books are about a young girl who lives in Appalachia and learns about ...