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Jigsaw puzzle event First Presbyterian Church, 501 Fourth St., Marietta, is inviting anyone who enjoys doing jigsaw puzzles to come and help put four different 1000-piece puzzles together from 2-5 p.m. on Sunday. You choose whichever one you want to work on and join in the fun and fellowship with others. There is no charge, but you are welcome to bring a snack to share. All ages are welcome to come and the church is handicap accessible. Enter through the church parking lot door. PERI meeting PERI (Public Employees Retiree Inc.) Washington County Chapter 51 will hold a meeting at 11 ...

Belpre man indicted for violating protection order 13 times

MARIETTA – A Belpre man facing 13 counts of violating a protection order, among other charges, was among 16 people indicted this week by the Washington County Grand Jury. Timothy Paul Satterfield, 45, was indicted on a fourth-degree felony count of menacing by stalking and a third-degree felony count of tampering with evidence, in addition to the 13 fifth-degree felony counts of violating a protection order and a first-degree misdemeanor charge of intimidation of an attorney, victim or witness in a criminal case. According to court documents, the incidents happened between July 31 and ...

Newport awarded $133,000 for new sewer design

NEWPORT – The Ohio Water Development Authority (OWDA) announced the approval of low interest loans for two projects in Newport (Washington County) and McArthur (Vinton County) on Tuesday to improve wastewater and drinking water infrastructure and make water quality improvements for Ohioans. The Ohio Water Development Authority was created by the Ohio General Assembly in 1968 as a public agency to provide funding to public water and wastewater construction projects throughout Ohio. Most awards come from their three main programs; The Fresh Water Loan Program, the Water Pollution ...

“Born This Way” star to keynote 33rd People First self-advocacy conference

RIPLEY – People First of West Virginia, a statewide self-advocacy organization for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, will hold its 33rd annual Self-Advocacy Conference Sept. 9–11, 2026, at Cedar Lakes Conference Center in Ripley. The conference was originally scheduled to take place at Jackson’s Mill 4-H Camp near Jane Lew, but was relocated after recent flooding made the middle school unusable. Lewis County Schools has leased Jackson’s Mill through May for classes, prompting organizers to move the conference to Cedar Lakes. Sean McElwee, a cast member of ...