Local events

June 12, 2026

Meetings ¯ The Washington State College of Ohio Board of Trustees will hold its monthly meeting at 4 p.m. June 15, in room H108 of the Main Building. ¯ The Washington County Family & Children First Council meeting will be at 1:30 p.m. June 17, at the Washington County E.O.C. office, 204 Davis Avenue, Suite C. For more information, call 740-376-7081. ¯ The Buckeye Hills Regional Advisory Council will meet at 10 a.m. June 24, at the Buckeye Hills office, 2585 Glendale Road, Marietta. Questions regarding this meeting should be directed to Janie Collins, program development ...

Around Town

June 12, 2026

Pulled pork/chicken sandwich dinner VFW Post #5108 will hold a pulled pork/chicken sandwich dinner from 5-7 p.m. today at 319 Pike St., Marietta. A meal is $10 per person and includes your choice of a pulled pork or chicken sandwich, french fries and coleslaw. For more information or carry-out, call 740-374-9038. Frontier Alumni Association 1969-1990 annual class reunion The Frontier Alumni Association 1969-1990 will hold its annual class reunion at 6 p.m. today and Saturday. The reunion will be held at the American Legion, 718 Wooster St., Marietta. Friday evening will be a ...

SpaceX soars 24% in Wall Street debut and makes Elon Musk the first trillionaire

June 12, 2026

NEW YORK — Elon Musk became the world's first trillionaire after shares of his rocket company SpaceX soared in Wall Street's biggest initial public offering of stock. Shares in SpaceX jumped 24% after opening for trading at noon Friday, a sign that investors are looking past the billions ...

FBI searches office of Ohio group that supports voter registration efforts

June 12, 2026

CLEVELAND – FBI agents have searched the office of an Ohio group that supports voter registration efforts, seizing documents and computer files. That's according to a board member of the group, Prentiss Haney, on Friday. It's the latest action by President Donald Trump's Republican administration connected to voting or election operations in the states. Haney says federal agents showed up at the Cleveland office of the Ohio Organizing Collaborative on Thursday and spent hours questioning staff. The focus of the investigation and any potential crimes being probed are unclear. Ohio's ...

Trump’s name poised to be removed from Kennedy Center after judge denies last-minute move to keep it

June 12, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge cleared the way for President Donald Trump's name to be removed from the Kennedy Center's exterior on Friday, denying a last-minute request from the institution's board that would have kept the name in place. Unless the Kennedy Center decides to appeal the decision ...

Ohio residents continue signature collection for petition ban on data centers

June 11, 2026

MARIETTA - Ohio residents are petitioning for a ban on all proposed data centers exceeding 25 megawatts of electricity per month while the Ohio Joint Data Center Committee continues testimony meetings at the Statehouse in Columbus. Amidst the influx of information and testimonies, Jessica ...