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Marietta looks to staff cuts, health department merger

The City of Marietta is considering possible staff cuts as a way to keep the city afloat following the dire prediction by a performance audit that the city’s general fund could be depleted by 2025. Among the proposals is reducing the number of police officers and merging the Marietta/Belpre Health Department with the county’s. City Council members spoke with department heads Monday night about the possible staff cuts during a joint meeting of the City Council Finance and Employee Relations Committees. “We’re facing some major decisions and not very pleasant decisions,” ...

Support for East Palestine: Pep rally held for health concerns for residents

NEGLEY – East Palestine resident Rob Two-Hawks used a simple analogy to get a serious point across about the environmental and health concerns in the wake of last year’s Norfolk Southern train derailment during a gathering at the East Palestine Country Club in Negley on Saturday. “If ...

BOE accepts band director resignation

The Marietta City Schools Board of Education accepted the resignation of band director Korey Parlin effective Aug. 15 during its monthly meeting Monday evening. Numerous students and parents attended the meeting in support of Parlin and the band program. During the public forum, junior ...

Warren Local Schools receives $1.3 million for health clinic

VINCENT — A local school district will receive $1.3 million for a school-based health clinic. Warren Local Schools will be awarded $1,381,118 for an onsite school-based health clinic as part of the Appalachian Children’s Health Initiative. According to a press release from Gov. Mike DeWine, $64 million will be awarded to the Appalachian Children Coalition as part of the Appalachian Children’s Health Initiative to support the creation or expansion of community-based and school-based health clinics, the launch of healthcare-focused workforce development programs and more. The ...