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Candidates for Ohio 94th district

Voters in Washington County will get the chance to narrow down their choices for State Representative for the 94th House District during the primary election March 19. In the primary there are two candidates on the Republican ballot and one on the Democratic ballot. The Republicans running are current Washington County Commissioner Kevin Ritter from Marietta, Washington County, and tattoo parlor owner Shannon Walker from Pomeroy, Meigs County. The Democrat running is attorney Wenda Sheard from Athens, Athens County. The 94th district is made up of all of Washington and Meigs ...

Local author Ron Johnston writing second book

A retired sports writer encouraged by the response to his first book is writing a second. Ron Johnston covered sports at The Marietta Times and The Parkersburg News and Sentinel, first as a stringer for The Times in 1988, then fulltime with The Sentinel in 1992 before fully retiring in 2020. ...

Local Events

Meetings ¯ Tom Callihan of Belpre will speak at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 14, meeting of the Western Washington County Historical Society at Living Faith Church, 6775 St. Rt. 339, Vincent. Tom will present a PowerPoint program of his experiences in restoring and cleaning of the Christopher Family cemetery in Warren Township with help from descendants. Anyone interested is invited to attend. ¯ The Washington County Genealogical Society will meet at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 16, in the Washington County Public Library lower level meeting room. Bill Reynolds will provide a program called ...

Artsbridge Events

PARKERSBURG — Artsbridge has announced events and programs for this week. THURSDAY ¯ Afterschool movie, G and PG, 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. at Marietta Public Library ¯ Wildlife/Nature Photography by Allison Buskirk, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at WesBanco, Market Street ¯ Student Art Shows, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at Parkersburg Art Center ¯ Art is Life/Life is Art, ages 55+, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Parkersburg Art Center ¯ Photos and Visits with Bunny!, 2-7 p.m. at Grand Central Mall ¯ North Bend State Park Nature Center Open, 3-5 p.m. at North Bend State Park ¯ Thirrd Annual Spring ...

Marietta College plans shows

Two performances through Marietta College are scheduled Thursday and Friday. “Medea,” a play by the ancient Greek writer Euripedes, opens at 8 p.m. Friday at the Friedrich Theater. “Music to Love,” a performance by pianist Barbara Nissman, will be held at 8 p.m. Thursday at ...

Celebrating veterans: Veterans groups plan Welcome Home event

PARKERSBURG – Mid-Ohio Valley residents will have a chance to celebrate Vietnam veterans on March 29. The Washington County Veterans Service Department will host a Vietnam Veterans Welcome Home Ceremony in Marietta and Joining Forces of the Mid-Ohio Valley will be hosting a Welcome Home ...