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Neighborhood News

PACF, Fouss family create memorial fund

PARKERSBURG — The Parkersburg Area Community Foundation is working with area philanthropist Rob Fouss to make sure every community child in need has a pair of shoes this holiday season. Fouss and his sister, Pam Fouss Wenmoth, created the Robert E. Fouss Memorial Fund with the PACF in 1999 ...

Heating bill assistance available at WMCA

The Ohio Department of Development and Washington-Morgan Community Action continue to help income-eligible Ohioans stay warm during the cold winter months. The Home Energy Assistance Winter Crisis Program provides eligible Ohioans assistance paying a utility or bulk fuel bill or assistance ...

MC inducts 2 local students into Omicron Delta Kappa

Ten Marietta College students were recently inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa, the national leadership honorary. Two of them were local students: Katie Lively of New Matamoras, Ohio, is majoring in History and is a graduate of River High School. Dani Nesselroad of Stockport, Ohio, is ...

EPA announces new forever chemicals sampling agreement with Chemours

PARKERSBURG — Chemours will conduct new sampling for “forever chemicals” around its Washington Works facility under an agreement announced this week by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Per- and polyfluroalkyl substances, or PFAS, are often called forever chemicals because of ...

Marietta Council expedites many emergency ordinances, resolutions at meeting

Marietta City Council adopted several ordinances and resolutions as well as thanked some retirees during its last regular meeting of the year Thursday night at the Marietta Armory in Room 10. Nine ordinances were declared to be of an emergency nature and expedited to adoption, along with one ...