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Local News October 21, 2026

Meetings ¯ A Washington County Family and Children First Council Meeting will be held at 1:30 p.m. today at the Washington County E.O.C. office, 204 Davis Ave., Suite C, Marietta. For more information, call 740-376-7081. ¯ The Buckeye Hills Regional Advisory Council will meet at 10 a.m. Oct. 28, at the Buckeye Hills Office, 2585 Glendale Road, Marietta. Questions regarding this meeting should be directed to Janie Collins, program development coordinator at jcollins@buckeyehills.org or 740-376-1039. To learn more about Buckeye Hills Regional Council, visit www.buckeyehills.org, call ...

Edwards, Riffle to be featured at the Art Center

Local News October 21, 2026

PARKERSBURG – Two artists from West Virginia will be featured in Art After Hours from 5-7 p.m. Friday at the Parkersburg Art Center. The evening of art, appetizers, extended gift shop hours and a cash bar will feature the opening reception for “Progressions: Works by Harold Edwards & ...

Public schools in West Virginia see second largest drop since COVID

Local News October 21, 2026

CHARLESTON – West Virginia’s 55 county public school districts saw their largest combined drop in student enrollment since the period spanning the worst of the COVID-10 pandemic. According to numbers released Tuesday by the West Virginia Department of Education, the fall headcount ...

Albany man killed in accident

Local News October 21, 2026

ALBANY, Ohio – One person is dead following an accident Sunday afternoon in Meigs County at Township Road 1, Rutherford Road, and U.S. 32, the Gallipolis Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol said. A 2008 Toyota Tacoma driven by Michael Bunner, 57, Albany, was going southeast on Township Road 1 and failed to yield to a 2010 Ford F-350 driven by Brian Walton, 54, the patrol said. Walton was traveling northeast, the patrol said. Bunner was taken by medical helicopter to Cabell Huntington Hospital where he died from injuries, the patrol said. The accident, which happened shortly before ...

Marietta considers buying oil well amid aquifer concerns

Local News October 21, 2026

MARIETTA — City officials are exploring buying and plugging a privately owned oil well near Marietta’s drinking water supply after reports of leaking oil raised concerns about protecting the aquifer. Monday’s City Council committee discussions focused on obtaining a firm purchase ...

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Local News October 20, 2026

Meetings ¯ A Washington County Family and Children First Council Meeting will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Washington County E.O.C. office, 204 Davis Ave., Suite C, Marietta. For more information, call 740-376-7081. ¯ The Buckeye Hills Regional Advisory Council will meet at 10 a.m. Oct. 28, at the Buckeye Hills Office, 2585 Glendale Road, Marietta. Questions regarding this meeting should be directed to Janie Collins, program development coordinator at jcollins@buckeyehills.org or 740-376-1039. To learn more about Buckeye Hills Regional Council, visit www.buckeyehills.org, ...