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Local News October 17, 2026

Fall/Holiday Craft Show Gilman United Methodist Church, 312 Gilman Ave., Marietta, will be having their Fall/Holiday Craft Show from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday in the Fellowship Hall with lots of handmade items and a bake sale. Soup, sandwiches and a taco in a bag will be available for purchase. Hometown Craft Show The Hometown Craft Show will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Washington County Fairgrounds. Crafters will come from West Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania with 100 booths of seasonal home decor, florals, fresh baked goods, pottery, wood items, candles and ...

New details revealed for first responder training center in East Palestine

Local News October 17, 2026

EAST PALESTINE — New details of a state-of-the-art first responder training center to be built in East Palestine were unveiled during a press conference Thursday. The project is the product of an ongoing collaboration between the state of Ohio, the Village of East Palestine, Youngstown ...

Chlapatys pledge $55 million to Marietta College

Local News October 16, 2026

MARIETTA — Joe and Linda Chlapaty have committed $55 million to Marietta College to renovate first-year student residence halls and build a new health sciences facility, President Kathleen Poorman Dougherty announced Friday during her State of the College address. The announcement at ...

White House press secretary Katie Zacharia is leaving the job after a rocky start

Local News October 16, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — Katie Zacharia is departing as White House press secretary, a person familiar with the matter said Friday, after a short and rocky tenure that was defined by questions about her professional background and lack of polish in fielding questions from journalists. The person, ...

Man who stopped the Oregon elementary school shooter has daughters at the school, his mom says

Local News October 16, 2026

BEND, Ore. (AP) — The man who stopped a deadly elementary school attack in Oregon by chasing down the teenage gunman and shooting him inside the building is the father of two girls who go to the school, his mother said Friday. In a statement read to reporters, Kenda Freeman said her son, ...

Marietta City Council supports memorial restoration in 5-1 vote

Local News October 16, 2026

MARIETTA — Marietta City Council voted 5-1 Thursday evening to support efforts to restore and preserve the Start Westward memorial in East Muskingum Park, with Councilman Harley Noland opposing the resolution over concerns about the absence of a preservation plan. Resolution 22, amended ...