PARKERSBURG – Wood County Commissioners said they will not approve a proposed 5% increase in property valuations to help make up for a budget shortfall discovered by the county assessor’s office. “The proposed 5% increase in valuations is dead," Commission President Blair Couch said ...
Belpre City Schools Board of Education and Marietta City Councils held meetings Thursday evening. Belpre BOE previewed updates on the new Belpre Middle-High School while Marietta Council discussed the water treatment plant projects. For more information, see the full stories in the weekend edition of the paper.
MARIETTA – Thursday morning, Marietta College football players and community volunteers gathered to clean drainage systems in Oak Grove Cemetery led by Marietta resident Roger Kalter. “I dream big and work hard,” said Kalter, who said he saw the need for action after the recent and ...
MARIETTA — Marietta City Council brought back and approved a revocable license agreement involving Knox Park on Thursday before adopting a separate easement measure for adjoining property. Both passed by 4-3 votes. Councilman Jon Grimm moved to reconsider Resolution 19, which authorizes ...
PARKERSBURG – The “American Pickers” TV show is returning to West Virginia and Ohio this fall. The documentary series airs on the History Channel and follows skilled “pickers” hunting for valuable antiques around the country. According to releases from the show’s producers, ...
Meetings ¯ The Marietta City School District Board of Education will hold its regular August Board of Education meeting at 6 p.m. on Monday at 111 Academy Drive. ¯ The Village of Lower Salem will hold a special meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Village Hall. For questions, call Janet Kidd at 740-525-4027. ¯ The date of the regular August board meeting of the Fort Frye Board of Education has been changed to 6 p.m. Aug. 27, at Fort Frye High School, 420 Fifth Street, Beverly. ¯ Palmer Township will hold meetings at 7 p.m. Sept. 10, Oct. 5, Nov. 2 and Dec. 7, at the Palmer ...
