BELPRE – Grand Ole Opry stars The Whites will bring its family harmonies and decades of country music tradition to the Ohio Valley Opry for two shows at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Oct. 17. The Whites are recognizable from the film “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” The group performed "Keep on the ...
Rummage Sale St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 320 2nd St., Marietta, will be having a Rummage Sale from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. today and Saturday inside the parish hall. Rib-eye steak dinner VFW Post #5108 will hold a rib-eye steak dinner from 5-7 p.m. today at the Post Home, 319 Pike St., Marietta. A meal is $20 and includes a rib-eye steak, baked potato, salad bar and a roll. For more information or for carry-out, call 740-374-9038. “Fall Into a Good Book” Used Book Sale Join the Friends of the Marietta Library for the "Fall Into a Good Book" used book sale from 5-7 p.m. today (For ...
NEWPORT TWP. – A West Virginia woman died this morning following a single-vehicle crash on Ohio 7. The accident happened at approximately 7:29 a.m. near milepost 42 in Newport Township, according to a release from the Ohio State Highway patrol. The preliminary investigation indicates Brenda A. Goodfellow, 68, of New Martinsville was traveling south in a 2025 Cadillac XT6 SUV when it went off the right side of the road, struck an embankment and overturned, the release says. Goodfellow was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene. Along with the patrol, the ...
MARIETTA – The Washington County Democrats will hold their annual Fall Picnic from 1-4 p.m. Sunday at the Marietta Shrine Club. Candidates for Washington County Commission, the Ohio House of Representatives and the U.S. House of Representatives will be in attendance, along with advocates for local and state issues on the November ballot. The keynote speaker will be state Rep. Kent Smith, presenter of “This Week in the State Legislature,” who will talk about what’s happening in the Ohio Legislature and the importance of getting out to vote. Tickets are $40, with children 12 ...
NEW PHILADELPHIA, OH — The Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District (MWCD) has announced the opening of applications for an Earth Day Native Tree Giveaway Program, an initiative designed to inspire the next generation of environmental stewards. The program provides regional school students ...
MARIETTA – A Marietta man was indicted on murder and other charges relating to a recent home invasion in which two people were shot, one of whom later died as a result of his injuries. Baxter L. Grimes, 50, was one of 20 defendants listed in indictments handed down by the Washington County Grand Jury on Thursday. Grimes faces 20 counts related to the crime: aggravated murder and murder, both unclassified felonies with firearm specifications; two first-degree felony counts of aggravated burglary and one each of attempted aggravated murder with firearm specifications, attempted murder ...
