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Meetings ¯ PERI (Public Employees Retiree Inc.) Washington County Chapter 51 will hold a meeting at 11 a.m. Sept. 8, at the Marietta Township Community Building, 260 Sandhill Road, Reno. The guest speaker will be Andrea Bussert from A.M.B.A. to discuss the upcoming open enrollment on health care benefits. All state, county and township retired employees are welcome. For questions, call 740-434-7617. ¯ The Washington State College of Ohio Board of Trustees will hold its monthly meeting at 4 p.m. Sept. 21, in room H108 of the Main Building. ¯ Palmer Township will hold meetings at ...

Wood County assessor calculating number to seek for budget fix

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PARKERSBURG – The Wood County Assessor's Office is working on coming up with a dollar amount to request from County Commissioners to make up for a projected budget shortfall. Commissioners and Assessor John Kelly discussed the matter during Thursday’s regular meeting. Officials have discovered the office will be short around $357,000 in the Assessor’s Valuation Fund by the end of the current fiscal year on June 30, 2027. Kelly has been looking at ways to address the shortfall by cutting expenses, having already let two people go from his office, instituting a spending freeze and ...

Picture This: Washington County Fair Eve

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MARIETTA - The Washington County Fair officially starts on Saturday, though some events are planned for tonight and preparations are well underway. The event will mark its 175th anniversary from Saturday through Tuesday at the Washington County Fairgrounds. Today * 6 p.m. Beef Jackpot Show, ...

Who works for whom? Ohio man’s podcast explores data centers, AI

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Data centers have emerged as a central battleground in the 2026 midterm elections. As they have, a Columbus man has spent many months traveling the country learning what the fuss is about: Complaints of noise and pollution, strain on the electricity grid, loss of local control to fabulously wealthy tech giants — and the possibility that a trillion-dollar speculative bubble is about to burst. In addition, data centers power AI chatbots that have been accused of engaging in sexual conversations with minors and failing to discourage them from suicide. Even among adults, excessive use of ...

Fort Harmar partners receive annual Flag Award

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MARIETTA — The City of Marietta and Friends of Fort Harmar received the Marietta Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution’s annual Flag Award on Wednesday at the Fort Harmar Memorial in Harmar Square. The award recognizes exemplary patriotism in displaying the American flag. The ...

Marietta events to mark 25th anniversary of 9/11

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MARIETTA — Local veterans organizations and Marietta College will hold separate events Sept. 11 to mark the 25th anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks. A morning ceremony organized by area veterans groups will begin at 8:43 a.m. at the Marietta levee. Bryan Reeder, commander of the Marine Corps Veterans Association’s Mid-Ohio Valley Platoon, said attendees should be in place by about 8:30 a.m. Before the ceremony, a procession of approximately 20 to 30 emergency vehicles will travel from Reno along Pike, Greene and Front streets with their emergency lights activated. The ...