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Local News September 18, 2026

Meetings ¯ 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. ¯ The Fiscal Year 2027 (Round 21) committee meeting of the Natural Resources Assistance Council will be at 10 a.m. Oct. 8, at Buckeye Hills Regional Council, 2585 Glendale Road, Marietta. The purpose of this meeting is to review the Fiscal Year 2027 (Round 21) Clean Ohio applications for eligibility. Questions regarding this meeting should be directed to Kylee Nichols, development specialist, at knichols@buckeyehills.org. To learn ...

Washington County Grand Jury indicts 16, including 3 for multiple thefts

Local News September 18, 2026

MARIETTA – Two men charged with more than 30 counts each related to a string of break-ins and thefts were among 16 people indicted this week by the Washington County Grand Jury. Jason Ryan Stewart, 34, 1815 Rockland Ave., Belpre, and Joshua Michael McGee, 43, 812 Seventh St., Parkersburg, ...

Marietta council leaves electric aggregation plan pending

Local News September 17, 2026

MARIETTA — City Council declined Thursday evening to waive the remaining readings of an electric aggregation ordinance after members called for more time to compare options for residents’ power supply. Council voted 5-2 against suspending the second and third readings of Ordinance 97, ...

Letter from Waterford data center developer shared by Washington County Commission

Local News September 17, 2026

MARIETTA – The company developing a proposed data center in the Waterford area issued a letter to the community that was shared during Wednesday’s Washington County Commission meeting. Commission President Charlie Schilling read the letter from Mehdi Nezami, vice president of development for ACS Digital & Energy, a Spain-based company redeveloping the former Muskingum River Power Plant site as part of “Project Riverbend.” ACS Group is a construction engineering company headquartered in Madrid and “is a leader in the development of essential and next generation ...

Candidates for Ohio attorney general address Flock cameras controversy, make proposals

Local News September 17, 2026

The Republican candidate for Ohio Attorney General wants Ohio lawmakers to make abuse of the Flock camera database a felony but keep the system’s use for legitimate law enforcement purposes. His Democratic opponent doesn’t think the plan goes far enough. The automated license plate readers have spread rapidly through state and local law enforcement agencies as a powerful tool for finding suspects. The public backlash has grown just as quickly. In addition to Americans’ abiding unease with government surveillance, critics point to news investigations which uncovered eye-opening ...

Local events

Local News September 17, 2026

Meetings ¯ The regular monthly meeting of the Belpre City School District will be at 5 p.m. today, at the Stone Administration/Early Learning Center, 2014 Rockland Ave., Belpre. This meeting is for the Belpre City School District Board of Education in public to conduct the school district’s business and is not to be considered a public community meeting. There is a time for public participation during the meeting as indicated in the agenda. ¯ 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 ...