MARIETTA — While local schools have already welcomed students back, downtown Marietta is marking the start of the new academic year with its First Friday Back to School event, hosted by Marietta Main Street from 5-9 p.m. This monthly event provides late shopping, live music, pop-up ...
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 ...
MARIETTA – A Belpre man facing 13 counts of violating a protection order, among other charges, was among 16 people indicted this week by the Washington County Grand Jury. Timothy Paul Satterfield, 45, was indicted on a fourth-degree felony count of menacing by stalking and a third-degree felony count of tampering with evidence, in addition to the 13 fifth-degree felony counts of violating a protection order and a first-degree misdemeanor charge of intimidation of an attorney, victim or witness in a criminal case. According to court documents, the incidents happened between July 31 and ...
This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is contemplating suicide, please call or text the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988. A 20-year-old Haitian college student died in an apparent suicide Monday, which his father said came after the student was forced to wear an ankle monitor by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Pierre Damas Bel, a Wright State University student, reportedly walked in front of a semi-truck on Interstate 70 on Monday after being bullied by his classmates for wearing an ankle monitor, according to his family. “He called me at ...
PARKERSBURG – Wood County Sheriff Rick Woodyard recently addressed county commissioners about the way the budget is calculated for an assessor’s office fund that had an estimated $357,000 shortfall. A letter provided by Woodyard to commissioners says more information is needed to determine the source of the error. The sheriff also discussed money labeled as recorded in “incorrect accounting categories” within his department’s tax office. Wood County Assessor John Kelly has been looking at ways to address the shortfall by cutting expenses, having already let two people go from ...
MARIETTA – Four Washington County students are among more than 330 students receiving postsecondary scholarships from the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio and its affiliate foundation partners. The foundation awarded more than $870,000 through over 670 donor-established scholarships to students in 25 counties across Appalachian Ohio. Three Washington County students received the Jennifer Garrison Public Service Scholarship, which is awarded to students from Monroe, Noble and Washington counties who have a passion for public service and have held an elected position in their school’s ...
