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Local News August 21, 2026

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 ...

Washington County Commissioners work to establish CRA in Waterford Township

Local News August 21, 2026

MARIETTA – On Thursday, Washington County Board of Commissioners approved a resolution to establish a Community Reinvestment Area in Waterford Township and opened discussion with residents questioning commissioners on future meeting with ODNR Chief of Ohio Gas and Resources Eric Vandel. ...

Around Town

Local News August 21, 2026

Washington County Harvest of Hope Washington County Harvest of Hope will celebrate its 20th anniversary from 1-4 p.m. Sunday at Masonic Park in Devola, featuring live music with Track 9, pulled pork BBQ from The Boathouse, games, OSU themed outdoor grill and a lottery board raffle and a 50/50 drawing. Advance tickets are $20 for adults, $12 for children ages 6-12 and free for children under 5. Adult tickets are $25 on the day of the event. Advance tickets are available at the Marietta Community Foundation and you may pay with cash, check or online at www.wchoh.org. For more ...

Local schools welcome new principals for upcoming school year

Local News August 20, 2026

As the new school year approaches, several local schools welcome new principals: Cindy Oxender (Emerson Elementary), Jeff Hardman (Lubeck Elementary), Brandon Lack (assistant principal at Marietta High School), Jordan Moore (Belpre Elementary), and Tim Fleming (Waterford High ...

Four receive inaugural RTA Adventure Grants

Local News August 20, 2026

MARIETTA — Four Mid-Ohio Valley residents will pursue outdoor experiences ranging from trail running and camping to painting and whitewater rafting through a new Rivers, Trails & Ales Festival grant program. The festival named Stacey Saunders, Rachel Dickel, Greta Guimond and Shawn Spence as the inaugural recipients of its Rivers, Trails & Ales Adventure Grant, according to a release. The micro-grant program provides awards of up to $500 to help residents overcome barriers to outdoor recreation. The grants may support hiking, camping, paddling, trail exploration, outdoor education, ...

Village of Beverly awarded Safe Routes to Schools grants

Local News August 20, 2026

On Wednesday, State Representative Kevin Ritter (R-Marietta) announced the Village of Beverly was recently awarded grant funding from the Safe Routes to Schools program to support infrastructure projects designed to increase safety for K-12 students walking and biking to and from school. ...