“There is no power as a board member, the only power is when we’re acting collectively, not individually,” Marietta City Schools board member Russ Garrison said last week. It is an important sentiment for everyone to bear in mind after a meeting that included the introduction of a new ...

Ohio parents want their children’s schools to educate them in all the traditional subjects, of course, but the idea is that our public schools are a big part of what prepares students for life beyond the classroom someday. To that end, Bucyrus City Schools in Crawford County has come up with ...

Buckeye State officials had good reason to celebrate this week, as they took a look at the economic impact of tourism in Ohio in 2024. Those numbers are looking up. According to a news release from the state Department of Development, Ohio saw 3.5 million more visitors in 2024 than in 2023, ...

School is already in session for many students in Ohio, and will be soon for those in West Virginia. With the beginning of the school year comes a possible change to our morning or afternoon driving routines, as school buses filled with children will be everywhere. Get back in the mindset of ...

In a unanimous decision, Marietta College’s Board of Trustees has chosen to keep Kathleen Poorman Dougherty’s steady hand at the helm — no longer as an interim leader, but as president and chief executive officer of the institution. She’s been provost and dean of faculty since 2023, ...

The story is becoming too familiar. Lawmakers who support spending cuts, then call for their reversal. Lawmakers who want to eliminate fraud, waste and abuse, just not in the program that is politically beneficial to them. U.S. Sen. Jim Justice, R-W.Va., has joined several Senate colleagues ...