On Feb. 28, the 26th annual Empty Bowls fundraising event had a highly successful year collecting funds for area food pantries to help alleviate food insecurities in the Mid-Ohio Valley. All net proceeds go to the pantries. The Empty Bowls Committee thanks all who made this year's event a ...

Instead of a ballroom for an elderly baby, we need clean water and air for all the people in this country. We need gun laws to protect our future voting and working citizens as they attend private and public schools. Instead of a ballroom for a felon, we need healthcare and housing for our ...

Dear Washington County voters, Stephanie Lang, current candidate for Washington County Commissioner, held a Meet the Candidate Townhall at the Marietta Armory on Wednesday March 25, 2026. Mrs. Lang fully supports a three year moratorium against a massive dump of toxic radioactive brine into ...

I write this with concern for the future of Washington County. The Board of County Commissioners is a very important consideration for the voters of Washington County that is approaching soon, May 5th (with early voting starting April 7th). The Board of Commissioners are the ones that ...

Based on the number and ubiquity of “Protect Our Drinking Water/No More Injection Wells in Washington County” yard signs and the turnout at numerous public meetings on the topic, voters in Washington County should know the stance of Board of Commissioners candidates on that critically ...

Lowell Masonic Lodge No. 436 held our 30th annual Easter Egg Hunt on Buell Island at the Lowell Village park. The weather cooperated and was perfect for the occasion. Although the lodge does sponsor the egg hunt, we could not have accomplished this without the assistance of our local business ...