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No ballroom

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 veterans. We need healthcare, for all in this country. Instead of a ballroom and bombs for Israel, we need food, clothing and shelter for all our people. Instead of funding for ICE, we need money to hire more people to assist refugees to become citizens of our country. When will the legislators ...

Stephanie Lang for Washington County Commissioner

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 our ground from out of state and the initiative to stop injection well permits. She says we must protect our water. She believes the budget should never have a negative ending balance or an operation where spending is more than what is brought in. Her philosophy is to do what is right by God and ...

The Future of Washington County

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 appropriate (spend) the tax dollars paid by the residents. These monies are for the betterment of the county. County employees depend on a paycheck, safety and security by the Sheriff's Department need to be provided, social services are needed for those less fortunate, and economic development needs ...

Candidates’ stances on safe drinking water

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 important issue. None of the three sitting commissioners is willing to support a petition calling for a three-year moratorium on injection wells in the county as Marietta City Council members unanimously, and nine local water boards and municipal governments have done. Support for a moratorium ...

Thank You from Lowell Easter Egg Committee

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 and community partners. On behalf of Lowell Masonic Lodge #436, we would like to thank the following businesses and people who donated either money to fund the hunt or prizes for the children to hunt: Triple I Trucking; Huck Brothers Inc; Heiss Plumbing & Electric Inc: Burke Farms & ...

Support the Start Westward Memorial Society’s efforts

As the granddaughter of Gutzon Borglum, the sculptor of the Start Westward Memorial statue in Muskingum Park, I am concerned about its future. The Start Westward Memorial Society is a very committed group of citizens who have been working for years to get the statue recognized on the National Register of Historical Places, as was originally intended in 1937. I have been an out-of-town member since 2022, attending meetings virtually. The Ohio Preservation Office, owner of the memorial, does not appear interested in fulfilling any duty to preserve the statue - or allow anyone else to do ...