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Thank you for support

Muskingum Valley Safetytown for 2026 has been completed. 74 children ready to enter kindergarten in the fall participated in the five-day program. This was the 36th year for this program. The sponsor, Beverly Lions Club, would like to express our thanks to the following that helped with monetary or other items donations: Vistra, Sponey's IGA, Citizens Bank Co., Dietz, Futrell and Walters Insurance, Heiss Plumbing and Electric, B and W Pharmacy, Sons of American legion #389, FOE, Inc., FOE Auxiliary, Eye Care Associates, Prieto and Schott CPA's, American Legion Post #389, American Legion ...

A very special community

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 success by supplying goods and services as well as attending. We are also grateful to the First United Methodist Church of Williamstown, who donated the lovely facility and the kitchen for the event. There would not have been an event without the over 55 local restaurants that donated soup, bread, ice, ...

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 ...