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Washington County AmeriCorps RSVP Coats for Kids 2025

Washington County AmeriCorps RSVP Coats for Kids would like to thank our community for their continued support of our annual Coats for Kids Winter Clothing Drive. Because of your generous donations, we were able to distribute 981 coats plus winter clothing (boots, socks, hats and scarves) to individuals in need. Thank you to the following contributors and businesses: Contributors - Promanco-John Lehman and Joe Wright, Event Designs-Michelle Miller, , River City Financial (Michael Anthony, Keith Theiman), Marietta Times, Zonta, Noon Rotary, Mommy Mart, Marietta Chamber of ...

What are we doing, locally and nationally?

Fascist Donald Trump’s murdering storm troopers make other killers like Vladimir Putin and Benjamin Netanyahu proud. And the former United States of America does at 249 years. Mother of three Renee Nicole Good is gunned down in Minneapolis Wednesday by Trump and Stephen Miller’s ICE thugs. Two Portland residents shot Thursday. Other people are being snatched off streets by masked thugs in black and disappeared. Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin are smiling from Hell after causing the murder and deaths of 50 million or more, most civilians. What will Trump, Miller and ...

Who’s misinformation?

Let me start this letter with a review of an Oil and Gas Association person who gave a talk at the commissioner’s meeting a few weeks ago. He made the statement that injection wells are just returning prehistoric brine back into the ground where it came from. To his credit he was about 90% correct. What he did not say was that the brine is about 90% of what is pumped back into the ground. However, the remaining 8% plus or minus, is the fracking chemicals that are hazardous, radioactive, and toxic waste. Some of the chemicals combine with the brine salts and cause chemical changes to ...

Billionaire war on democracy

The escalating assault on democratic institutions by technology billionaires is neither accidental nor misguided. It is a calculated defense of extreme wealth. These individuals understand that democracy, when it functions, places limits on their power. Through taxation, regulation, labor protections, and antitrust enforcement, democratic systems give ordinary people leverage over concentrated wealth. For those whose fortunes have grown beyond any social justification, such accountability is intolerable. Rather than accept democratic restraint, some of the richest people on Earth ...

Cold Nights, Warm Hearts

The Washington County Homeless Project wishes to thank the many Community Members who came to our Community Night at Wendy’s on Muskingum on December 2nd. As winter appears to have arrived early in the City of Marietta, it is more important than ever that those who have the means to do so, give help. Those among us who live every day, and night without shelter desperately need the Care and Compassion of those who enjoy a warm home, adequate food and a place to sleep at night. The Warming Center/Drop-in Center located at 274 Front Street is open six days a week to provide a warm meal, ...

National Day of Giving Observed

On Dec. 2, 2025 the nation with observe a National Day of Giving. The annual drive highlights the needs of non-profits such as the Washington County Homeless Project. The Homeless Project operates a drop-in/warming center from 12-3 p.m. and provides a warm meal, clothing, laundry and shower facilities and counseling assistance for persons who have no place to live. The average daily attendance ranges from 30-50 daily, Monday through Friday. The center is staffed by part-time staff and volunteers. Wendy’s Community Night on Dec. 2 from 3-7 p.m. will benefit the Homeless Drop-in ...