Thank you for supporting A Night At The Races

May 16, 2023

The Knights of Columbus Council 4617 in Churchtown, Ohio would like to thank everyone who came out to our 3rd, A Night At The Races event held on Saturday, May 8, 2023! We hope that everyone had a great time and look forward to having this again, next year on Saturday, May 4, 2024 (1st Saturday of May). We especially want to thank our 2023 event sponsors. They include: Bosner Plumbing Electric & Refrigeration LLC, Brooker General Contracting, Inc, The Citizens Bank Company, Classic Brands, Event Designs, EZG Manufacturing, Lang Financial, Megabea Communications Inc., Newton’s Insurance ...

Speak up against AEP rate increase

May 9, 2023

American Electric Power (AEP) is raising its electricity rates in Ohio on June 1 by 28%. On top of that huge increase, AEP Ohio is proposing an additional 5% rate hike to take effect in 2024 with a continued annual increase until 2030. AEP Ohio is asking the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) to approve these increases. Representatives from PUCO came to Marietta on May 1 for a public hearing on this proposed rate increase. I attended this hearing, which was held at Washington State CC, and was one of only two people to give testimony—both of us spoke in opposition to this rate ...

Face the community

May 6, 2023

I appreciate the effort that the Memorial Health System is exerting to provide New Matamoras with a satellite clinic at least once a week with our NP Kendal Neill traveling here. But I still must argue that her presence needs to be in this community more than that. I want to comment on some statements that were made by MHS, which were printed in the headline article of April 18 in the Marietta Times that concerned the future of our health care clinic here. The Village Council of Matamoras has issued a formal request for a public meeting to be attended by the CEO of MHS, Scott ...

Save the planet

May 5, 2023

It is aggravating that we have “so called news networks” spewing lies but now I have to be bombarded by the ads on the local news and on the few games I play on the computer. But according to the Center for Responsive Politics, One Nation America works to avoid disclosing its funding. This is the group that is posting constantly that West Virginia will loose 100,000 jobs because of the legislature IRA which was passed and signed by President Joe Biden. They are asking people to contact Senator Joe Manchin to repeal The Inflation Reduction Act. Do people not know that there ...

Personal finance

May 4, 2023

It is a pleasure to learn that 16 states have instituted a requirement for graduation from high school one class in personal finances. The mission statement reads: “requiring a personal finance course” Mission 2030: All students by 2030 will take a one-semester Personal Finance course before they graduate from high school.” At least 16 States have been offering personal finance classes. It is a noble goal. It would be ever so nice if we could imbue personal responsibility into our population as well. In our household, acquainting our children with budget started before they ...

Memorial Health Systems have forgotten Matamoras community

May 3, 2023

I would like to express some concerns that I have. I live in New Matamoras and truly feel like Memorial Health Systems of Marietta has either forgotten about the people in this part of Washington County or just totally don’t care about us and our medical needs. The MHS is trying to move our doctor’s office which will leave us without a local medical facility. There has been a medical facility in our village since 1865. We have many people here that can’t drive and so they walk to the clinic. MHS tells us in the letter sent to each client that it should not be a problem — ...