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Trick-or-treating tradition slated for the week ahead

With Halloween falling on a Monday, many Mid-Ohio Valley communities have officially set their trick or treat times on that date, although some are turning their little ghosts and goblins loose on Saturday instead. Marietta officials don’t have to decide when to slate their activities each year. The last Saturday in October has been designated in the city code for years. The nonprofit National Safety Council warns that children are more than twice as likely to be hit by a car and killed on Halloween than any other day. They recommend a responsible adult accompany young children while ...

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Johnson represents us Congressman Bill Johnson continues to fight for what is best for the people of Southeast Ohio. He truly is our representative and makes certain that our voice is heard in Washington D.C. Rep. Johnson is fighting to repel Obamacare. Everyone in Southeastern Ohio knows it has done nothing but make healthcare more expensive and less available. It has been a public policy disaster and hurt the working families of this community most of all. Rep. Johnson is fighting for our energy independence, whether through liquefied natural gas exports or drilling on state ...

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Support Belpre school levy An important decision impacting students in the Belpre City School District will be made on Election Day Nov. 8. Voters will be considering the Belpre City Schools Building Levy issue, asking for a 37-year commitment to fund a new public school complex. Admittedly, construction of any kind brings expense, and public facilities of this size carry a seemingly large price tag. But, what price is too high for the return achieved when education is of high quality and the facilities are built to benefit residents of all ages? As the leading promoter of ...

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Thank you The Zonta Club of the MOV would like to thank the community for their support of our Delicates for Dignity fundraiser which provides bras, underwear and feminine hygiene products to women in need in our community. We made nearly $1100 on this event. We would like to thank our sponsors Advantage Real Estate and Peoples Bank. Also to those who made donations to this fundraiser: First Baptist Church, Carol Lyons, Theresa Spencer, and Rita Crum. To those who helped with our luncheon Jeremiahs Coffee House and allowing us to play bra pong on First Fridays in September and ...

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It’s time for a levy for new schools in Belpre It is time for change, Belpre. It is time we pass a levy for new schools. As a student who attended school in a district that failed to pass a levy to build new schools for many years (shout out to Alexander Schools, Class of 2000), I am often transported in my memories to days of duct taping textbooks together and watching friends transfer to Athens City Schools for a more diverse education and better facilities. Fortunately, my parents were supportive of education in our home and available to supplement our learning in the evenings. ...

MHS Cancer Center among most active in clinical trial participation

Memorial Health System is the second most active clinical trial site in the Columbus National Cancer Institute Community Oncology Research Program, a consortium of hospitals expanding throughout central, southeastern and northern Ohio. Through its affiliation with the program, Memorial Health System access to clinical cancer trials are readily available to the region. Through ongoing nationally recognized cancer research and through clinical trials, Memorial Health System can offer treatments that won’t be available to the general public for months or years. Clinical trials are ...