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Grant to improve quality of life

Earlier this month, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine visited Washington County to announce a $10 million grant for the Devola Sewer Project. Thanks to a new water infrastructure initiative, Ohio BUILDS, we will finish the work necessary to comply with the Ohio EPA Director’s Final Findings and Orders (DFFO), extending the availability of sewer services to 563 homes within the DFFO boundary. Funded by the Ohio General Assembly as part of House Bill 168, the grant enables us to reduce the financial burden on our citizens for sewer improvements, and it allows local government to free up ...

Thankful for President Biden

I am one of 81,283,098 who voted for Mr. Biden to be our president. When I voted for him I knew he was not perfect because he is a member of the human race. Knowing that, I knew he would make mistakes and errors but that he would try with all he had to help the people of the United States. As we approach the first Thanksgiving of his validly elected term as the 46th president of the United States, home of the free and brave, I am thankful for a man who has had the courage to join the Paris agreement, the courage to end the longest war, the guts to impose mandates to protect the ...

Last Week Tonight with Congressman Bill Johnson

I was delighted to see our own Congressman Bill Johnson appear in a recent episode of HBO’s Last Week Tonight. I was especially delighted to see host John Oliver flatly tell him “shut up” at one point, something I’ve wished I could tell our corrupt, climate change denying Representative for quite a while now. For context, Oliver hosts a kind of weekly variant on standard late night political talk shows, and spends the bulk of each episode diving deep into a specific topic. The segments are both funny and well-researched, and usually cover important topics that might fly under ...

Saying Goodbye

Members of the Marietta Sweet Corn Festival Committee voted to disband the annual event and disburse the remaining funds to the Agricultural Departments in the Fort Frye, Frontier, Marietta, Waterford, Warren and Washington County Career Center High Schools. After twelve outstanding events that began in 2008, the pandemic and health concerns caused the cancellation of the 2020 and 2021 festivals. Community members, Board members and our many volunteers have expressed their dismay with the two cancellations, yet all of the volunteers agreed that cancellation for those years was the only ...

Joe Biden not right for job

I respect the office of the President, but I cannot respect Joe Biden. He is unqualified for the office, and is incompetent. He is 78, and while many 78 year olds are still sharp mentally, he is not one of them. He cannot answer questions, (in fact he is afraid to answer them), and can barely read his teleprompter, of which I am sure he did not write the text. His decisions are really poor: he sold us out in Afghanistan and abandoned U.S. citizens, and had no cohesive plan to accomplish the goal. He is the President and he likes to say the “Buck Stops” with him,” but he likes to ...

Zonta Club of MOV thanks community for their support

Zonta Club of the MOV would like to thank the community for their support of the Delicates for Dignity fundraiser in October. We raised funds to purchase feminine hygiene products, undies and bras for EVE, Inc. and Gospel Mission Food Pantry. A big thank you to those who participated as sponsors in our bra art competition. Elizabeth Fulton, Merrill Group LLC, Advantage Real Estate, Jeremiah’s Coffee House and Bonnie Bolen for decorating themed bras that were displayed at Jeremiah’s Coffee House. Also to the Marietta Community Foundation for their donation of funds through the ...