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Club's event lifts local women and children

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Last weekend included more than one essential fundraiser to support important organizations in the Mid-Ohio Valley. The Zonta Club’s annual Spring Unique Boutique in Reno served two purposes: it provided gently used clothing at great prices, and it raised funds for local scholarships, such as those for Washington State College of Ohio; and service projects, such as the EVE Inc. Delicates for Dignity project. “We are an international service organization, and it’s our goal to advance the status of women and children on a worldwide level and a local level,” said Christine Lisk, ...

Valley rises to occasion to support patients

Editorials

Too many in our community know what it is like to face a cancer diagnosis and wonder where they will find the support they need. Fortunately, we live in a region where that support is everywhere — concentrated in efforts such as the Memorial Health Foundation’s annual fashion show, which this year raised more than $142,000. “This is the 21st fashion show, and it’s always been to help support patients right here locally,” foundation Executive Director Jarrett Stull said. “For the last several years, it’s been our cancer patients supporting our breast health initiative and ...

Working together gets the job done

Editorials

Bipartisan efforts to address housing accessibility and affordability are becoming more common, though many are at the state level. Now federal legislation introduced by U.S. Sens. Jim Justice, R-W.Va., and Peter Welch, D-Vt., could help increase home ownership in rural regions by expanding eligibility for credit through farm credit institutions. “This bill is a result of Senator Welch and me working across the aisle to get a result for our rural communities because, at the end of the day, they matter more than party lines. When you do that, you can get good things done for the ...

MOV Climate Corner: Public lands need protection

Local Columns

For the first eight years of my life, our family lived in a small rented house in Steubenville, Ohio. We had a tiny yard lacking any trees, so my mom would take my siblings and me to a local park. She would pack us a picnic lunch complete with a thermos of lemonade and we would ride the bus to Steubenville’s Beatty Park. The time we spent at the park was magical. I think it makes me appreciate how valuable public lands like state parks and wildlife areas are today. In SE Ohio, parks also help our local economy. The outdoor recreation economy netted Ohio $20 billion in 2024 and ...

Thank You from Lowell Easter Egg Committee

Letters to the Editor

Lowell Masonic Lodge No. 436 held our 30th annual Easter Egg Hunt on Buell Island at the Lowell Village park. The weather cooperated and was perfect for the occasion. Although the lodge does sponsor the egg hunt, we could not have accomplished this without the assistance of our local business and community partners. On behalf of Lowell Masonic Lodge #436, we would like to thank the following businesses and people who donated either money to fund the hunt or prizes for the children to hunt: Triple I Trucking; Huck Brothers Inc; Heiss Plumbing & Electric Inc: Burke Farms & ...

Candidates’ stances on safe drinking water

Letters to the Editor

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 ...