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Tiger tennis advances 7 to district tennis tourney

LOGAN — Competing in the Division II Southeast District Sectional Tournament at Logan High School, all seven Marietta High varsity tennis players advanced to the district tourney. Olivia Vessels took home the sectional singles championship while Maya Diki and Audrey Goeller captured the ...

Tigers make state for 1st time in 40 years

ZANESVILLE — For the first time in 40 years, the Marietta High boys golf team is going to state. The Tigers accumulated a team score of 311 during Wednesday’s Division I East District Tournament at EagleSticks, besting runner-up New Philadelphia by six strokes. Sophomore Anthony ...

Prep Football: Marietta hosts Williamstown in river rivalry

The Marietta Tigers would like nothing better than to celebrate their homecoming night by picking up their first win of the season Friday night as they welcome the undefeated Williamstown Yellowjackets to Don Drumm Stadium. The Tigers let one of their better opportunities of the season ...

Report: Ohio’s average public school teacher salary ranks 23rd in the nation

Ohio’s public school teachers make less than the national average and Ohio’s candidates for governor say they want to pay teachers more. The average public school teacher salary in Ohio is $70,586 — ranking 23rd in the nation, according to the National Education Association. The national average public school salary was $74,495 in 2024-25, according to NEA. The average starting teacher salary in Ohio was $42,222 — ranking 46th in the nation. The average starting teacher salary nationwide was $48,112. “Ohio, based on the numbers, seems to be lagging behind in both the ...

Local events (10/02)

Meetings ¯ The Fiscal Year 2027 (Round 21) committee meeting of the Natural Resources Assistance Council will be at 10 a.m. Oct. 8, at Buckeye Hills Regional Council, 2585 Glendale Road, Marietta, to review the Fiscal Year 2027 (Round 21) Clean Ohio applications for eligibility. Questions regarding this meeting should be directed to Kylee Nichols, development specialist, at knichols@buckeyehills.org. To learn more about Buckeye Hills Regional Council, visit www.buckeyehills.org, call 740-374-9436 or 1-800-331-2644 (toll-free), or email info@buckeyehills.org. ¯ Palmer Township will ...

Three major league baseball wild cards end in sweeps

NEW YORK (AP) — One year after rallying past the Red Sox to win an AL Wild Card Series, the New York Yankees battered Boston. Max Fried dominated the Red Sox in the playoffs for the second straight year, Cody Bellinger and Luis García Jr. homered, and the Yankees rolled to a 9-2 win ...