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Statewide launch: Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel visits Marietta to discuss WorkOhio

Ohio Lieutenant Governor Jim Tressel visited the Lafayette Hotel, one of two stops on Wednesday, to kickoff his statewide WorkOhio initiative tour. Tressel made his way from his first stop in Cincinnati to Marietta where he shared his recently launched workforce initiative with a crowd of ...

Disputes over data centers and NDA during Washington County Commission meeting

The Washington County Commission approved a letter of intent and NDA (non-disclosure agreement) Thursday to enter into conversations with potential developers for a data center that’s proposed to be in Waterford. Commissioner Charlie Schilling read the letter of intent into the record which ...

Mid-Ohio Valley protests: Sign-wielding community members voice their dismay

VIENNA — Demonstrators over the weekend in Vienna and Marietta protested what they felt were the illegal actions under the administration of President Donald Trump and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. Events organized by Indivisible MOV were held on Saturday on Grand ...

Broughton buyout: Purchased finalized for Nature and Wildlife Area

Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District acquires the expanse On Jan. 8, the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District completed its purchase of the Broughton Nature and Wildlife Area, nearly three months after the announcement of the purchase in September. The agreements were finalized and ...

Jones pleads guilty to 2021 sorority house fire

A man accused of setting a 2021 fire that caused significant damage to the Alpha Xi Delta sorority house at Marietta College has pleaded guilty to felony arson charges, according to Washington County Prosecutor Nicole Coil. Austin Garrett Jones pleaded guilty to one count of third-degree ...