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New nonprofit aims to boost cat adoptions in the Mid-Ohio Valley

MARIETTA - A new nonprofit cat cafe is preparing to open that aims to bring a mix of coffee, community and cat adoptions to the Mid-Ohio Valley. River City Kitty Cafe, led by board president Rebecca Johnson, wants to give overlooked shelter cats a calm, home-like environment to meet ...

EVE Inc. Hosts Annual Auction to Aid Domestic Violence and Assault Survivors

The Lafayette Hotel ballroom was filled Friday evening as EVE Inc. held its 43rd Annual Auction, the organization’s largest fundraiser to support survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault and human trafficking. Jill Deming, president of the EVE board, said the event has become a ...

Local man recalls experience with civil rights leader Jesse Jackson

The late Rev. Jesse Jackson’s presence helped settle a labor dispute nearly 30 years ago in Washington County, a man with the union said on Tuesday. Jackson, who died Tuesday morning, came to Marietta in September 1998 on behalf of the United Steelworkers of America and the employees at ...

Washington County Common Pleas Judge Mark Kerenyi announces retirement

Mark Kerenyi, a Washington County Court of Common Pleas judge, will retire effective Feb. 28, ending more than 32 years of public service in Washington County and the U.S. Marine Corps. Kerenyi has served nine years on the Common Pleas bench, presiding over criminal and civil cases. During ...