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Nohe selected to fill vacant Washington County Commission seat

Washington County resident and former jail administrator Ronald Gregory Nohe was appointed to temporarily occupy the vacant position on the Washington County Board of Commissioners on Thursday evening. “It’s time to get to work,” said Nohe. “I’m happy with the results.” The ...

Veterans Walk of Honor: Bricks added to memorial with new locator website

There were 21 new bricks installed at the biannual Veterans Walk of Honor Brick Placement Ceremony on Saturday. In honor of Veterans Day on Tuesday, the Armory Square Inc. hosted the event with nearly 50 people in attendance. “It’s our way to commemorate and memorialize the service of ...

Ribbon cutting held for new playground in honor of local child

BELPRE — A ribbon cutting was held Saturday at the inclusive playground at Civitan Park. The playground, an accessible play structure designed to include children of all abilities, is dedicated to the memory of Hadassah “Haddie” Marie Williams. The structure is located in the main ...

Veterans Day luncheon: Cold weather brings celebrations indoors

The Veterans Day parade in downtown Marietta was cancelled early Tuesday morning due to the frigid temperatures and unexpected snowfall from the day before. “We didn’t want to cancel it but I think it was a good call,” said VFW Post 5108 Commander Gene Venham. The cancellation of ...

General election canvass results in continued tie in Muskingum

The Washington County Board of Elections completed its official canvass of the Nov. 4 general election Wednesday morning. Despite the review, the results indicated there was still a tie between Muskingum Township Trustee candidates Steven Rech and Gary Doan with 489 votes each which was 486 ...

Washington Commission: Updates on SNAP benefits and injection well info

Washington County Department of Job and Family Services Director Flite Freimann provided updates on SNAP benefits for the county regarding recent resolutions from the federal government at Thursday’s Washington County Commission meeting. After the longest government shutdown in the ...