Fort Frye receives hygiene supplies for students from AEP Ohio

August 8, 2026

BEVERLY — Fort Frye Local Schools received a donation of hygiene products from AEP Ohio employees to help students and families prepare for the new school year. Lineworkers at AEP Ohio’s Marietta Service Center organized the donation drive after learning from Fort Frye Superintendent Stephanie Starcher that the district needed personal care products for students. “We are always accepting those, because we provide a lot of those types of supplies to families and students in need,” Starcher said. “Each year, we usually wipe out our supply.” The donated hygiene products will ...

The 16th Annual Rivers, Trails, and Ales Festival continues this weekend in Marietta

August 8, 2026

MARIETTA - The 16th annual Rivers Trails & Ales Festival continues Saturday and Sunday in the historic Muskingum Park and around the Marietta area. The festival brings over a thousand locals and tourists together to hit local rivers, trails and ale providers with a celebration of outdoor ...

Belpre Homecoming kicked off Thursday

August 7, 2026

The 94th Annual Belpre Homecoming kicked off Thursday evening with music, food and free ride night. Hundreds of people filled Civitan Park to enjoy the opening of the annual Belpre Homecoming event, an event that Belpre Homecoming Treasurer Jamie McCormick said he hoped was going to let ...

Crews work to repair collapsed Lancaster Street sewer

August 7, 2026

MARIETTA — A collapsed sanitary sewer pipe closed Lancaster Street as crews worked to determine whether a water leak contributed to the failure, according to Marietta Safety Service Director Steve Wetz. Wetz said about 10 feet of sanitary sewer pipe collapsed. Crews worked until about 3 ...

Hudson High School Swing Marching Band finds a home away from home at Marietta College

August 7, 2026

MARIETTA — For one week each summer, Marietta College’s campus transforms into a place of music, teamwork and connection for students from northeast Ohio. While most students are taking advantage of the final weeks of summer break, more than 150 members of the Hudson High School Swing ...

Summer Crisis Program is helping people to be able to stay cool this summer

August 7, 2026

MARIETTA – The Summer Crisis Program is once again available through Washington-Morgan Community Action and can provide assistance to help families stay cool during the hot summer months. From July 1 through Sept. 30, 2026 income-eligible Ohioans can receive assistance in paying their electric bill, purchasing an air conditioner or fan, or making repairs to their central air conditioning unit through the Ohio Department of Development’s Home Energy Assistance Summer Crisis Program. The Summer Crisis Program assists low-income households that have received a disconnection notice, ...