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Riverfront comes alive ahead of Sternwheel Festival

MARIETTA — The 50th annual Ohio River Sternwheel Festival is days away, but visitors were already gathering along Marietta’s riverfront to enjoy the boats, history and the renovated levee. For Lou Wendell of St. Albans, W.Va., the days before the festival are part of the ...

Washington County opens new common pleas courtroom

MARIETTA – A new Washington County Common Pleas courtroom will provide more space, improved security and greater flexibility for domestic relations cases and other court proceedings. Courtroom C was created in space formerly occupied by the Washington County Building Department, Magistrate ...

Man arrested during Acton appearance at Canfield Fair

CANFIELD — A man was arrested Sunday afternoon by Mahoning County Sheriff’s deputies at the Mahoning County Democratic Party tent at the Canfield Fair. Patrick Havas, 38, of Canfield, is at the Mahoning County jail on charges of felony assault and disorderly conduct, according to jail records. No bond was set, and he likely will appear in Mahoning County Court in Canfield on Tuesday because the court is closed for Labor Day. The Mahoning County Sheriff’s Office said Havas entered the tent around 2:30 p.m. Sunday and was using his cell phone to record a visit to the Canfield Fair ...

Recycling, forever chemicals among bills before council on Tuesday

PARKERSBURG – Members of Parkersburg City Council are scheduled to vote Tuesday on the final reading of an ordinance making changes to the municipal recycling program to comply with a July court ruling. The first reading passed on a 6-3 vote at the Aug. 25 council meeting after amendments were made to reflect requests by the plaintiff in the lawsuit that prompted the ruling. The ruling stated, in part, that the city’s subscription-based recycling program implemented in May did not comply with state code because it charged individuals more to participate. If the ordinance goes into ...

Picture This: Fair parade brings crowds to Front Street

MARIETTA – Local organizations, businesses and youth participants traveled through Marietta on Saturday during the annual Washington County Fair Parade. Spectators lined the route as parade entries made their way through the city to the Washington County Fairgrounds during the fair’s ...