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Picture This: Hanging On

Local News

A silver spotted skipper feeds on a cut leaf teasel along a trail at Gunlock Park behind the Marietta’s Lowes store on Pike Street. Flat trails at the park lead from the parking area behind the store to the Ohio River. If you have a recent photo that showcases the beauty of the Mid-Ohio ...

Two receive General Rufus Putnam Award

Local News

MARIETTA — Bruce Haas and the Washington County Career Center Adult Technical Training Welding Program received the General Rufus Putnam Award on Tuesday. At the Washington County Veterans Service Commission regular public meeting, the two recipients were acknowledged for various ...

Parkersburg Engagement Project plans series of community talks

Community News

PARKERSBURG — A series of community discussions will be looking at exploring substance use and working towards identifying and enacting solutions. The Parkersburg Engagement Project (PEP) is sponsoring the eight-part Substance Use Solution series which aims to explore the complex personal ...

New classes available for Learning in Retirement program

Community News

MARIETTA – Nine new classes are in the fall lineup at the Institute for Learning in Retirement at Marietta College. Classes are held in Thomas Hall Room 124 at Marietta College and one also is available by Zoom. Unless otherwise noted, classes meet from 3-5 p.m. For more information and to ...

ODNR inspector among six injured in orphan well explosion

Local News

NEW MATAMORAS — Six people were injured in the explosion that occurred Monday in Washington County. Five of the injured were contract workers for Monroe Drilling Operations LLC. The sixth was an inspector with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. ODNR confirmed the inspector was ...

Parkersburg City Council increases discussion-only sponsors to 4

Local News

PARKERSBURG – Items to be placed on the Parkersburg City Council agenda will require four sponsors instead of three after an amended resolution passed Tuesday night. An attempt to postpone the vote because the resolution was submitted after the deadline in council’s rules failed in a 5-3 ...