Belpre News

Jason and Amanda Warner of Belpre, Ohio, welcomed their first child, Morgan Brianne Warner at 11:29 a.m. on February 14, 2012, at Marietta Memorial Hospital in Marietta, Ohio.

Volunteers from throughout Belpre began and finished two more "Done in a Day" Belpre in Bloom projects on Saturday.

For the ones that were in Marietta on Saturday, May 12, at around 1 p.m. you may have wondered what all the sirens and motorcycles were all about.

And as they move on to the next phase in their lives, fewer than 600 kindergarteners are preparing to take their place.

Ten indictments returned by a Washington County grand jury this week include charges against a Belpre woman accused of stealing food stamps and a Marietta woman who allegedly got welfare benefits she wasn't entitled to.

Unlawful sexual conduct with a minor. Belpre man, Nicholas "Tanner" Leach, faces a fourth degree felony for unlawful sexual conduct with a minor.

Ohio Gov. John Kasich's proposal to merge two state agencies providing mental health and addiction services has broad support locally, but one agency says it's yet another change to an already complicated system that could impact them financially.

Washington County's administrator says if there are any emergency repairs or replacements needed for 911 equipment used by the county's law enforcement agencies, there may not be enough money in the 911 fund to cover the expenses.

Students at Belpre Elementary School raised thousands of dollars for their Mini Relay for Life celebration Tuesday at the school.

Brisk April temperatures bely summer is on the way and with it comes plenty of employment opportunities for youth.

With Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park passing all the inspections it needed, the island will open today, park officials said.

Ohio lawmakers are considering some new rules governing operation of 172 injection wells located throughout the state and used for disposal of wastewater from oil and gas hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," operations.

A forty-five year old Belpre Ohio man was arrested yesterda yafternoon by the Major Crimes Task Force after he was found in possession of fifty packets of bath salts.

The Newbury Cemetery is the final resting place of some of the earliest settlers in southern Washington County and is still occasionally used for burials today.