Lowell News

The Washington County Commissioners signed a resolution Thursday that prioritizes projects to be funded with Community Development Block Grant money.

The Washington County commissioners say they hope to form a committee of county officials and community members who would study potential safety issues surrounding hydraulic fracturing and distribute information related to the activity.

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.

A Newark man was sentenced to six months in prison for skipping trial on a sexual assault case from the late 1990s.

Tom Gibbs was clad in a Warren Local school district shirt when he arrived at a Fort Frye Local Board of Education special meeting Wednesday night, but he'll soon be wearing two hats as the superintendent of both districts.

Although financial issues threatened to keep Lowell's pool closed this summer, village officials say the pool will be opened thanks to donations made by community members, businesses and organizations.