Marietta News

All six council members -- Charles Gabel, Gary Stevens, Elizabeth Whited, Peggy Cunningham, Shirley Rhinehart and Greg Love -- were present at the Feb.

Washington County Sheriff Larry Mincks will not face opposition in the March 6 primary, but he will face a challenge on the November ballot by a former deputy who claims the department needs restructured and refocused.

The transmission charges on bills for the O'Neill Center in Marietta and Belrock Diner in Belpre increased more than $500 from previous months and Marietta Middle School saw an approximately $850 jump.

Smartboards, computers, iPods, e-readers and other classroom technology doesn't come cheap, but schools have to keep up as those devices are the tools students will likely be using when they enter the workforce.

Escaping from pro-slavery Virginia into anti-slavery Ohio was no guarantee of freedom or safety for runaway slaves in the early 1800s.

An email sent to Marietta City Council members Tuesday on behalf of the city's administration expressed reservations about the Armory Square project and doubt that it could be successful under the plan to date.

Several safes have been taken or forced open and many of the stores were left ransacked, according to police and store owners.

A recently introduced bill in the Ohio House of Representatives would prevent retired public employees from collecting their pension while working another government job.

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Parkersburg police are trying to determine the identity of the driver of a vehicle involved in a high speed multi-state pursuit.

During Tuesday's State of the State address, Ohio Gov. John Kasich unveiled plans to reorganize state job training programs, boost broadband network speeds across the state, expand school voucher programs and make it easier for felons to get out of prison and back to work.

I think by now, most have noticed the very large building being erected at the corner of Seventh and Putnam streets.

Fred "Fritz" S. Furbee, of Grandview Heights, formerly of Upper Arlington, died peacefully in his sleep at his home on .

Rea & Associates, a regional accounting and business consulting firm, has announced that Ann F. Clemente, CPA, has joined the firm as a senior staff accountant.

A proposal to strictly limit use of the left-hand passing lane on interstates in Ohio is now gaining attention in a bill that also includes a speed limit hike.

Up here in NE Ohio gas went up to a little under $3.50 during the previous week.

Wanda Ruth Adams Schmidt, 69, of Marietta left this earth to meet her Lord on Sunday at 6:55 p.m. at her home.

It's obvious your sole purpose here is to try to push people's buttons, which means that not only are you uneducated, but annoying as well.

The Washington County Sheriff's Office is continuing an investigation into the Friday evening theft of approximately 15,000 lbs.

The public is invited to a special program at the Belpre Senior Center Tuesday in honor of area law enforcement officers.