Marietta News

Advantage Bank is meeting goals set in July by the FDIC and Ohio Department of Commerce to correct alleged unsafe or unsound banking practices, according to bank officials.

A DEEP current of history runs through this quiet town of 15,000 nestled in the arms of the Ohio and Muskingum Rivers.

The Marietta Board of Education will welcome a new face in 2010 with challenger Karen Burton receiving enough votes Tuesday to knock one of the three incumbents out of the race.

Marietta 1A: For: 107; Against: 200. Marietta 1B: For: 219. Against: 267. Marietta 2A: For: 246.

A Marietta man already accused of intimidation is now facing child pornography charges after a forensic examination of his computer and drives was recently completed, prosecutors said.

An unexpected $271,000 windfall from Marietta's inheritance tax will give the city's general fund a much-needed boost, according to City Auditor David Locke.

Ohio Department of Transportation District 10 has a total reserve of 40,352 tons of salt to treat roadways in the nine-county district.

CLYDE -- A hit-skip accident is still under investigation after two people were taken to a hospital Monday night.

An overtime header by Tony Skowronek gave Chillicothe a 2-1 victory over Fairfield Union in the Boy's Division 2 District Semi-Final at Lucasville Valley.

HIRE SCHEME: Washington County sheriff's deputies today arrested a man accused of offering to kill a sheriff's detective and two confidential informants set to testify against his friend.

Ohio hospitals trying to protect their workers and patients from swine flu are growing frustrated that the vaccine has yet to reach them.

Marietta's Armory Square project is being designed by Davis Architectural Group of Cambridge.

A former Marietta resident recently died from the H1N1 virus. Health officials said the 38-year-old was pregnant.

The showboat Becky Thatcher glided safely into port at Neville Island on the Ohio River just north of Pittsburgh Friday.

A man arrested Saturday for allegedly stealing a car from a Norwood resident has confessed to raping a 16-year-old girl in September, police said today.

Daniel Langdon, 36, of Laingsburg, Mich., collapsed at 9:02 a.m. between the 11- and 12-mile markers, said Rich Harshbarger of the Detroit Media Partnership.

Allison Gruehn of Marietta sits among the cards she received while undergoing breast cancer treatment in 2005.

It's almost that time of year again, when little children will grace our doorsteps with a big smile and a hand out.

The Marietta Sandlot Baseball League recently recognized its individual team leaders and awards at the season end banquet Oct.

Marietta police said a man arrested Saturday for stealing a car from a Norwood resident also confessed to raping his daughter's 16-year-old friend in mid-September. Douglas P. Christopher Jr., 40, stated homeless, was arrested at the Super 8 Motel, 219 Acme St., where he was staying with two friends, according to police.