New Matamoras News

An elderly Waterford man died on Thanksgiving after being pulled from a burning storage building on his property, police and fire officials said.

Beverly/Waterford Food Pantry, P.O. Box 7, Beverly; 984-2807. New Matamoras Food Pantry, P.O. Box 205, New Matamoras; 865-2990. L.A.M.B. Food Pantry and Thrift Shop, 309 Walnut St., Lowell.

In the Marietta 1st Ward council race, incumbent David White leads Louise Gwinn by 19 votes.

Taking a nice drive on the back roads of West Virginia and Ohio is something many people like to do, and may not think they're in any immediate danger.

The Washington County Health Department is out of seasonal flu vaccine. The Marietta City Health Department only has vaccine for children ages 6 to 35 months.

A faulty furnace is suspected of touching off an early Tuesday morning fire near New Matamoras that killed a 50-year-old mentally handicapped man and left his elderly parents homeless, according to fire officials.

A fire early Tuesday morning in New Matamoras killed a handicapped man who couldn't escape his home, according to the Washington County Sheriff's Office.

As former POW Eugene Parker told of his hungry, cold and miserable days as a prisoner during World War II Friday, he paused mid-story to ask a group of New Matamoras Elementary students "Can you imagine?" There was no way for the fourth-, fifth- and sixth-graders in attendance to put themselves in his shoes, but on Friday, at the school's 20th ...

Eighteen-year-old Darrell Hague of Marietta will be selling his fifth grand champion market lamb since 2002 at the Washington County Fair today.

Partly Cloudy Temp: 83.0 F Heat Index: 88 F UPDATE 8/20/09 at 6:00 a.m. Two people have been arrested after a fight involving a gun in Washington County.

The community garden program provides garden plots, seeds, tools and training for folks who want to grow their own food and allows them to share extra produce with area food pantries and feeding agencies.

Two murders and an attempted murder within a week last July may not have been out of the ordinary for some areas, but for a community that hadn't seen a homicide in nearly four years, it left most people in shock.

Monday, Tuesday and Thursday: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday and Friday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Belpre Monday through Wednesday: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Beverly Monday through Wednesday: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday: 10 a.m. to 3 ...

There won't be a cloud in the sky, but the thunder will be rolling as motorcycle riders from all over the country descend on the Valley for the Ride for the Red dice run to benefit the American Red Cross of Washington County.

Agencies helped last year by the United Way of Washington County: American Red Cross, Washington County chapter: $25,000. Arthritis Foundation: $1,000. Betsey Mills Club: $22,500. Boy Scouts of America, Allohak Council: $3,000. Caring Connection: $37,000. Ely Chapman Education Foundation: $22,000. EVE Inc.: $39,000. Heart of Ohio Girl Scouts: ...