Washington County News

Danielle Stafford, wearing her new red dress, and Trent Fogle, donning a silver sequined vest and red sequined tie, spread Valentine's Day cheer at the Arbors at Marietta Friday.

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.

Originally from Marietta, Forshey served as Criminal Division Commander for Washington County until 1992.

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

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.

A Marietta man is left facing up to eight years in prison after he pleaded guilty Tuesday to calling in a bomb threat to Washington State Community College last May.

A Washington County judge awarded $1.4 million on Monday to the family of an Athens teen who was stabbed and killed in a fight that broke out at a June 2010 graduation party near Belpre.

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.

She was born Oct. 7, 1939, in Waterford, Ohio, daughter of Richard and Edith Leora Chipps Rohrer.

Officials with Washington County Children Services are considering placing a tax levy on the November general election ballot, saying budget cuts have forced them to tap into the agency's savings over the last few years and they cannot continue on that path.

Three months after a fire ripped though a Franklin Street home, neighbors said on Friday they were glad to see some recent progress on the clean-up. Also, a Fifth Street home that was subject to at least two break-ins after it was damaged by a December fire was recently razed.

Marietta City Council on Thursday approved resolutions honoring three city employees who retired at the end of January after at least 30 years of service.

Washington County commissioners agreed Thursday to establish a committee to determine how the salaries of the county's employees compare with their counterparts in comparable counties.

The city of Marietta will use bond anticipation note funding to pay for several projects this year, according to discussions during a meeting of city council's water, sewer, and sanitation and finance committees Wednesday afternoon.

Levies and the race for president appear to be the issues of most interest to Washington County residents with Ohio's early voting period under way this week.

A Belpre father is left facing up to five years in prison after a jury found him guilty Wednesday of all counts related to an October 2010 fire that killed his 2-year-old daughter.

An incredible community effort is under way to solve issues related to ensuring that the former Ohio National Guard Armory may serve the area for another 50 years.

A jury could decide today if a Belpre father is responsible for the death of his 2-year-old daughter by failing to supervise her.