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Learn from Abe
May 18, 2012 The school day ended with a bang Tuesday for 300 Washington County eighth-graders, who covered their ears and squealed as a cannon was fired off three times near the Ohio River Museum on Front Stree... more »» 
Silvesco fire contained
May 18, 2012 An evening blaze at a Marietta business off Ohio 26 was brought under control within minutes and extinguished in just more than an hour through the efforts of eight area fire departments, officials... more »» 
Man, 47, sent to prison for pursuing girl
May 18, 2012 Despite a sterling military career and lack of criminal history, a Davisville, W.Va. more »» 
Court begins moving
May 18, 2012 Most days, Marietta City Law Director Paul Bertram can be found in his office sorting through case files and preparing for an upcoming case. more »»
Vote seals Lawrence’s fate
May 18, 2012 NEW MATAMORAS — Lawrence Elementary School will be open next year, but with no kindergarteners and the other six grades combined into three classes. more »»
Council OKs ‘sister city’ bond with Mass. settlement
May 18, 2012 A resolution passed during Thursday’s city council meeting will link Marietta and Gen. Rufus Putnam’s hometown of Rutland, Mass., as sister cities. more »»
$100K sought for countywide Internet
May 18, 2012 While officials with a wireless Internet service provider work to secure funding for a countywide broadband Internet project, Washington County officials hope to get state funds to move the project... more »»
Tip from Columbus leads to arrests of 2 local men
May 18, 2012 Two area residents were arrested Wednesday on Interstate 77 after a search by agents of the Major Crimes Task Force. more »»
Around town
May 18, 2012 Career center senior awards ceremony The Washington County Career Center Seniors Awards Ceremony will be held at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday on Fenton Court in Marietta College’s Ban Johnson Arena. more »» 
Bumpy bricks
May 17, 2012 Bricks will be replaced with brick-patterned stamped concrete in least four Marietta crosswalks that were installed during a pedestrian safety upgrade along Front Street just three years ago. more »» 
Fire at Silvesco plant
May 17, 2012 Fire departments from all over Washington County responded to an early evening fire at Silvesco Inc., a wooden pallet maker on Ohio 26, about 3 miles from Marietta. more »»
Bill for city records suit tops $250K
May 17, 2012 A public records mandamus lawsuit filed against Marietta officials by a New Philadelphia-area man last July has cost the city more than $250,000 in legal fees—and there’s more to come. more »»
Ohio mental health care idea has local support
May 17, 2012 Ohio Gov. more »»
911 fund short of expectations
May 17, 2012 Washington County’s administrator says if there are any emergency repairs or replacements needed for 911 equipment used by the county’s law enforcement agencies, there may not be enough money in the... more »» 
Fort Frye artists’ exhibit
May 17, 2012 BEVERLY — Two- and three-dimensional art, hung on walls, set out on tables and even installed in ceilings, is on display for the community today at Fort Frye High School. more »»
Storm simulator teaches about tornadoes
May 17, 2012 For more than 100 area residents and business professionals, a few minutes in front of the TV Wednesday afternoon was about a far more pressing matter than the $1 million question on “Who Wants to... more »»
Author in area to promote book on famous feud
May 17, 2012 PARKERSBURG—Author Anne Black Gray”s look at a member of her family is one of the source materials for an upcoming History Channel program on the Hatfield-McCoy feud. more »»
Around town
May 17, 2012 Rabies shot clinic for dogs, cats The Washington County Health Department, 342 Muskingum Drive, Marietta, will hold a rabies shot clinic for dogs and cats from 1 to 2:30 p.m. June 2. more »» 
Lawn & order
May 16, 2012 When a Marietta family visited Oak Grove Cemetery over the weekend to honor a loved one, they found they first had to trim the grass. more »» 
Heroin sentence
May 16, 2012 Calling the pre-sentence report of a Vincent man “chilling” Washington County Common Pleas Judge Ed Lane sent him to prison for six years Tuesday morning on a second-degree felony possession of drug... more »»
Drivers brace for gas price spike
May 16, 2012 Gasoline prices are heading down, but local residents don’t expect the trend to last long“I think they’ll go up for Memorial Day; I think they’ll go up for the Fourth of July; I think they’ll go up... more »» Alzheimer’s Support Group for caregivers in the Belpre area June 13, 2012 Rockland United Methodist Church, 2300 Washington Blvd., Belpre; for information call Susie Casto at the Belpre Senior Center, (740) 423-6022 or the local Alzheimer’s Association at (304) 865-6775. more » Community Events
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