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Belpre Homecoming kicked off Thursday

The 94th Annual Belpre Homecoming kicked off Thursday evening with music, food and free ride night. Hundreds of people filled Civitan Park to enjoy the opening of the annual Belpre Homecoming event, an event that Belpre Homecoming Treasurer Jamie McCormick said he hoped was going to let ...

Voices of Valor: Helping veterans is Venham’s calling

MARIETTA - Helping vets has helped a Washington County veterans advocate deal with the issues he faced upon his return to civilian life. Gene Venham, 63, served 31 years in the Army and Army Reserve including almost 12 months in Iraq where he and a group of MPs and engineers set up a ...

Cram Session: Capito provides report on effort to pass multiple bills before recess

CHARLESTON – Members of the U.S. Senate have less than 24 hours to pass a number of bills before they head out for a five-week recess, including government funding bills, confirmations of nominations and election regulations. U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., provided an update to reporters Thursday morning from Capitol Hill, remaining optimistic that her Senate colleagues can make quick work of their agenda items. “While it looks like it's too much and some of (the bills) may fall off, I think the core ones will get done or we're going to stay here until we get them ...

Summer Crisis Program is helping people to be able to stay cool this summer

MARIETTA – The Summer Crisis Program is once again available through Washington-Morgan Community Action and can provide assistance to help families stay cool during the hot summer months. From July 1 through Sept. 30, 2026 income-eligible Ohioans can receive assistance in paying their electric bill, purchasing an air conditioner or fan, or making repairs to their central air conditioning unit through the Ohio Department of Development’s Home Energy Assistance Summer Crisis Program. The Summer Crisis Program assists low-income households that have received a disconnection notice, ...

Crews work to repair collapsed Lancaster Street sewer

MARIETTA — A collapsed sanitary sewer pipe closed Lancaster Street as crews worked to determine whether a water leak contributed to the failure, according to Marietta Safety Service Director Steve Wetz. Wetz said about 10 feet of sanitary sewer pipe collapsed. Crews worked until about 3 ...

Backyard Gardener: The grateful deadheaded flower

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! This first week of August finds many gardeners harvesting tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers. There is still time to plants some lates summer squash and start some fall vegetables such as broccoli and cauliflower. This week I want to talk about ...