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Vienna town hall to seek public input on city’s recycling

VIENNA — Vienna residents will have a chance to weigh in on the future of the city’s recycling program as the city prepares for its recycling contract to be put out for competitive bid. Mayor Chad Emrick has scheduled a town hall meeting for 6 p.m. June 15 at the Jackson Park Community Building on 34th Street. The meeting will give residents an opportunity to ask questions, raise concerns and offer suggestions about what recycling services should look like in Vienna. “The options would be about how we would offer, or what we would offer in the way of recycling services to the ...

Parkersburg Urban Renewal Authority approves bids for 5 properties

PARKERSBURG – Members of the city’s Urban Renewal Authority accepted five offers for property and tabled three others during their most recent meeting. The authority met for over an hour on May 26, following a more-than-90-minute council session. The largest bid council accepted was $3,000 from Your Hut Inc. to purchase three URA-owned lots at Wood and Latrobe streets. According to the application from Your Hut Inc. President O.B. Epling, the plan is to consolidate and then subdivide the lots for construction of a 400-square-foot home on each site. Councilwoman Wendy Tuck said ...

Ohio lawmakers begin hearings on data centers

Ohio lawmakers kicked off hearings for a new data center committee last week. Stakeholders from the industry, utility regulation and state agencies shared their views on data centers’ impact on the cost of power, the environment and the economy. Taken together, the speakers sought to ...

Ki No Kaze Bonsai Club hosts hands-on workshop at Scot’s Marketplace

VIENNA – Participants learned how to train and shape their own bonsai trees Saturday during a hands-on workshop with the Ki No Kaze Bonsai Club at Scot’s Marketplace. The event introduced beginners to the art of bonsai, with participants working on their own trees to take home. The ...

Washington-Morgan Community Action offers free summer meals for children in Washington County

Washington-Morgan Community Action will sponsor the Summer Food Service Program, offering free grab-and-go meals to children this summer. Meals will be available to children 18 and younger, as well as people older than 18 who have been determined by a state or local public educational agency to be medically or physically disabled. The program begins Monday, June 8, with meals served Monday through Friday at sites in Beverly, Lower Salem, Lowell, Vincent, Belpre, Marietta and New Matamoras. The organization will also provide shelf-stable breakfasts for the week to children who attend ...