Washington County News

Whether they're coming or going, rising gasoline prices don't appear to be impacting area residents' travel plans for Memorial Day weekend.

Some people might think Fort Frye and Waterford High School students can't be friends.

Drivers traveling north on Pike Street in Marietta Friday night were greeted by bright flashing lights, a long line of orange cones and more than a dozen uniformed officers from various law enforcement agencies.

The Dog Days in May reached the Belpre Heights United Methodist Church Saturday with dozens of dogs and a few felines receiving medical care.

Earth-moving activity has begun on the six-acre lot owned by Marietta's Memorial Health System at the corner of East Eighth and Wayne streets just off Pike Street in preparation for the construction of at least two new office buildings.

A judge did not rule Monday on whether conversations accused murderer Mark F. Stevens had with a confidential informant can be included in his trial, saying more testimony is needed.

It is shaping up to be a busy summer for crews from the Ohio Department of Transportation and the Washington County Engineer's Office.

A storm early Friday evening knocked out electricity to thousands of Mid-Ohio Valley residents and had crews removing trees from roads.

All three are accused of selling heroin to confidential informants from the Major Crimes Task Force over the past several months, according to a press release from the Washington County Sheriff's Office.

The historic Wilcox-Mills House on Fifth and Putnam streets has been the home of Marietta College presidents for more than seven decades.

A Marietta man accused of hitting a teenager with a vehicle he was attempting to steal was sentenced Wednesday in Washington County Common Pleas Court.

Intermittent sentences, postponed sentences and furlough days for local offenders heading to jail seems to have become a regular part of sentencings in Washington County.

The Belpre Heights United Methodist Church, 720 Clement Ave., will observe Dog Days in May from noon 4 p.m. May 18.

The Ohio Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in a Washington County case involving a local man found guilty of 29 child sex crimes who now hopes to get a new trial.

A Beverly man accused of a burglary spree that ended in one home allegedly being burned to the ground was found competent to stand trial Monday in Washington County Common Pleas Court.

They arrive in town every year at about this time. This year there were 36 of them, but there have been as many as 52.

National Senior Corps Week begins today and the folks at Marietta's Retired Senior Volunteer Program, better known as RSVP, are using the occasion to promote volunteerism throughout the community.

Beth Ann Eddy's son, Craven, is usually limited in his verbal communication to two- or three-word sentences, often able to be understood only by people who know him.

The O'Neill Senior Center, often referred to as the O'Neill Center, is a nationally accredited, not-for-profit multipurpose senior center that has been privileged and honored to serve this area's older adults for more than 27 years, helping them live healthy, independent and productive lives.

The Washington County Public Library will host a Friends of the Library book sale.