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Former church to house Fenton Art Glass museum
WILLIAMSTOWN — Fenton Art Glass admirers will soon have a new home to view pieces and learn about who created them. Fenton Art Glass Collectors of America closed on the former Riverside Church of Christ building at 501 Caroline Ave. in Williamstown on April 17. David Kingsley, President of...
Meet Bellatrix! WTAP’s Pet of the Week!
MARIETTA, OH. (WTAP) - Meet Bellatrix! This week’s Pet of the Week!. Bellatrix is a four-year-old terrier/heeler mix at the Humane Society of the Ohio Valley. She has been at the shelter since last August. She loves everybody, men and women. She is good with children, but she is...
LKC track: Williamstown girls, Doddridge boys take home titles
WILLIAMSTOWN — It was a rainy one when the teams of the Little Kanawha Conference converged at Williamstown High School to determine track and field supremacy. The hosting Yellowjackets won the girls title, compiling 166 points through 18 events. Doddridge County was right on their tail throughout, finishing just five points behind at 161. The Bulldogs came away with the boys championship, beating Williamstown by a total of 139.5 to 119.
ODOT announces construction schedule for the week of May 6-10
MARIETTA — The Ohio Department of Transportation anticipate working on the following projects Monday-Friday. Outlined work is weather permitting. Click on each route to see its location at OHGO.com. A signal replacement and turn lane installation project is taking place at U.S. 50/Washington Road. Estimated completion: Nov. 1A resurfacing project begins Monday on U.S. 50 between Della Drive and River Road. Lane closures will be in place in both directions. Additionally, there will be periodic closures of the ramps from East State Street to U.S....
Six and Day bond modification motions withdrawn
MARIETTA — Noah Boyd Six and Shila Kathyrn Day were back in court on Tuesday afternoon to address bond modification. Six and Day had a hearing April 15, where Six’s and Day’s attorneys asked that their bonds to be modified to personal recognizance bonds where they could be released to family because they had no criminal histories, did not flee during the investigation leading up to their arrests and were not a danger to society or children and there was no danger of them fleeing.
Amended lawsuit in deadly birthday party crash adds plaintiffs, accuses boat club of negligence
NEWPORT, Mich. (WTVG) - Additional people who were injured when an alleged drunk driver crashed into a child’s birthday party in Monroe County have joined a civil lawsuit, which now names the boat club it happened at as a defendant as well. According to Marko Law, a firm representing...
National Day of Prayer draws a crowd in downtown Marietta
MARIETTA — People gathered around the country to participate in the 73rd annual National Day of Prayer on Thursday, including in Marietta. According to the NDP website, it is an annual observance held on the first Thursday of May, inviting people to pray for the nation and was created in 1952 by a joint resolution of the United States Congress and was signed into law by President Harry S. Truman and the day exists to mobilize unified prayer for America.
PHS GameChangers rally Williamstown middle school students
WILLIAMSTOWN — PHS GameChangers, a student-powered, substance misuse prevention movement that connects local students through a coordinated, comprehensive prevention education program, is spending three days at Williamstown Middle/High School speaking with sixth, seventh and eighth grade students about bullying, healthy friendships and how to recover quickly from difficulties. “It...
Marietta’s FFA team led by a family of coaches since 1978
SALEM, Ohio — For the last several decades, Allen and Scott Moore have been responsible for leading Marietta’s FFA team. The father’s and son’s coaching legacy started with Allen in the late 1970s and transitioned to Scott in 2008. The Marietta FFA team holds two state...
Schramm pitches and hits Williamstown into the LKC title game with 7-2 win over South Harrison
GLENVILLE, W.Va. — Williamstown junior Parker Schramm tossed a complete game and he added three hits to help the Yellowjackets reach the Little Kanawha Conference Championship game with a 7-2 win over South Harrison at the Sue Morris Sports Complex. Schramm allowed six hits, walked three batters and struck...
Cherry Hill East's Schulke tosses no-hitter against Williamstown - Baseball recap
Michael Schulke struck out 11, including the 100th of his career, and fired a no-hitter to lead Cherry Hill East past Williamstown 2-0 in Cherry Hill. Schulke walked two and hit three batters but never let any of the runners cross the plate as the Cougars improved to 4-9.
Defensive mishaps plague Spartans in shutout senior day loss
ALBANY — Not every senior day game has a happy ending. That was the unfortunate reality for the Alexander baseball team, whose senior day ended with a shutout loss to the visiting Marietta Tigers, with the Spartans losing 6-0. Alexander (7-10) just wasn’t able to get anything going on either side of the ball, mustering just two hits while also accounting for six different errors in the field. Camron Oberholzer...
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