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¯ Regular business meeting of the board of commissioners, 9 a.m. Thursday, 1115 Gilman Ave. Source: Washington County Commission Clerk. A special prosecutor may soon be appointed to handle misdemeanor animal cruelty and neglect cases. Washington County Sheriff’s Sgt. Kelly McGilton and board members of the Humane Society of the Ohio Valley met with Washington County Commissioners after their regular business meeting Thursday morning. McGilton said there has been conversations about possibl...

ebevins@newsandsentinel.com West Virginia Division of Highways District 3 maintenance assistant Scott Kelly stands in the salt storage facility at the district’s Wood County headquarters Tuesday. The district has used 20,529 tons of salt so far this winter, compared to 6,120 from Nov. 19, 2019, to March 20, 2020. (Photo by Evan Bevins) PARKERSBURG — The city of Parkersburg’s salt supply was down to about 100 tons Tuesday when its refills couldn’t be delivered, ironically, because of roa...

Its time to acknowledge an unsung genius of British music It is never too late to discover John Foulds, the composer who did for the ears what Dalí would do for the eyes 6 February 2021 • 2:00pm A performance of John Fouldss A World Requiem at the Royal Albert Hall in 2007 Credit: Ian Jones I have written before about John Foulds, the barely known genius of a composer who was a near-contemporary of Vaughan Williams and Holst. Foulds has been an obsession of mine since the late Michael Kenned...

Photo by Janelle Patterson Busy Bee Restaurant owner Larry Sloter was named Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Historic Harmar Bridge Company on Tuesday in the latest course correction to refurbish the privately-owned historic landmark used and beloved of the public. “We’ve got the people in place with our current board and our current committees that man I’m excited about what the next six months are going to bring– let alone what the next two years are going to bring,” said ...

mnewbanks@mariettatimes.com It’s been years since Washington County had a white Christmas, but this year may be different. “Yes, it’s likely it will happen,” said Andy Roche, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Charleston, W.Va. He said Thursday will see rain showers, perhaps heavy rain at times, but then temperatures will drop quickly by Thursday afternoon. “Precipitation will start sticking through Thursday night and continue through Christmas,” Roche said. “There...

mnewbanks@mariettatimes.com Discussion continues as to what to name a new township road accepted during a recent Washington County Commission meeting. The road was built at the southern end of the Warren Local School campus as a way to access the elementary school. As it was built using funds from Ohio Department of Transportation, it could not be owned by the school district, and it could not become a county road because it dead ends. After it was accepted as a township road, testimony was hea...