Local Government
Marietta City Council president questions Washington County commissioner
Parkersburg News and SentinelSep 5, 2025Amber Phipps MARIETTA — Marietta City Council President Susan Vessels said issues with Commissioner Eddie Place’s character need to be looked into. Vessels made the statement during the public discussion portion of Thursday’s regular Washington County Commission meeting. Vessels said Place had been president of the Little Hocking Water Association…
Read MoreMOVCAC – CAVE People are Constituents Too
February 7, 2025MOVCAC Contributor: Sean P. Keefe At the County Commission meeting on January 30, 2025, many citizens of Wood County attended in order to understand why the newly-erected Resiliency Center was not used as a warming center during the recently-experienced Polar Vortex. The details of that meeting and the contentious interactions experienced can be…
Read MoreResiliency Center Not Used for Polar Vortex
January 31, 2025MOVCAC Contributor: Sean P. Keefe As a result of the Covid pandemic in 2020, federal budgets ballooned by around two trillion dollars. Prior to 2020 our federal government never spent more than $4.5 trillion. After the pandemic, our federal government has never spent less than $6.01 trillion. Part of that funding created by…
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