ODNR permits injection well despite Marietta council opposition
Farm and DairyBy Liz PartschSeptember 3, 2025 The Ohio Department of Natural Resources approved a new Class II injection well on Aug. 28 despite objections from the Marietta City Council. The Stephan #1 injection well will be the fifth Class II injection well within two miles of Marietta’s public water supply, which serves tens of…
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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…
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Parkersburg City Council increases discussion-only sponsors to 4
News and SentinelEvan BevinsAug 29, 2025 PARKERSBURG – Items to be placed on the Parkersburg City Council agenda will require four sponsors instead of three after an amended resolution passed Tuesday night. An attempt to postpone the vote because the resolution was submitted after the deadline in council’s rules failed in a 5-3 vote, with…
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Modern Education is Dead and AI Killed It
New Guard PressBen PorterAug 1, 2025 Recently, a video went viral of a UCLA student scrolling through his iPad showing how he used AI on his term papers and got away with it. In response to the A.I. takeover, educators scramble to snap Pandora’s Box shut, trying to revert to pen and paper. This has led to…
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County commissioner, wife, indicted for public corruption
The Center SquareBy J.D. DavidsonAug 26, 2025 A grand jury indicted a southern Ohio county commissioner and his wife on charges of operating a kickback scheme involving public contracts with the Southern Ohio Port Authority. State Auditor Keith Faber announced the 13-count felony indictment of Bryan Davis, a Scioto County commissioner accused of engaging in…
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Lawmaker pushing for character education in Ohio schools
The Center SquareBy J.D. DavidsonJun 17, 2025 A former teacher turned lawmaker believes Ohio students need to learn character traits like honesty, loyalty, abstinence before marriage and patriotism to lead productive adult lives. Rep. Kevin Ritter, R-Marietta, says students are struggling because they lack good character, and lawmakers have a responsibility to ensure that education…
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