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 Historical Front Pages
Times past May 4-5
May 4, 2013 May 4 25 years ago ¯ Despite having support in Marietta, the county voted down a mental health levy for Ewing-WASCO. more »»
Times past May 3
May 3, 2013 25 years ago ¯ Browning-Ferris Industries (BFI) is asking to re-open its Marietta landfill and build a landfill on an adjacent 46-acre plot that will serve Washington County for the next 35 years. more »»
Times past May 2
May 2, 2013 25 years ago ¯ Vice President George Bush’s 10-minute speech at the Ohio River levee covered Republican economics and Marietta College baseball. more »»
Times past May 1
May 1, 2013 100 years ago ¯ A man tumbled from a third story balcony on a Front Street home, down to the second story and landed on his hea. more »»
Times past April 30
April 30, 2013 25 years ago ¯ The third annual Mountaineer Classic Table Tennis tournament started at Parkersburg South High School. There were more than 200 participants. The tournament will end tomorrow. more »»
Times Past for April 29
April 29, 2013 25 years ago - Bird Watcher’s Digest naturalist Lynn Barnhart will lead free birding walks in and around Marietta through May 28. The walks will be from 7 to 10 a.m. more »»
Times past April 27-28
April 27, 2013 25 years ago ¯ Lawyers for the Fort Frye Teachers Association have filed a charge of unfair labor practices with the State Employment Relations Board over the firing of several teachers. more »»
Times past for April 26
April 26, 2013 25 years ago ¯ Lawyers for the Fort Frye Teachers Association have filed a charge of unfair labor practices with the State Employment Relations Board over the firing of several teachers. more »»
Times past for April 25
April 25, 2013 25 years ago ¯ A persimmon tree will be planted in Marietta’s Bicentennial Grove on the mound of Camp Tupper as a part of the Tree City USA awards ceremony. more »»
Times past for April 24
April 24, 2013 100 years ago ¯ Two strangers, who are thought to have come to the city from Williamstown by freight train, caused considerable trouble on Greene Street yesterday. more »»
Times past for April 23
April 23, 2013 25 years ago ¯ The Lowell Village Springfest will be today and Sunday on Buell Island. The parade will begin at 10 a.m. and the festival will run until dark. Sunday, the festival is open from 9 a.m. more »»
Times Past for April 22
April 22, 2013 April 22 25 years ago - Marietta police arrested two 17-year-olds in connection with the St. Luke’s Lutheran Church break-in and fire. more »»
Times past for April 20-21
April 20, 2013 April 20 25 years ago ¯ Arson is suspected in the St. Luke’s Lutheran Church fire. A 1916 carving of “The Last Supper” was unharmed in the blaze. more »»
Times past for April 19
April 19, 2013 25 years ago ¯ The Fort Frye High School Marching Cadets will perform April 22 on the steps of the Capitol. more »»
Times past for April 17
April 17, 2013 100 years ago ¯ Marietta College’s commencement has been postponed to June 18. Dr. F.W. Gunsaulus of Chicago will have an address in connection with commencement exercises on June 16. more »»
Times past for April 18
April 17, 2013 25 years ago ¯ The Washington County Easter Seal Society and 4-H will sponsor a Skate-A-Thon from 4 to 10 p.m. April 28 at the Marietta Roller Rink. more »»
Times past for April 16
April 16, 2013 April 16 25 years ago ¯ The Washington County Career Center will host a baseball card show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The show is a fundraiser for the center’s machine trades program. more »»
Times Past for April 15
April 15, 2013 25 years ago - The Ohio Historical Society has received $155,000 from the Ohio General Assembly for repairs on the sternwheeler W.P. Snyder. more »»
Times past for April 13-14
April 13, 2013 April 13 25 years ago ¯ Support for the $5 license plate fee is waning after the public hearing held yesterday. more »»
Times past for April 12
April 12, 2013 25 years ago ¯ Boosters groups for Marietta Schools activities, aided by Broughton Foods Inc. more »» |
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