Local residents answered the call last month when Belpre Area Veterans hosted a spring food drive to benefit the Belpre Area Ministries. It wasn’t just those who brought in enough food to fill several totes, it was also those who brought in cash donations who made a big difference for the ...
Is today, April 5 an important day? It really depends on how you look at it. Years ago, I worked on a project where we featured a front page from The Times for each day of the year. At times there were multiple big events, causing some important stories to be left out. When you view history ...
Joseph Buell’s journal at Fort Harmar gives a first hand account of life at the fort. Springtime was welcome then as now after months of cold, limited activity, and boredom. His reports of daily activities are interspersed with evidence of better weather and morale. Quotes, spelling, and ...
The March 12, 2025 edition the Marietta Times ran a front-page story on reports touting the importance of natural gas and oil to the region. It was noted in these reports that Mahoning and Trumbull counties were tops in natural gas production in the state. In its subsequent edition (March 13) ...
I’m talking to Art Smith at the newspaper about retirement and he says I should write a column. I say I don’t know what to write about and I don’t want to be tied down. He says it’s easy, just do it as soon as you get an idea. Art writes a weekly piece, “The Way I See It,” a ...
Earlier articles in this series have discussed the sections of the Constitution that formed the Congress and the executive. The Colonies had always had their own courts that dealt with their own problems. The Framers concluded that the federal government had its own issues that could not be ...