Marietta NewsLocal news for Marietta, OH continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.No decision yet on hiring firefight.....- July 19, 2008 As of June 30, third-party billing by the Marietta Fire Department had generated more than $195,000. In 2007 third-party billing brought in more than $428,000. Since its inception two years ago, third-party ...http://www.topix.net/city/marietta-oh/2008/07/no-decision-yet-on-hiring-firefight?fromrss=... Red Cross victims' assistance fund .....- July 18, 2008 To donate to the local Red Cross chapter's fire assistance fund, make a check out to the Washington County Red Cross and write the words "local use only" on the memo line.http://www.topix.net/city/marietta-oh/2008/07/red-cross-victims-assistance-fund?fromrss=1 How sweet it is...- July 18, 2008 When: 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Saturday. Entertainment: Mayor's Third Friday Jubilee, featuring a free concert at 6 p.m. by award-winning Nothin' Fancy bluegrass band from Virginia.http://www.topix.net/city/marietta-oh/2008/07/how-sweet-it-is?fromrss=1 Sheriff's office making up fuel cos.....- July 18, 2008 Fuel costs by year at the Washington County Sheriff's Office: 2002: $61,299. 2003: $74,549. 2004: $83,414. 2005: $117,805. 2006: $113,019. 2007: $136,545. 2008 : $225,000. Extraditions: 2007: 14, including two ...http://www.topix.net/city/marietta-oh/2008/07/sheriffs-office-making-up-fuel-cos?fromrss=1 Charges against local man reduced- July 17, 2008 One of the charges against a man accused of breaking into a Marietta home was reduced from a felony to a misdemeanor during a preliminary hearing Wednesday in Marietta Municipal Court.http://www.topix.net/city/marietta-oh/2008/07/charges-against-local-man-reduced?fromrss=1 Houseboat burns on Muskingum- July 17, 2008 Flames leveled a two-story paddlewheeler Thursday on the Muskingum River. Several local fire departments responded to the blaze but were unable to save the boat, where a Blue Rock couple live during the summer ...http://www.topix.net/city/marietta-oh/2008/07/houseboat-burns-on-muskingum?fromrss=1 Merchants and Artists Walk expected.....- July 17, 2008 What: Merchants and Artists Walk featuring more than 30 participating merchants and artists.http://www.topix.net/city/marietta-oh/2008/07/merchants-and-artists-walk-expected?fromrss=... Probe into flashing continues- July 16, 2008 A Ewing School bus driver accused of exposing himself remains on paid administrative leave as an investigation continues, said the superintendent of the Washington County Board of Developmental Disabilities.http://www.topix.net/city/marietta-oh/2008/07/probe-into-flashing-continues?fromrss=1 Former Dairy Queen reopens with new.....- July 16, 2008 The former Dairy Queen on the Levee was purchased earlier this year by former Domino's Pizza manager Adam Work and appropriately renamed Work's Place.http://www.topix.net/city/marietta-oh/2008/07/former-dairy-queen-reopens-with-new?fromrss=... Elizabeth A. Leasure- July 16, 2008 Elizabeth Ann "Beth" Leasure, 52, of Atlanta, Ga., died Monday , at Mineral Wells, W.Va., with her family present following complications from an aneurysm.http://www.topix.net/city/marietta-oh/2008/07/elizabeth-a-leasure?fromrss=1 |