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Firefighters provide additional information about Muskingum River body
Marietta firefighters provided additional information this morning about a body found in the Muskingum River Tuesday evening. According to a post on the Facebook page of Marietta Firefighters Local 442, which represents members of the city’s Fire Department, the body of a middle-aged Caucasian male was found along the bank of the Muskingum River on the Harmar side. No identification was recovered and the body had been there for approximately a week, the post said.
Washington County OVI checkpoint leads to one arrest
MARIETTA — One person was arrested Friday night during an OVI checkpoint on Ohio 7 near Washington County 9 by the Ohio State Highway Patrol Marietta Post with the Washington County Sheriff’s Office and the Marietta Police Department, the patrol reported. The checkpoint, funded by a federal grant,...
DOH worker thrown on a “60-foot flight path” after work zone crash in March
CLARKSBURG, W.Va (WDTV) - A Divison of Highways worker says that he was thrown on a “60-foot flight path”, breaking multiple bones and fracturing his skull in three places after a work zone crash last month. Jordan Swiger was setting up traffic signs at the site of a...
Marietta woman among Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People of 2024
MARIETTA — A Marietta native was listed on Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People of 2024. Lauren Blauvelt, daughter of Rick and Susan Blauvelt of Marietta, is the co-chair of Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights, the organization that pushed to get the Ohio Issue 1 abortion rights amendment put on the ballot and adopted in November.
St. Marys takes down Ritchie in LKC showdown
ELLENBORO — St. Marys’ Kyleigh Rupert scattered six hits in a six-inning complete game here Tuesday evening as the Blue Devils capped a perfect Little Kanawha Conference regular season following a 10-1 mercy rule win at Ritchie County. The 21-1 Blue Devils, who finished 14-0 in the LKC...
A Monroe funeral home offers its services to the family in Swan Boat Club tragedy
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Truly a story of strangers helping strangers. Rupp Funeral Home in Monroe, MI is offering its services free of charge to the family who lost two children in the Swan Boat Club tragedy in Newport, MI Saturday afternoon. Justin Miller, a manager with the funeral home,...
WATCH: Timelapse Footage Shows Historic Ohio Hand-Rotated Bridge Rotating Due to High Water
Timelapse footage captured the moment the Harmar bridge rotated in Marietta, Ohio, on Sunday, April 21, to let a boat pass in high water. The footage, shared by the Historic Harmar Bridge Company, shows the bridge turning at a 90-degree angle to allow the Valley Gem Sternwheeler to pass under in high waters from recent rain. […]
Marietta going full throttle with Great Race preparations
MARIETTA — The City of Marietta is preparing for June 23 and the arrival of the Great Race, the first time the famous automobile race will come to town. “We’ve been trying to get to Marietta for years,” said Jeff Stumb, director of the Great Race. A...
Marietta mayor says work on “plan of recovery” is ongoing
MARIETTA, Ohio (WTAP) - Marietta City Council has advanced a resolution calling on the mayor to take action on the city’s financial issues. Mayor Josh Schlicher said his office has already been developing a plan of recovery to respond to the city’s need to reduce spending. After meetings...
Big Springs Road, South Old Glory Road closing Monday
The Blount County Highway Department will close parts of Big Springs Road and South Old Glory Road to enable resurfacing work today, April 22. A press release from the department states that Big Springs will be shut from its intersection with William Blount Drive to its intersection with South Old Glory Road. Highway department staff are also closing South Old Glory from Big Springs to Maryville‘s city limits, past Mary Blount Elementary School. ...
Ninth BrAva Mom Prom raises $70K for childhood cancer families, research
MARIETTA — More than 500 women on Friday attended the ninth BrAva Mom Prom, which raised more than $70,000 for childhood cancer awareness and research. The sold-out, women-only fundraiser was conducted by BrAva, a local nonprofit, at the Washington County Fairgrounds, and funding was raised through admission, raffle, luminary, bar sales and local business donations.
Volunteers turn Historic Harmar Bridge so sternwheeler can pass through
MARIETTA — The Historic Harmar Bridge was turned on Saturday to allow a sternwheeler to pass through along the Muskingum River near the mouth of the Ohio River. A small crowd gathered near the closed-off entrance to bridge near the Marietta Armory to watch volunteers turn the bridge so the Valley Gem sternwheeler could pass through an open channel to make its way to the Ohio River.
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