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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.
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.
Timelapse Footage Shows Historic 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 […]
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,...
WVDOH honors fallen workers with memorial
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - At the rest stop in Williamstown the West Virginia Division of Highways held a memorial for the workers who lost their lives while in a work zone. At the memorial they had speakers come up and gives their respect to the workers and their families some through personal testimony and some through statistics.
Candlelight vigil to be held Friday in Newport following fatal birthday party crash last weekend
NEWPORT, Mich. (WTVG) - The Berlin Township community is coming together in the midst of tragedy. A candlelight vigil will be held Friday at the Swan Boat Club where two siblings ages 4 and 8 were killed, and 15 others were injured on April 20 after an alleged drunk driver crashed into the building during a children’s birthday party.
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...
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...
High Points of the Valley
* Wirt County native Jessica Lynch is taking on a new role, and it is one that will make a difference for military women across the state. She will lead a new program that focuses on women veterans, through the West Virginia Department of Veterans Affairs. “(Lynch) stepped up for this nation and now you are stepping up again for West Virginia and stepping up for women veterans who need help,” said Gov. Jim Justice, upon announcing the position. No spotlight-seeker, Lynch let others do most of the talking during the announcement, but she did show what is important to her. “I hope to be able to work with (women veterans) and get them anything they are lacking or that they are needing at this point,” she said. Few are better equipped to reach out to veterans with a broad range of needs than the former prisoner of war. It is good to know her service will continue for those desperately in need of support here at home.
How to vote in Wood County, WV
The start of a big election year is here, and between now and November West Virginians will have the opportunity to weigh in on a lot of important races. This all starts with the May primary election on May 14, 2024: voters will have a chance to choose Republican, Democratic or Mountain Party ballots, and pick candidates for a U.S. Senate seat, both of West Virginia’s U.S. representatives, and every statewide office including governor. Plus, every seat in the West Virginia House of Delegates is on the ballot, half of the state Senate seats and circuit court, family court and magistrate judges in every county. And that doesn’t even include all of the crucial county and municipal jobs, like boards of education and county sheriff.
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,...
West Virginia primary election set for May 14
PARKERSBURG — The primary election for the State of West Virginia and in Wood County will be held May 14. The county will have 43 voting locations open on Election Day to cover 71 voting precincts, said Wood County Clerk Joe Gonzales. “All the locations will be open (Election...
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