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Marietta Police investigating body found on banks of Muskingum River
MARIETTA, Ohio (WTAP) -Marietta Police are investigating after a body was found in the Muskingum River on Tuesday. This was off Gilman Avenue around 5:45 p.m. Police say the coach of the Marietta row team spotted a man’s body on the banks of the river. The body had been there for a few days, according to police.
Greater Cincinnati woman celebrates 105th birthday
CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A Greater Cincinnati woman celebrated her 105th birthday on Tuesday. Violet Whitmore lives in the Withamsville area but she was born on April 23, 1919, in New Martinsville, West Virginia. According to her family, Violet in high school met and fell in love with Max Whitmore, and...
Ohio man claims the home he broke into was his “office;” Home owner finds dirty dishes, meth pipe, sweatpants and prescription bottles with arrested man’s name on it
A home owner claims that he returned from being out of the Ohio Valley area and found his John Deere Gator UTV missing, and that someone had broken into his residence and camper. The Noble County Sheriff’s Office says the person who broke into the home owner’s house made themselves feel at home. There were […]
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 […]
Local boy’s love of marbles inspires visit from last remaining manufacturer
WHEELING, W.Va. (WTRF) — Nowadays, many kids spend a lot of their free time on electronics, but one young boy from Wheeling prefers a game that has been around for quite some time. It all started when Cooper Warren was out with his mom and then came home with a bag of marbles. His dad, […]
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,...
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...
DUI checkpoint scheduled on West Virginia Route 2 on Friday
The West Virginia State Police will be conducting a DUI checkpoint on Friday. The DUI checkpoint will happen in Tyler County on West Virginia State Route 2 near the entrance to the Post Office between 8:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. State Police say this is an effort to deter drunk driving. Motorists wishing to avoid […]
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