Spring Sweep Marietta + Local Drug Arrests + Ohio Voter ID Bill

On Apr 11, 2022

Good morning Marietta! Christopher Schmitt here with a fresh copy of the Marietta Daily.

First, today’s weather:

Mostly cloudy with a thunderstorm around noon. High: 67 Low: 52.

Here are the top stories today in Marietta:

Spring Clean Sweep in Marietta goes off without a hitch! (Facebook)
The Washington County Sheriff’s Office pulls off some major drug arrests. They worked in conjunction with other law enforcement agencies as the Major Crimes Task Force. (WCSO)
Ohio Republicans are pushing a bill that would require voters to present a state-issued photo ID. A recent poll shows that an overwhelming amount of Americans support measures like this. (Statehouse News)
Marietta College Sports Management hosts Community Day (WTAP)

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Visit Marietta Ohio: “Happy Palm Sunday Friends! It’s a good day to start making plans to visit our beautiful city! The best locally-owned restaurants, the coolest little downtown shops and boutiques, live music and theatrical productions galore, riverboat ri…” (Facebook)
Marietta Main Street: “Thank you to all of our volunteers that came out today to help with our Spring Clean Sweep! We had representatives from the City of Marietta, Morning Rotary, Marietta College, Marietta High School, and a few friends of Main Street. Thank…” (Facebook)
Josh Schlicher, Mayor of Marietta Ohio: “I was glad to help out and I appreciate all the volunteers that came out on a beautiful Sunday in downtown Marietta to help beautify Front Street and the armory grounds. Marietta Main Street is a wonderful partner to have downtown.” (Facebook)
Marietta College Women’s Soccer: “Successful business trip up in Sylvania, OH today 2-0 victory over Heidelberg, followed by a 0-0 draw with Lourdes. All eyes on Fall ’22!” (Facebook)
Marietta College: “Marietta College’s Office of Academic Affairs is pleased to present the Story of Emma “Grandma” Gatewood as part of the Unheralded Women Series — PowHERful Women in Ohio at noon, Monday, April 18th, in the Alma McDonough Auditorium. The …” (Facebook)
Marietta/Belpre Health Department: “If you or someone you know is at risk for HIV please get tested. MBHD offers HIV testing at our Marietta location. Visit out website https://mariettabelprehealth.o… for more information. #HIV #mymbhd #mariettaoh #belpreoh #health #test…” (Facebook)
Memorial Health System: “Workout with us through our Facebook Live exercise classes! Classes can be accessed afterwards in the “Videos” section under the playlist: “Move!” on the Facebook page. Where: Memorial Health System Facebook Page When: Fridays at 1…” (Facebook)

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— Christopher Schmitt

About me: Hey there, I’m the community publisher for Patch.com/marietta. I’ve lived in Marietta for most of my life. I graduated from Ohio University’s E.W. Scripps School of Journalism in 2014. I wrote for a community newspaper before moving to New York to be a national correspondent for IHeartRadio. I’m looking forward to bringing my experience back home with me and providing Marietta with the outstanding journalism she deserves. You can email me at [email protected] or call me at 740-516-4969.