What's up Marietta! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️
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Also on today's calendar: Travis Tritt.
Today's riddle: What did the Buffalo say when his son left? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Nearly $157,000 in Marietta employee payments questioned (newsandsentinel.com) — Marietta city officials are grappling with a state investigation into nearly $157,000 in questioned employee vacation and holiday payments, plus concerns about additional overpayments and overtime. Former and current council leaders warn the unresolved 2024 audit and surety notice could raise borrowing costs for major projects like the planned $40 million water treatment plant. Council is weighing deeper reviews of the auditor's office and contract language affecting employee payouts.
2. Washington County Commissioners work to establish CRA in Waterford Township (mariettatimes.com) — Washington County commissioners, meeting in Marietta, have approved steps to create a Community Reinvestment Area in Waterford Township that could offer 10-year, 50% tax abatements for new housing. They also backed grant applications benefiting the Marietta Country Club and Matamoras for flood and drainage mitigation, while fielding questions about a private information-gathering meeting with an ODNR official on gas and resources.
3. Sen. Jon Husted meets with Ohio business and community leaders in multiple cities (clevelandreporter.com) — U.S. Sen. Jon Husted stopped in Marietta to talk workforce training with local officials and manufacturers at the Appalachian Ohio Manufacturers' Coalition Support Center. He highlighted programs like TechCred and short-term training grants before heading to Columbus and Delaware for broader economic and shooting-sports events tied to his statewide outreach.
4. Flooding, Columbus mayor's race, fracking waste top a big week of news (dispatch.com) — Columbus Dispatch reporters traveled to Marietta to investigate growing concern that fracking wastewater injection in Washington County could threaten the city's aquifer and local drinking water. Their reporting, highlighted in this weekly roundup, contrasts residents' environmental worries with state officials' reassurances, while also touching on flooding, a major child-welfare case, and central Ohio politics.
5. Obituary: Harrell, Marie Ella (wtap.com) — Friends and family in Marietta are invited to remember Ella Marie Harrell, 90, a Marietta native and Marietta High School graduate who later worked at B.F. Goodrich. Calling hours and her funeral service will be held Tuesday, August 25, at Roberts Funeral Home–East Lawn Chapel on State Route 7, followed by burial at East Lawn Memorial Park.
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