Bomb Threat Extradition + Vax Lottery Winner + Skate Park Work

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What the next three days of weather looks like: Rain this afternoon and Friday.

• Thursday: Scattered thunderstorms throughout the day. High of 71, low of 60.
• Friday: Partly cloudy with 60% humidity. High of 82, low of 58.
• Saturday: Expected to be a sunny and beautiful day overall. High of 85, low of 59.

Cheapest gas in town:

• Speedway on Seventh Street, $2.83
• Speedway on Second Street, $2.83
• Marathon on Muskingum Drive, $2.83
• Kroger on Acme Street, $2.83
• Marathon on Gilman Avenue, $2.83

A full list can be found here.

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Here are the top stories for today:

1. Todd Baucher of WTAP reports that the school bomb threat suspect has been extradited. Yesterday Nicholas Hall was extradited from Georgia to the Washington County Jail. He's accused of calling in nearly two-dozen bomb threats to area schools. (WTAP)

2. Skate Park work. Mitchell Blahut of WTAP reports that the Marietta Skate Park is getting some upgrades. Members of Skaters United of Marietta are doing concrete work to add a radical new ramp. They started on Monday and hope to be done by early next week. (WTAP)

3. Second Vax-A-Million winner announced. A Toledo man named Jonathan Carlyle won the million-dollar prize for week two of Ohio's vaccine sweepstakes. (Patch)

4. Marietta College baseball players are getting major recognition after their outstanding season. Five Pioneers were named to the American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings All-Mideast Region team. Sam Mathews was named Co-Pitcher of the Year. (Marietta College)

5. The Ohio mask mandate is officially over. Yesterday, Ohio GOP lawmakers shared videos of themselves burning their masks in celebration all over social media. (Columbus Dispatch)

Marietta Community Calendar:

- There will be a storage auction on Thursday, June 3rd. They will be auctioning off abandoned storage locker contents. More details here.

- First Friday: Art Walk. Marietta Main Street will be holding their First Friday event downtown. This will be a celebration of the community for locals, tourists, and area groups to show off the beautiful downtown of Marietta. More details here.

-There will be a Merchants of Marietta event held at the Castle on Saturday, June 5. Details can be found here.

- Marietta College will be hosting Shakespeare by the River on Saturday, June 5. Details here.

That's it for today, you're all caught up on what's happening in Marietta. See you again tomorrow.

-Chris

A little about me, I'm Chris Schmitt; I grew up in Marietta, went to Marietta High School, and graduated from Ohio University's Scripps School of Journalism. I worked at a number of newspapers before becoming a national correspondent for IHeartRadio in New York. A couple of years ago I made the decision to move back to Marietta and be closer to family.