Marietta Aquatic Center + Etta Express Loses + Locker Thefts

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

• Sunday: Cloudy, light showers in the evening. High of 64, low of 45
• Monday: Mostly sunny, pleasant, and warmer. High of 74, low of 49
• Tuesday: A thick cloud cover for most of the day. High of 79, low of 57.

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

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1. The Marietta Aquatic Center is open! Jacob Krantz and Brett Wharff of WMOA News report that the Marietta Aquatic Center's grand opening was held yesterday at noon. It is now open for the season. (WMOA)

2. Marietta College baseball lost to Rowan 2-0. The Etta Express is now in the loser's bracket for the NCAA Tournament. However, if they win at noon they get to play Rowan this afternoon in the championship game. (Marietta College)

3. The Washington County Sheriff's Office is looking for a couple of cars believed to be involved in Belpre storage locker thefts. (Patch)

4. The Marietta College men's rowing team wrapped up their season yesterday. They finished 25th in the country. (Marietta College)

5. Marietta College track star Alex Dimon gets All-American honors. He came in second in the 110-meter hurdles at the NCAA championships yesterday. (Marietta College)

Marietta Community Calendar:

- WillowCreekMX Opening Day is Sunday. The club at WillowCreek will be teaching motocross at 11 am in Whipple. Details can be found here.

- The Washington County Veterans Service Commission is renaming their building on Memorial Day. On Monday the 31st at 4 p.m. there will be a renaming ceremony held in honor of Chad Wright. Details can be found here.

- Henderson Hall Sightseeing on Tuesday, June 1st. This will start at the Valley Gem Landing where you will board the boat and depart at 10:30 a.m. for the Henderson Hall landing. There you will disembark and ride the trolley to the Henderson Hall grounds and tour. More 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 was a national correspondent for IHeartRadio in New York up until a couple of years ago when I moved back to Marietta to be closer to family.