Community Corner
MCS Candidates + COVID Numbers + Pawpaw Festival
Your five-minute guide to everything worth knowing around town today.
Howdy y'all! Here it is again, the Marietta Daily.
First, the next three days of weather:
- Monday: Humid with periods of sun. High of 83, Low of 67.
- Tuesday: A shower or two; not as warm. High of 75, Low of 66.
- Wednesday: Not as warm with downpours. High of 71, Low of 54.
Cheapest gas in town:
- Speedway on 2nd Street, $2.99
- Marathon on Muskingum Drive, $2.99
- GetGo on Pike Street, $2.99
- Go Mart on Pike St, $2.99
- Speedway on Seventh Street, $2.99
For a full list click here
The average gas price in Ohio today is $3.09
Here are the top stories in Marietta today:
- Candidates running for the upcoming Marietta City Schools board will be taking part in a panel discussion at WSCC today. (Marietta Patch)
- Here are the latest Washington County COVID-19 numbers. (Marietta Patch)
- The Ohio Pawpaw Festival is returning after being canceled in 2020. (WTAP)
- Deputies in Athens County are looking for missing 16-year-old Jaylynn Guess. She was last seen a week ago. (WTAP)
- Governor Mike DeWine dropped by the MOV Regional Airport to discuss COVID-19. (Marietta Times)
Today in Marietta:
- Meet the Candidates - Marietta Board of Education upcoming election (6:00 PM)
Marietta Patch Notebook
- Marietta College: "Pioneers blank Muskingum to retain Shrine Trophy for fifth straight year #PioNation #BringForthAPioneer #d3football #d3fb" (Facebook)
- Memorial Health System: "Get a behind the scenes look at our COVID unit at Marietta Memorial Hospital and even hear from a couple frontline nurses in this video. Our team is working tirelessly to care for our community's COVID-19 patients. Please do your part an..." (Facebook)
- Harmar Village - Marietta, Ohio: "1850 - 1917 Catholic Church 4th Street Marietta TOP 📷 Marietta's old Catholic Church on lower Fourth Street was built in 1853. It was the first building in Marietta constructed from bricks made of clay from the Sacra Via earthworks. Pho..." (Facebook)
- Memorial Health System: "Our Diabetes Health Fair has gone VIRTUAL!! Visit mhsystem.org/diabetes September 20-25 to hear from our experts and learn about type I and type II diabetes management. Each day will have new educational information and even have the abi..." (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 christopher.schmitt@patch.com or call me at 740-516-4969.
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