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Marietta launches new website

The City of Marietta launched a new website this week. The launch took place Wednesday morning, according to Marietta IT Director Scott Steinel. Mayor Joshua Schlicher said the city’s old website was created in-house but the new website was built by Revize, a company who specializes in websites for governmental entities. “Well our old site was just inadequate … it needed refreshed,” Schlicher said. Steinel agreed with Schlicher saying “I designed the old website about 10 years ago and it was time for a change.” The new website cost approximately $5,000 and the city got ...

Marietta Police ID body, waiting to release name

From staff reports Police have identified the man whose body was found along the west bank of the Muskingum River this week but are waiting to release the name to make sure family members have been notified first. “He is not a local resident,” Marietta Police Capt. Ryan Huffman said Thursday. The body was discovered Tuesday evening by a Marietta College crew coach on the river bank off Gilman Avenue, between the Washington Street Bridge and the college boathouse. Police received information Wednesday morning giving them a “pretty good idea of who he might be,” Huffman ...

MC to present Mesermerica show

Audiences nationwide are rushing to book their seats for James Hood’s Mesmerica 360! With over 500,000 tickets sold, the show has broken box office records in over 40 North American cities - the fastest-selling planetarium music show in history. Mesmerica is a WORLDS production presented by Moodswings LLC, Poseidon Music Ltd and Vortex Immersion Media Inc. The artist behind Mesmerica, James Hood, is renowned as a vital and versatile musical pioneer - especially with his work on the PanART hang, a uniquely mesmeric melodic instrument known for its soothing quality and for his ...

Pound for Paw to raise money for Humane Society

On Saturday, May 4, Rockstar Wellness will rock out at “Pound Fur Paws” to raise money and collect supplies for the Humane Society of the Ohio Valley. Rockstar Wellness is shutting down Second Street in Marietta for an outdoor POUND event with a live local drummer, Travis Hunt. The event is donation based and will support the Humane Society of the Ohio Valley. Rockstar Wellness is inviting the community to come ROCKOUT with them and to support the Humane Society of the Ohio by making a monetary donation and/or bringing an item from the wish list found at www.hsov.org “This event ...

Money Update: Council receives aquatic center operations update

City administration gave Marietta City Council an update on Marietta Aquatic Center operations Tuesday night. During a public lands and buildings committee meeting Tuesday, Mayor Joshua Schlicher shared with council members more details of a plan with Professional Pool Management to open the ...

Warren BOE accepts principal and assistant principal resignations

VINCENT - Warren Local School District Board of Education voted to accept resignations of Warren High School’s principal and assistant principal during their monthly meeting Tuesday. High School Principal Ryan Lemley will resign effective May 2 and become the director of operations at ...