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Police investigate weekend homicide

A 23-year-old man was killed Saturday night at an apartment complex in the 300 block of Dale Street. Marietta police officers were dispatched at 11:14 p.m. to a disturbance at the complex. Upon arrival, officers found an apartment with all windows smashed out. The unnamed victim had a severe stab wound in the torso, according to Marietta Police Chief Aaron Nedeff. First aid efforts were performed by Marietta police and then by Marietta Fire Department. The victim was transported to Marietta Memorial Hospital, where shortly thereafter, he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced ...

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Reports/Marietta ¯ A patrolman was dispatched May 10 to the Marietta Police Department in reference to a counterfeit check. The investigation showed that counterfeit checks have been created on a business account. ¯ An officer was dispatched May 10 to the Marietta Police Department in reference to a theft report. Upon arrival, officers made contact with city employees who advised of a theft from a job site. This case remains under investigation. ¯ An officer was dispatched May 10 to Walmart in reference to a theft report. Officers made contact with loss prevention and the ...

Seat belt push begins

BEVERLY — The Ohio State Highway Patrol, Beverly Volunteer Fire Department, Beverly-Wateford Rescue Squad and the Beverly Village Police Department gathered Monday to kick off the “Click it or Ticket” campaign and talk about seat belt safety at the Beverly VFD. Lt. Chris Chesar, ...

Snyder sentenced for extortion

A Dresden man was sentenced to 24 months in prison Monday after pleading guilty in March to four counts of extortion, all third-degree felonies. Jason Mark Snyder, 27, of 18 W. Eighth St., had threatened a Marietta woman and said if she did not comply with his demands, he would show photographs she previously sent him to her friends and family to disgrace her, Washington County Prosecutor Nicole Coil said. Snyder was indicted in July 2021 on six charges, including four counts of extortion, all third-degree felonies; one count of menacing by stalking, and one count of aggravated ...

Williamstown council awards sidewalk project contract

WILLIAMSTOWN — Williamstown City Council awarded a contract for a sidewalk improvement project and appointed new Bee City members on Tuesday. Mayor Paul Jordan and council member Pat Peters were unable to attend the meeting. Maria Hardy, engineer, said a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) was sent out to engineering companies for the Sidewalk Improvement Project. This project received $100,000 of funding from the state, which will be used to help the city update any sidewalk that isn’t up-to-date or compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Hardy said Burgess and ...

Wood County opens 911 Center bids

PARKERSBURG — The Wood County Commission will be looking at five contracting companies to pick one who will do the renovation work on the former Suddenlink building to turn it into the new Wood County 911 Center. Architect Adam Krason, of ZMM Architects & Engineers of Charleston, appeared before the commission Thursday to open the bids and read the amounts to officials. A number of representatives from the bidding contracting companies were also on hand to listen to the proposals. The commission chose ZMM to design and oversee the renovation of the 18,000-square-foot facility at ...