Bill Johnson Update + Hotdog Contest + Mound Cemetery Tour

Morning, people of Marietta! It's me again, Christopher Schmitt, your host of the Marietta Daily. Here's what's happening today in Marietta.

First, what the next three days of weather look like:

• Monday: Partly cloudy. High of 92, low of 68.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny. High of 93, low of 68.
• Wednesday: Isolated thunderstorms. High of 89, low of 68.

Marietta fun fact of the day:

Marietta has had a historically strong German population. By the 1890s there was even some "social friction" between Germans and non-Germans. There was some issue at a city council meeting about possible discrimination against German women from The Women's Home. The manager assured the council that they didn't discriminate. There had been some reports of Ku Klux Klan activity against German Catholics near Watertown, but it appears this likely had to do more with religion than ethnic heritage. World War I sparked some anti-German sentiment in Marietta. Local papers worked hard to remind folks that Marietta Germans were still loyal citizens, and Mariettans of German heritage worked hard to prove that. The German Methodist Church stopped doing sermons in German, and public schools quit teaching German.

Cheapest gas in town:

• Go Mart on Pike Street, $3.09
• The Loading Zone in Williamstown, $3.09
• Marathon on Muskingum Drive, $3.09
• Marathon on Gilman Avenue, $3.09
• Marathon on State Route 7, $3.09
A full list can be found here.

The average gas price in Ohio today is $3.07

Here are the top stories in Marietta today:

1. Congressman Johnson's Weekly Update (Patch)
2. The Locker Room Sports Bar hosted its 14th annual hotdog eating contest. Jimbo Slice won for the fifth year in a row. (WTAP)
3. Scott Britton of the Castle hosted a Patriots Tour at Mound Cemetery. (WTAP)
4. Bikers gathered at the American Legion to ride in honor of a fallen Army specialist. They rode to give $500 scholarships to students entering the armed services. (WTAP)

Today in Marietta

• Virtual History Camp: Reconstructing America 1880 – 1900 (9:30 AM)

Upcoming events:

• Music by the river in Belpre. Tuesday, June 6 at 7:30. Details here.
• Music in the park Marietta. Thursday, June 8 at 7:00. Details here.
• Lock cruise tour. A tour of the locks from the Valley Gem Sternwheeler. Details here.

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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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