Main Street Awards + Soldier Returns + Marietta Basketball Event

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What the next three days of weather look like:

• Monday: Mostly sunny with moderate humidity. High of 86, low of 56.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny with moderate humidity. High of 77, low of 53.
• Wednesday: Sunny and clear all day, low humidity. High of 75, low of 49.

Marietta fun fact of the day:

Men and women of Marietta's religious community moved for moral reformation in school and in general. They worked to make their moral philosophy prevail above all others. The middle class wanted everyone to be like them, Christian, hardworking, moderate, balanced, and predictable. One prominent Mariettan in 1846 said those without education would succumb to the increasing evils of this world. "They will be the dupes of error, the slaves of superstition, the victims of low ambition and the tools of party intrigue."

Cheapest gas in town:

• GetGo on Pike Street, $2.82
• Kroger on Acme Street, $2.82
• Speedway on Seventh Street, $2.82
• Go Mart on Pike Street, $2.82
• Marathon on Gilman Avenue, $2.83

A full list can be found here.

The average gas price in Ohio is $3.03

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Here are the top stories for the day:

1. Mayor Josh Schlicher won overachiever of the year in this year's Marietta Main Street awards. (Patch)

2. After nearly 80 years, a Meigs County soldier's body has been returned home. In 1944 Private James White was killed in action outside Burma, and had been buried in Hawaii along with other unidentified soldiers. Using DNA his remains were identified and on Saturday he was given a long-overdue funeral procession. (WTAP)

3. Marietta College is going to host the NCAA Division III mens's basketball showcase event in November. (Marietta College)

4. Ohio is spending millions of dollars to prevent rock slides. Washington County is set to get a good chunk of the money. (Statehouse News Bureau)

5. A bill to protect religious expression for student-athletes is going to the Ohio House. The Ohio Senate approved it unanimously. (Statehouse News Bureau)

Marietta Community Calendar:

-The Career Center will be awarding their teacher, Jeff DeLong as the 2021 Ohio Postsecondary Teacher of the Year. This will happen at 6 p.m. Monday evening. Details here.

- There will be a Dinos in Ohio event on Wednesday, June 16 at the Washington County Public Library. Details here.

- There will be a Music in the Park event on Thursday at Muskingum Park. It's free and details can be found here.

-There will be a kids event at the Washington County Public Library. It's called Science with Author Diana Perry and it will take place on Friday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. 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 worked at a number of newspapers before becoming a national correspondent for IHeartRadio in New York. A couple of years ago I made the decision to move back to Marietta and be closer to family.