Marietta Trail Lawsuit+City Council Comments+DeWine Vaccine Bill

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

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

• Saturday: Mostly sunny. High of 79, low of 62.
• Sunday: Partly cloudy. High of 86, low of 65.
• Monday: Partly cloudy. High of 91, low of 69.

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  Marietta fun fact of the day:

A number of Marietta newspapers had a history of using racial slurs. Of course, this was well within the time when it was socially acceptable in the nation to do so. In 1904 the Marietta Leader had a habit of referring to Italians as Dagoes. Some didn't like that Italians has a sizeable representation in Marietta. The Marietta Leader once said "In this city, most of the foreigners are Italians and to the average man they are disgusting people. While it is true they don't exercise the same care about personal appearance that Americans do, they are not as black as they pictured...It is not generally known that there is a distinction between Italians from the north and south of Italy, yet such is the case. A man from the north would no more mingle with his countryman from the south than an educated American mingle with the street beggar...The Italians seen in this city in the fruit stand is not the common kind, but one from the northern part of Italy."

The local attitude towards Italy changed after WWI when Italy joined with the allies. In 1918 the Italian flag flew over the Marietta courthouse.

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. The city of Marietta sues over river trail damage. (WTAP-TV)
2. Marietta City Council Hears Concerns From Members Of The Public. (Patch)
3. Ohio Governor Mike DeWine hasn't said if he's decided to veto a bill preventing mandatory vaccines for workers and students. (Statehouse News)
4. The Marietta Noon Rotary Club installed a new president. Terry Rataiczak, CEO of Kinetic Networking, solemnly swore to faithfully execute the office of the president. (Marietta Times)
5. After five years of leading public schools in Ohio, the State Superintendent announced that he's going to step down. Paolo DeMaria's last day will be 9.24.21. (Statehouse News)

Today in Marietta

• Cemetery Tours: Patriots Tour (10:00 AM)
• Levi Westfall and Hannah Miller (7:00 PM)

Upcoming events:

• On Monday the Castle will be hosting a Virtual History Camp at 9:30 am. Details here.
• On Tuesday the Castle will be hosting another Virtual History Camp. Details here.
• On Saturday the Oglebay Zoo will be coming to Marietta. Details here.
• Marietta Main Street will be hosting a bar crawl on Saturday. Details here.

Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Saturday. See you all tomorrow for another update! If you're loving these newsletters, consider inviting some of your friends and neighbors to read along. You can send them this link to subscribe.

— 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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