Ohio SOS Visits Marietta + Police Reports + Bill Johnson Votes

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What the next three days of weather look like:

• Wednesday: Sunny and clear all day, low humidity. High of 76, low of 48.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny with low humidity. High of 79, low of 56.
• Friday: Cloudy most of the day with a chance of evening showers. High of 85, low of 68.

Marietta fun fact of the day:

In 1829, 125 Mariettans including a number of very prominent ones like Ephraim Cutler, Douglas Putnam, and Samuel Shipman formed the Marietta Society for the Promotion of Temperance. The idea was never to get rid of alcohol (it's well known how much Marietta has always liked its booze), but to promote moderate drinking. It worked a little bit at first. But in the 1830s the movement faded. It came back with a vengeance in 1941 with the Washington County Temperance Society led by Douglas Putnam and William Parker Cutler. They called for total abstinence from alcohol saying that drink was inconsistent with morality, patriotism, and religion. They got about 2,000 people in just over a year to pledge to completely abstain from alcohol. The movement waxed and waned over the next few decades.

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 Muskingum Drive, $2.82

A full list can be found here.

The average gas price in Ohio is $3.02

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Here are the top stories for the day:

1. Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose dropped by Marietta. He spoke with Marietta College's school of business about the economy in Ohio. (WTAP)
2. Marietta Police Captain Aaron Nedeff dropped the latest batch of police reports. See if you recognize anyone picked up this past week. (Patch)
3. A teacher at the Washington County Career Center has been awarded Postsecondary Teacher of the Year. (The Marietta Times)
4. Southeastern Ohio's Congressman Bill Johnson voted against House Resolution 473. The resolution aims to repeal the authorization for use of military force against Iraq (2002). It also asks to establish a Sustainable Finance Advisory Committee. The measure passed the House pretty much along party lines. (Congress.gov)
5. Ohio University's leadership just keeps on shifting. Yesterday, Deb Shaffer, senior VP for finance, announced that she will be stepping down in August. Her announcement came on the heels of Hugh Sherman taking office as President of OU. (WOUB)

Marietta Community Calendar:

- 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.

-On Saturday there will be a Henderson Hall Civil War Re-enactment. It's a six-hour event that kicks off at 9 a.m. at the Valley Gem Sternwheeler. Details 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.