🌱 First Washington County Baby Of 2023 + Drug Overdoses On The Rise

Hey, everybody! Miranda Fraraccio here with your fresh copy of the Marietta Daily, filled with everything you need to know about what's going on locally.

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Here are the top three stories in Marietta today:

1. Oh baby! Washington County officially welcomed its first baby of 2023. Jakin Ezekiel Jenkins was born at 5:45 p.m. at Marietta Memorial Hospital on the first of January. His family hails from Little Hocking. (Marietta Times)
2. In nearby Parkersburg, a house caught on fire on Tuesday night near an elementary school. The Broadway Avenue home is across the street from Fairplains Elementary School, so firefighters were particularly keen to get the fire under control. It took firefighters roughly half an hour to extinguish the blaze. Everyone in the home was able to get out safely. (WTAP)
3. Drug overdoses are becoming a major crisis in the Mid-Ohio Valley. Overdoses have increased from this past weekend, with eight since Dec. 19. Many of the overdoses come from Jackson and Meigs Counties. Officials are working on programs with the police and local communities to reduce these numbers. (WTAP)

Today in Marietta:

• Quality Program Review Workshop at Southeast at Washington State Community College (9:00 AM)
• Vinyl Cutting: Cricut Basics at BB2C Makerspace (5:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Meet Cooper! This handsome pooch is a nine-year-old Australian Cattle Dog/Blue Heeler/Australian Shepherd mix who would love to be the latest addition to your family. (Humane Society of the Ohio Valley - HSOV via Facebook)
• Have you cheered on the Pioneers at a Marietta College game yet? It just one of the 50 things people love to do in Marietta! (Visit Marietta Ohio via Facebook)
• The Entrepreneurship Program at Marietta College has a ton of events planned throughout the spring semester! Visit the link to check them out. (Marietta College via Facebook)

That's it for today! I'll see you soon.

— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a staff writer for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners. She is a graduate of the University of Rhode Island, where she earned degrees in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies. In her free time, you can find her traveling, drinking tea, or practicing film photography.