🌱 Jury Trials Cancelled + Electrical Fire On Franklin St.

EDITOR'S NOTE: The Jan. 11 edition of the Marietta Daily inadvertently included a news item from Marietta, Georgia alongside your usual Marietta, Ohio news. We have corrected yesterday's newsletter and sincerely apologize for the error.

Morning, neighbors! Dan Casarella here with a fresh issue of the Marietta Daily.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and not as cold. High: 43 Low: 29.

Here are the top three stories today in Marietta:

1. The Marietta Municipal Court has announced that all jury trials will be canceled from now until Feb. 11. The court administrator cited the current surge of COVID-19 cases as being too challenging to create an environment safe to conduct jury trials. All jurors that were summoned to appear for jury duty during this time are released from duty. (Marietta Times)
2. An electrical fire at a house on Franklin St. left a single mother and her three children homeless yesterday. When the fire broke out, the mother and her children were able to get out safely, though the family was displaced. They are preparing an apartment for the family in Parkersburg and local charities are currently accepting donations for the family. (Marietta Times)
3. Yesterday, Jan. 11, was Human Trafficking Awareness Day, and South East Ohio is doing its part to eliminate this issue locally. Spencer McPeek, Commander of the South East Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force, told WTAP that since the task force was formed in July 2021, it has successfully executed 82 search warrants and made 32 arrests for human trafficking and related crimes. (WTAP)

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Today in Marietta:

• Introduction to Laser Cutting At BB2C Makerspace (5:30 PM)
• Meal Prep Cooking Class At 803 Farson Street (10:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Check out a great article from Only In Your State about ways Marietta, Ohio may just convince you to move here once you visit the beautiful riverboat town. (Facebook)
• Marietta City Schools board member and former teacher Stacey Hall encouraged local residents to apply to be substitute teachers in City schools. Substitute teachers will earn $110/day for their first 20 working days. (Facebook)
• Marietta College Track & Field/Cross Country claimed three OAC Athlete of the Week awards. (Facebook)

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— Dan Casarella

About me: Dan Casarella is a writer, podcast producer, and small business development specialist who formerly worked in late-night television. He’s produced many talk segments, including with President Joe Biden, Kobe Bryant, and Chadwick Boseman. Dan studied Media Studies and Production at Temple University. He also enjoys running, painting, and the highs and lows of Philadelphia’s sports teams.