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Man arrested for alleged assault of woman at Mound Cemetery

MARIETTA — A man was arrested this week for allegedly assaulting a woman at Mound Cemetery. Dylan Mitchell Sprague, 22, last known address of Marietta, was arrested Monday for his involvement in an alleged assault at Mound Cemetery, according to Marietta Police Captain Aaron Nedeff. ...

Single-vehicle crash impacts traffic on Interstate 77

WILLIAMSTOWN — Wood County Sheriff Rick Woodyard said a one vehicle accident on Interstate 77 shut down traffic for an hour Wednesday morning. He said at 6:25 a.m. deputies and first responders were dispatched to the 185 mile marker of I-77 in reference to a semi truck accident. Witnesses ...

Court records reveal identity of Marietta teacher facing assault allegation

MARIETTA — The identity of the Marietta City Schools teacher that is facing allegations, and the nature of the allegations, have been revealed according to police records. Christopher Joseph VanReeth, who according to Marietta Municipal Court records is 36 and who lives at 107 Meadow Lane, ...

Feds probing Marion County agency for misuse of COVID funds

MORGANTOWN — The Dunbar School Foundation STOP program — a COVID-19 program created to serve the African-American population in Marion and surrounding counties and funded through federal COVID funds channeled through the former Department of Health and Human Resources — is under ...