Rita Patel

Sports Reporter · Belpre, OH

Rita Patel is a proud graduate of the University of Cincinnati and has spent the last 8 years covering high school sports across southeastern Ohio. Before joining the Marietta Current, she worked as a sports reporter for the Athens Messenger, where she built a reputation for her in-depth feature stories on local athletes and community impact.

2 stories from Rita Patel in New Albany

Real Estate

Gregory Stephan Baker

Gregory Stephan Baker, 69, of New Albany, Ohio, passed away Oct. 31, 2026, at Mt. Carmel Saint Ann’s Hospital in Westerville, Ohio. Visitation, 4-7 p.m. Friday at Leavitt Funeral Home, Belpre. Graveside service, 11 a.m. Saturday, Riverview Cemetery, Williamstown. Condolences may be sent to...

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Sports

All-LKC Soccer Teams

All-LKC Soccer BOYS Player of the Year: Zack McQuain, Braxton Co. Coach of the Year: Chris Harbour, Williamstown Team Champion: Williamstown First team Zack McQuain, Braxton Co. Jason Bass, Braxton Co. Eli McCallister Braxton Co. Trent Pickens, Buffalo Owen Cobb, Buffalo Cade McCoy, Ravenswood...

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