NEWARK, Ohio–Authorities said a Licking County man has been charged with seriously injuring his two-month-old child. 34-year-old Joshua Metoxen of Alexandria was arrested Monday after the Licking County Sheriff’s Office was called to Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus on a report of an infant who had been admitted with a brain injury. Authorities said during […]
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COLUMBUS, Ohio–Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced Monday that he has declared a state of emergency in 63 Ohio counties where severe weather caused serious highway damage in June. The counties included in the proclamation from our area are Coshocton, Guernsey, Muskingum, Morgan, Noble, Perry and Licking counties. The counties covered by the emergency declaration have […]
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NEW LEXINGTON, Ohio–The Perry County Sheriff’s Office has released the names of six people who have been indicted in three separate drug investigations. Authorities said Kyle Wickham and Roberta Osborn , both 33-years-old and from Crooksville, are facing multiple charges after authorities said they conspired to sell heroin and other drugs to an agent with […]
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ZANESVILLE, Ohio–The Maysville Local School District has announced the hiring of a new principal at the High School. Officials said Dr. Hank Jackoby will take the helm beginning August 1, 2019. Dr. Jackoby brings 25 years of experience in education as a teacher, coach and administrator. He is a graduate of Miami University in Oxford, […]
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ZANESVILLE, Ohio–Zanesville Police said two people have been arrested Friday following a vehicle pursuit that spanned two counties. Captain Scott Comstock said around 12:00 p.m. Friday officers attempted to pull over a vehicle in the Pershing Road area that matched the description of a vehicle that had been stolen earlier in the day. He said […]
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ZANESVILLE, Ohio-– The City of Zanesville is alerting motorists of an upcoming road closure. Beginning Tuesday, July 23 through Thursday, July 25, 2019, Taylor Street (from Blue Ave. to Bell St.) will be closed from 7:00 a.m.to 3:00 p.m. for water main work. Taylor Street will be re-opened to traffic daily at 3:30 p.m. Detour […]
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ZANESVILLE,Ohio–The City of Zanesville announced that on Thursday, July 11, from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. crews will be performing an emergency valve replacement. The southbound lane of Pine Street will be closed from Vine Street to West Main Street. Muskingum Avenue will be closed from Pine Street to Luck Avenue. Motorists should use caution […]
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NEWARK, Ohio–Licking County Crime Stoppers is offering up to a $1,000 reward for anyone with information leading to an arrest in the theft of outdoor surveillance cameras from businesses in Newark. Newark Police report that between May 15-23 someone stole the cameras from Beacon 360 Management on North Cedar Street, Licking County Realtors on North […]
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NEWARK, Ohio– Licking County Crime Stoppers is offering up to a $1,000 reward for anyone with information leading to an arrest in a breaking and entering at a business. The Licking County Sheriff’s Office reports, on Sunday, April 28, suspect(s) broke into Holmes Lumber on the 13000 block of National Rd in Reynoldsburg. The suspect […]
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NEW LEXINGTON, Ohio–Two area men have been arrested on drug trafficking charges. Perry County Sheriff William Barker said 58-year-old Bryan Wolfe of Crooksville was arrested Thursday in Redfield in Clayton Township on three counts of trafficking bulk quantities of methamphetamine to an undercover agent. Barker said following Wolfe’s arrest, Detectives stopped 62-year-old Michael Whitehouse of […]
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