Author: George Hiotis

Genesis HealthCare System held a groundbreakingceremony Friday, July 23, to kick off the construction of the Genesis Coshocton Medical Center.The state-of-the-art facility will provide improved access to high-quality, advanced healthcare toCoshocton County residents. It will open in early 2023. “Today marks the beginning of a new era of healthcare in the Coshocton area,” said MatthewPerry, […]

U.S. Congressman Troy Balderson has introduced legislation to rename the Roseville Post Office after a local hero.  Balderson wants to dedicate the facility for Ohio Medal of Honor Recipient Ron Rosser. Rosser was a fearless patriot who put family over self, saved countless lives in the Korean War and was willing to charge directly into […]

***UPDATE*** 1:04 p.m. Muskingum County Sheriff Matt Lutz says 69-year-old Elmer Gibson, missing since Monday, was found deceased Wednesday. Lutz says he was found at a wellsite in Licking County. The Sheriff says he had been out checking wellsites and apparently suffered some type of medical issue. ***UPDATE*** Muskingum County Sheriff Matt Lutz is asking […]

The longtime owner of the WHIZ Media Group has died.   91-year-old Dorbie Littick passed away early Tuesday morning in her sleep.  The community minded Littick volunteered her time to help many Muskingum County organizations like the Carr Center, over 60 years at Bethesda Hospital/Genesis and as past president of the board of the Muskingum […]

***UPDATE***6:25 a.m. — One lane of I-70 westbound at Norwich has reopened to traffic — ***UPDATE*** The Muskingum County Emergency Management Agency says part of I-70 is closed after an accident.  E-M-A Director Jeff Jadwin says a semi-tractor trailer carrying 30-thousand pounds of truck batteries caught on fire early just before midnight Monday. Jadwin says […]

The Ohio Department of Transpiration will hold a news conference Tuesday to officially kick off the I-70 re-construction project in Zanesville.  ODOT Director Jack Marchbanks will talk in detail about the multi-year, 88-million-dollar project to reconstruct I-70 through the city of Zanesville.  While traffic will be maintained throughout the project, drivers can expect traffic pattern […]

The Ohio Department of Transportation says the I-70 reconstruction project in downtown Zanesville will close highways ramps overnight starting Monday.  O-DOT says crews will resurface I-70 between U.S. 40 and State Route 93.  Full construction will begin west of the Licking Road overpass, including the Maple Avenue ramps and Maple Avenue at the end of […]

Muskingum County Sheriff Matt Lutz says an area man has been arrested in connection with the rape of a toddler. Lutz says 65-year-old Robert Hearing of Zanesville is facing multiple counts including Pandering Obscenity Involving a Minor, Illegal Use of a Minor in Nudity-Oriented Materials or Performance, Gross Sexual Imposition, Kidnapping and Rape.  Sheriff Lutz […]

***UPDATE 6:25 a.m.*** Both I-70 ramps have re-opened after a Thursday morning accident. ***UPDATE*** The Muskingum County Emergency Management Agency says an early Thursday morning accident involving three semi-tractor trailers is going to force the closing of two I-70 ramps in Zanesville.  Executive Director Jeff Jadwin says the 6th Street on-ramp westbound and the Maple […]