Author: George Hiotis

The Highway Patrol says it has charged an area man with his 8th O-V-I offense. Lt Matt Boyd says 42-year-old Shane Harris of Philo was stopped on July 4th for a traffic violation on State Route 555 in Muskingum County. Boyd says the investigating trooper arrested Harris and determined he was operating a vehicle while […]

The Senior Center in Muskingum County closed Thursday morning due to a sewer problem. Director Ann Combs says some services will continue like Home Delivered Meals and Transportation. But a retirement meeting and Gospel Music Night are cancelled. The center will announce when it will re-open to seniors.  All other senior center facilities in the […]

The City of Zanesville will be performing an emergency water valve replacement Thursday morning. Water Division Superintendent Scott Bryant says 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. Water will be shut off in the immediate […]

The Morgan County Engineer says an area road will be closed this week. Morgan-Meigsville Township Road 212 is closed through Friday July 12th for repairs and resurfacing. The work will happen between State Route 376 and Morgan Township Road 210. All work will be subject to weather conditions. Please follow and like us:

The Highway Patrol says it recently made a traffic stop in Guernsey County that resulted in over $11,000 in drugs. Troopers say a West Virginia man was found with 90 grams of cocaine and 30 grams of heroin worth around $11,200. Investigators say 46-year-old Larry Waller of Williamson, West Virginia was charged with possession of […]

The Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal accident in Morgan County. It happened just after 4:00 pm Sunday on County Road 17 in the area of Coulson Road in Marion Township. Troopers says 56-year-old Jeffery Wayne of Stockport was riding his motorcycle east on County Road 17. Investigators say the motorcycle overturned, slid off the right […]

The Newton Township Fire Department was called to a business fire Wednesday morning. It happened around 8:00 am at Finks RV Center at 2879 Maysville Pike. Fire investigators say a camper – that was being worked on in the garage – caught on fire. The fire was contained to the camper. “We got on scene […]

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is opening a Disaster Recovery Center in Roseville Wednesday. It will help homeowners, renters and businesses affected by the tornadoes, storms and flooding May 27th through the 29th. The Disaster Center will be located at Roseville Elementary School at 35 Elm Street. The hours of operation are 7:00 am until 7:00 […]

American Electric Power says storms that rumbled through southeastern Ohio Tuesday knocked out service to hundreds of customers. A-E-P says the hardest hit is Licking County where 876 customers have lost service…then it’s Morgan County at 138, Coshocton County at 89, and Muskingum County at 88. The power company says 24 customers lost service in […]

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources says a 7-year-old child was recovered from the lake Monday at Salt Fork State Park after falling from a boat Sunday evening. The state says Afton Taylor of North Canton was boating with family when he went missing. O-D-N-R conducted a sonar search of the lake and the Highway Patrol […]