Author: George Hiotis

Congressman Troy Balderson (R Zanesville) Sunday was  sworn into the 117th Session of Congress as the U.S. Representative for Ohio’s 12th Congressional District. This is the third term Balderson serves in the role. “I am honored to continue serving the people of Ohio’s 12th Congressional District in Congress,” said Balderson. “We have a lot of work to do in the next two […]

The Ohio Department of Transportation says it is a slick start to your New Year’s Eve.  There are more than 100 crews on the road throughout Central Ohio and on I-70 to deal with a mix of snow and light ice.  Crews are applying salt Thursday morning since temperatures dropped overnight and wet pavement could […]

The Highway Patrol is investigating a one vehicle fatal accident in Perry County.  It happened Wednesday just before 9;00 pm on US 22 just east of Somerset. Troopers say 67-year-old Steven Lyall of Lancaster was traveling west on US 22 when he drove off the right side of the roadway, struck an embankment, went airborne, […]

The Zanesville Post of the Highway Patrol released new information about a serious one vehicle accident Tuesday.  It happened just before 3:00 pm on State Route 146 near Chandlersville.  Sergeant Jeffrey Jirles says a Chevy Trailblazer was traveling east on State Route 146 when it drove off the right side of the roadway into a […]

The Zanesville Post of the Highway Patrol charged an area man with a 7th impaired driving offense.  Trooper say 48-year-old Craig Wood of Newcomerstown was operating a vehicle while impaired on December 29th.  He was stropped for a traffic violation that occurred on State Route 16 in Coshocton County.  The investigating trooper says he determined […]

*UPDATE* Zanesville Police says witnesses came forward with information about the accident and they have concluded their investigation. *UPDATE* The Zanesville Police Department is requesting assistance from anyone that witnessed a crash that occurred around 2:39 PM Saturday at the intersection of Pine St and Eppley Ave. The driver of one of the vehicles was […]

The Village of New Concord is dealing with the aftermath of a large water main break on Christmas Day. Village official Charlotte Colley says if you lost water service or lost water pressure on Friday you are now under a boil advisory. The boil advisory remains in effect until further notice. Please follow and like […]

***Update***A-E-P says as of 4:30 am Saturday morning there are still 132 customers in Muskingum County without service. ***Update*** It is an especially cold Christmas day for some residents in Muskingum County. American Electric Power says there are 3062 customers without service due to a transmission line problem. A spokeswoman from A-E-P says the East […]