MUSKINGUM COUNTY, Ohio-The Muskingum County Highway Patrol is beginning two new safety initiatives this week. The first initiative is to raise awareness of construction zone safety. Trooper Brice nihiser says that 3,100 traffic accidents have happened in Ohio construction zones this year, the highway patrol is looking to curb that. “The highway patrol is getting […]
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ZANESVILLE, Ohio-The Muskingum County Library System is expanding its hours once again. The library took on shorter hours to account for the COVID pandemic. Now it’s opening its doors another day of the week. “Once again we are very excited to announce that we are opening up on Saturdays now, from ten to two, beginning […]
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NEWARK, Ohio–Licking County Crime Stoppers is offering up to a $1,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in a breaking and entering in Newark. The Newark Division of Police reports, between Aug. 28-29, suspect(s) broke into an unoccupied home in the 100 block of S. Williams Street and stole tools. Anyone with information on […]
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ZANESVILLE, Ohio– The Muskingum County Joint Unified Command Center reported Monday that 35 more county residents have tested positive for COVID-19. Case 422 is a 76-year-old woman connected to case 347. Case 423 is a 28-year-old man connected to case 382. Case 426 is a 40-year-old man connected to case 410. Case 427 is a […]
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ZANESVILLE, Ohio-The local Zanesville Boy Scout troop spent the day making privacy folders for the upcoming November election. They were tasked with making 30,000 folders for the county. Scout executive Jeff Pickett says the partnership was a natural one that benefits both groups. “What they’re doing is, because of COVID-19, the privacy folders that are […]
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DUNCAN FALLS, Ohio-The Wayne Township Fire Department has new technology meant to protect the department. The technology works in conjunction with driver’s mobile GPS units. Firefighter Cody Smith has more information. “We got the Haas Alert system. It was given to us kinda free to trial originally. It’s this small little GPS box that’s tied […]
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ZANESVILLE, Ohio-The garage sale Operation Spirit, operated by Melodie Pittman, is holding an event to cover the cost of shipping supplies to troops overseas. Pittman sends various gifts to troops such as Christmas trees and Easter candy. This thrift sale is to cover increased travel expenses during the holiday season. “We are going to be […]
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ZZANESVILLE, Ohio-The annual Y-City GunFest is selling tickets for its virtual event this Saturday. Tickets are sold for fifty dollars for the raffle to win the grand prize. Tickets for other prizes are twenty and can be bought over the phone, virtually and in person at the Knights of Columbus headquarters. “We really wanna emphasize […]
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Muskingum County Sheriff Matt Lutz says his office is investigating two serious accidents from this past weekend. Lutz says just after 9:30 Saturday night a Dresden man was killed in an off-road ATV accident. The sheriff says 27-year-old Jonathan Kuhn died in the accident off Gene Cox Memorial Drive in Dresden. Sheriff Lutz say later […]
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The Zanesville Post of the Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal motorcycle accident. It happened Friday just after 11:00 pm on East Highland Drive near Hilltop road in Muskingum County. Troopers says 34-year-old John Saxton of Frazeysburg was traveling north on East Highland when he went off the right side of the road, striking a […]
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