The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency plans to provide funds to repair or replace failing home sewage treatment systems. $129,000 is available to Muskingum County residents to cover 100 percent of the cost. Homeowners may qualify for one of three tiers of funding, depending on the size of their household and incomes. “We know that there’s […]
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The Zanesville-Muskingum County Health Department is making a change to its case investigation practices in response to the high volume of Covid-19 cases. The health department is asking people who test positive for Covid-19 to isolate and notify those in their households and their close contacts including co-workers. Those exposed to someone who has tested […]
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ZANESVILLE, OH – This Saturday the Muskingum County Sheriff’s Office and Zanesville-Muskingum County Health Department are partnering with Muskingum Behavioral Health, Genesis Healthcare System, and Northside Pharmacies for National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. The National Drug Take Back Day resulted from the DEA reaching out to local communities to have a way to get […]
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ZANESVILLE, OH – The Zanesville-Muskingum County Health Department wants you to participate in an anonymous survey. The survey will ask generic questions to assess smoking and tobacco views of Muskingum County residents. “The survey is a community survey for our tobacco program. It comes from the Ohio Department of Health and it’s an anonymous survey […]
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ZANESVILLE, Ohio – The Muskingum County Joint Unified Command Center is reporting the first positive Coronavirus case in the county. There are also 20 county residents in quarantine. The command center held a press conference at noon Thursday. The command says the patient is a 48-years-old man who recently traveled out-of-state. He is a Muskingum […]
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ZANESVILLE, Ohio – With a growing number of Coronavirus in Ohio, the Muskingum County Commissioners announced an emergency declaration Monday. Vice President of the commissioners, Mollie Crooks says the commissioners has been working together with other organizations to make, “one unified voice.’ “The County Commissioners have been a part of a unified, joint command. [A] […]
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ZANESVILLE, Ohio – The CDC recently announced a vaccine to prevent the spread of a dangerous new virus that began in China and has made its way to the United States. On Wednesday, WHIZ News sat down Medical Director of the Zanesville Muskingum County Health Department Dr. Butterfield to talk about Novel Coronavirus. “It is […]
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As the temperature warms, the grass grows, and the forest becomes thick with vegetation. Ticks carrying dangerous diseases pose a threat to humans and pets. The most common diseases carried by ticks in Ohio are Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Health Department’s, Matt Hemmer said it is always good to check from head […]
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