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Searchers find body of man missing since January
CROOKSVILLE – On Wednesday, April 24, at around 1:15 p.m., the Perry County Sheriff’s Office was contacted and advised that Kaleb Russell had been discovered deceased in the crawl space beneath a home located at 700 Ceramic Road. Russell had been reported missing on Jan. 19. Deputies promptly responded to the scene and confirmed the presence of a deceased male, later positively identified as Russell. Russell’s body was discovered by volunteers aiding the family in the search for him. At the request of the family, an autopsy will not be performed, and his remains released to the family. No foul play is suspected. The Crooksville Police Department remains the lead investigating agency in the case. Any questions concerning the case should be directed to the Crooksville Police Department at 740-982-2666.
UPDATE: Ohio officials capture escaped prisoner
(WTRF) – UPDATE: Monroe County Sheriff Charles Black tells 7NEWS that 33-year-old Nicole Pauley was recaptured by multiple police agencies at 4:12pm on Monday. Pauley escaped from custody on her way back from court on Monday at approximately 1:35pm. She was facing charges from Morgan County, Ohio, but was being held in Monroe County. After […]
Reynoldsburg man receives jail time for getting high while child drowned
A man from Reynoldsburg was sentenced to two years in prison for using getting high on marijuana while his child drowned in a pool. Nicholas J. Pruneau, 40, of Reynoldsburg appeared in Muskingum County Common Pleas Court recently for sentencing. Judge Mark C. Fleegle sentenced Pruneau to 24 months behind bars for his crimes of felony child endangerment, felony reckless homicide and misdemeanor child endangerment.
Pandering obscenity involving a minor gets Zanesville man 8 years in prison
ZANESVILLE − A Zanesville man accused of sex crimes was recently sentenced in Muskingum County Common Pleas Court by Judge Kelly Cottrill. Charles E. Cawley, 43, was indicted in December with three counts of pandering obscenity involving a minor, all second-degree felonies. He was sentenced to an aggregate indefinite term of 8 to 12 years in prison and must register as a Tier II sex offender for 25 years. He must serve a mandatory five years of post release control.
Dussel Zips To Zanesville FAST Glory
ZANESVILLE, Ohio — Nate Dussel went to victory lane Saturday night at Muskingum County Speedway, claiming the 30-lap FAST Sprint Series main event at the half-mile track. Dussel raced from fifth starting spot and held off polesitter Zane DeVault to take the victory. Emerson Axsom started sixth and finished...
Another chance to vote for the area's Athletes of the Week
Another week of close polls saw some new winners, as New Lexington's Garrett Blosser received 537 votes to edge West Muskingum's Camden Fowler (495), while John Glenn's Alivia Boothe tallied 653 votes to beat out Morgan's Lilly Gorrell (593). Here are this week's list of nominees, and voting closes at...
Tribune Home and Garden Show still thriving after more than three decades
NEW LEXINGTON – Spring has well and truly sprung, which means that an annual spring tradition going back over 30 years, the Perry County Tribune’s ever-popular Home and Garden Show, is in the offing. This year the show will take place once again in the Perry County Fairgrounds coliseum on state Route 37W in New Lexington. The dates are this Friday and Saturday, May 3-4, from 3-7 p.m. Friday, and from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday. ...
Local couple plans open wedding venue in Crawford Barn on ‘iconic’ Longaberger property
Zanesville residents Curt and Dee Luburgh courted the owners of the Longaberger Homestead in Frazeysburg for three years before they finally got a yes to take over the full 37 acres.“The last conversation did it,” Curt laughed. “We purchased everything in January.”And by everything, he means the entire Longaberger Homestead, soup to nuts.
Cumberland store is one of 35 Family Dollar sites the chain has closed in Ohio
CUMBERLAND − Family Dollar is closing 35 stores and laying off 265 employees in Ohio this month, including the store in Cumberland. The store was at 349 N. Cambridge St. A WARN layoff notice to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services said that some, if not all, employees were set to be laid off by April 20.
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