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Licking County Schools, Fire District Say Tax Breaks Cost Them Millions a Year

Southwest Licking Local School District and West Licking Joint Fire District say developer tax incentives are quietly draining millions of dollars from their budgets every year, and they want local elected officials to stop handing out new ones. In a joint letter sent to township and city leaders in early October, both organizations said they are losing millions annually in funding because of tax breaks given to developers.

Licking County, OH · 7d
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Charter School Seeks Nelsonville Public Square Site, Drawing Debate Over Funding and Zoning

A Logan-based charter school’s plan to open an upper-school campus on Nelsonville’s Public Square has become the small Athens County city’s biggest civic debate this fall, with residents, teachers and downtown business owners packing two October meetings to argue over zoning, school funding and what a school would mean for the square. Southeast Ohio Classical […]

Nelsonville, OH · 7d

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Federal Disaster Help Comes to Zanesville in Person Nov. 2-20

ZANESVILLE, Ohio — Muskingum County residents still recovering from August’s severe weather can sit down face-to-face with federal disaster officials in Zanesville starting Monday, as the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Small Business Administration open a multi-week outreach site at the Newton Township Fire Department. The Survivor Outreach Availability site, at 5490 Maysville […]

Zanesville, OH · 7d

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Muskingum County Enters Final Early-Voting Days in Zanesville Before Nov. 3 Election

Muskingum County voters in Zanesville are in the final days of early in-person voting for the Nov. 3, 2026 general election, with the county board of elections open Saturday, Oct. 31, and Sunday, Nov. 1, before Election Day. Under the Ohio Secretary of State’s official 2026 voting schedule, early in-person voting hours are 8 a.m. […]

Zanesville, OH · 8d

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Two Licking County communities consider data center bans in November election

There are currently no data centers in the city of Pataskala, nor are there any in the village of Granville. But a charter amendment on the ballot in the November election could eliminate any possibility of their construction. On Nov. 3, Pataskala and Granville residents will vote on whether their...

Pataskala, OH · 9d

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Nelsonville teachers and community members speak out against potential rezoning for a charter school

ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Nelsonville-York public school teachers and community members pushed back against an effort to rezone part of the downtown area to make way for a charter school. During Monday’s council meeting, local business owners and members of the teacher’s union cited concerns about effects on liquor...

Nelsonville, OH · 8d

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Fairfield County Early Voters Turn Out Steady in Lancaster Before Nov. 3

LANCASTER, Ohio — Fairfield County voters are keeping a steady pace at the ballot box in the final days before the Nov. 3 general election, with the county board of elections reporting between 600 and 1,000 early voters a day at its Liberty Center office in Lancaster since early voting opened Oct. 6. Election director […]

Lancaster, OH · 9d

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Knox County Symphony announces fall concert on October 31 at MVNU auditorium

The Knox County Symphony announced on October 31 that its Fall Concert will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the R.R. Hodges Chapel Auditorium at Mount Vernon Nazarene University in Mount Vernon, Ohio. The program features a range of works, including "Imagine This" by Ohio composer Vera Stanojevic, which was...

Mt Vernon, OH · 7d

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Muskingum County Homeowners Face Friday Deadline for Extra Homestead Relief

ZANESVILLE, Ohio — Muskingum County homeowners who qualify for the Homestead Exemption have until 3 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 30, to apply for new relief for the 2027 tax year, the Muskingum County Auditor’s Office reminded residents, according to the Zanesville Times Recorder. The new relief comes from House Bill 479, which provides an additional […]

Muskingum County, OH · 10d

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Meet the candidate: Deborah Lang plans ‘day reporting program’ for school-aged children if reelected to Licking County Probate-Juvenile Court

Deborah Lang, 47, wants more people to know about the wonders of crows. “I feel like (crows) get such a bad rap. Just the fact that a group is called a murder, and they have things like scarecrows. How many animals have a thing that exists just to scare them off because they’re not wanted?” Lang said. She described herself as always passionate about what she’s doing, even if it’s just a “weird” interest or a minor animal obsession.

Licking County, OH · 8d

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Early voting totals climb in Licking County midterm election

Licking County residents are turning out in droves to cast their ballots early this election cycle. According to the director of the Licking Board of Elections, Tess Wigginton, there has already been a significant turnout. On Friday, Oct. 30, Wigginton said nearly 17,000 people had visited the Board of Elections...

Licking County, OH · 8d

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Perry County Enters Final Early-Voting Days in New Lexington Before Nov. 3 Election

Perry County voters in New Lexington are in the final days of early voting before the Nov. 3 general election, with in-person early voting running through Sunday, Nov. 1 under the Ohio Secretary of State’s statewide schedule. The Perry County Board of Elections is at 200 S. Jackson St. in New Lexington, the drop-off location […]

New Lexington, OH · 7d

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How tax breaks are hurting Ohio schools, first responders

Licking County, OH · 8d

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Ramaswamy campaigns in Hebron in final days before November election

When Vivek Ramaswamy took to the microphone in the early afternoon on Tuesday, Oct. 27, the Republican candidate for Ohio governor did so to cascading cheers from the crowd in the foyer of Vance Outdoors in Hebron. The visit to Hebron was the first of three stops statewide Republican candidates...

Hebron, OH · 9d

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Coshocton County real estate transfers

Sept. 24 1214 Susie, Celesta, Mary, David, Viola, Joseph and Ada Schlabach to Susie, Celesta, Mary, David, Viola and Joseph Schlabach, 44784 Township Road 216, Millersburg, $117,2661215 Wayne L. Kline and Leroy L. Troyer to Wayne L. Kline, parcel 025-00000005-03, Township Road 324, $150,0001216 Justin A. Thompson to Cedar Street LLC, 2330 S. Sixth St., Coshocton, $165,0001217 Sean Grunewald to Dennis A. Foster, 1337 Canoe Lane, Coshocton, $185,0001218 Rick, Emily and Melissa Hothem, Ashley Bordenkircher, and Julie C. Murray to Robert and Susan Miller, parcel 002-00000115-07, Township Road 95, Fresno, $132,526.501219 Rick, Emily and Melissa Hothem, Ashley Bordenkircher, and Julie C. Murray to Eli Burkholder, parcel 002-00000115-05, Township Road 95, Fresno, $412,496 Sept. 25 1222 Edna M. Mason to Amber D. Miller and Blaze M. Minit, 27228 Township Road 180, Fresno, $51,952.45|1224 Lapp Family Farms LLC to AEP Ohio Transmission Company Inc., parcels 010-00000246/247/248-00 and 010-00000803-01, County roads 273 and 271, Conesville, $13,000,0001225 Roy J. and Ida L. Byler to Eli A. and Verna L. Troyer, parcel 032-00000091-02, County Road 3, Frazeysburg, $210,0001226 Clyde C. and Karen K. Fraelich to Clyde C. and Karen K. Fraelich, parcels 005-03600004-01, County Road 318, Blissfield, and 026-00000354/355/356-00, Township Road 332, Coshocton Sept. 28

Coshocton County, OH · 10d

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Perry Township residents to weigh new zoning regulations in November election

As development looms over the eastern border in Muskingum County, Perry Township is moving to establish the township’s first-ever zoning regulations. Perry is one of the six townships in Licking County that currently does not have any zoning regulations in place. And in the Nov. 3 General Election, residents...

Licking County, OH · 10d

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MWCD Grants Fund River Access, Fishing Pier and Park Work in Southeast Ohio

McCONNELSVILLE, Ohio — Paddlers on the Muskingum River, anglers in St. Clairsville and basketball players in Noble County will all benefit from a new round of recreation grants announced Tuesday, October 27, by the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District. The district said it is investing more than $975,000 through its inaugural Connecting Communities Grant Program, supporting […]

Noble County, OH · 10d

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Meet the candidate: Lawyer and teacher Michael DalSanto vies to be next judge in the Licking County Probate-Juvenile Court

Michael DalSanto, 40, originally from Stow, started out as an attorney “hanging his own shingle,” meaning he took whatever cases he could get his hands on in Licking County. It was 2012, and according to DalSanto, the job market for attorneys fresh out of the bar was not good.

Licking County, OH · 8d