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Buckeye Lake Pirate Fest opens on Friday with ribbon cutting and marketplace opening
The Buckeye Lake Pirate Fest featuring a Pirate Marketplace will be this Friday and Saturday. The event, which is produced by Buckeye Events, will include treasure hunts and themed tours on May 18. Buckeye Lake is expecting hundreds of pirates, mermaids and steampunks, fans and members of the public to...
Zanesville Police Department seeks help in locating Misty Schaeffer
ZANESVILLE − The Zanesville Police Department is searching for a missing woman. Misty Schaeffer, 44, was reported missing at 1:35 p.m. Sunday. She was last seen on May 7 at 731 Market St. Schaeffer has spiky blond hair, blue eyes and a neck tattoo. She's approximately 5-foot, 2-inches tall...
Ohio Highway Patrol looking for driver who fatally struck motorcyclist Monday evening
FALLS TOWNSHIP − The Ohio Highway Patrol is continuing to investigate a two-vehicle traffic crash that resulted in a fatality. It happened shortly before 6:30 p.m. Monday near milepost 8 on U.S. 40. Authorities said Gary M. Frey, 71, of Zanesville was driving a 2015 BMV motorcycle eastbound. A...
Working toward working for a living
NEW LEXINGTON —On back-to-back days at New Lexington High School, two events were held with the designated purpose of helping students to enter the workforce following graduation. The Transition Fair, held Thursda, April 25, was open to all high school students in Perry County who have an Individualized Education Plan (IEP). The Career and Job Fair took place the next day on April 26. The Friday event was for all New Lexington students in grades 9 through 12. Penny Murray is New Lexington’s transition to...
Granville Township trustees prohibit marijuana dispensaries but not growers, processors
Granville Township is the latest Licking County community to limit recreational marijuana businesses from operating within its boundaries. Granville Township Trustees unanimously voted Wednesday to prohibit recreational marijuana dispensaries from operating within the township. This move comes after the village of Granville approved a moratorium May 1 on issuing and...
City of Zanesville receives $1.7M grant from state for Canal Park Trail
ZANESVILLE − The city of Zanesville will see an influx of $1.7M to fund the Canal Park Trail project thanks to the Appalachian Community Grant Program. The program funneled $500 million into Ohio’s 32-county Appalachian region to transform communities through economic development projects. It was instituted in 2022 by Gov. Mike DeWine, Lt. Gov. Jon Husted, and Ohio Department of Development Director Lydia Mihalik, in conjunction with the Ohio General Assembly.
Retired teachers’ group offers scholarship
The Perry County Retired Teachers Association will award one scholarship for the academic year in the amount of $500. Applicants must have graduated from a Perry County High School and be a college junior or senior enrolled in a college of education at some point during the 2024-2025 academic year or be a current Perry County school teacher working on a master’s degree in education. This award began in 1997 and rotates yearly to each Perry County school. If the school district in the order...
FEMA disaster centers opening for Ohio tornado survivors
Those affected by the March 14 tornadoes in Ohio can visit several newly-opened FEMA centers in Logan, Auglaize, Licking and Union counties. The Federal Emergency Management Agency said it has locations to help survivors apply for federal disaster assistance, upload documents, learn about ways to make their property more disaster resistant, and get their questions answered in person.
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