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ODOT: Ohio 146 road closure and lane restriction on I-70
ZANESVILLE − The Ohio Department of Transportation has announced work for this week for Ohio 284 and Interstate 70. Resurfacing and related work on Ohio 284 from the Morgan and Muskingum County line to Ohio 146 will be ongoing through October. Starting Wednesday, the road will be closed to through traffic for 60 days with local traffic being maintained. The suggested detour is Ohio 284 to Ohio 146 to Ohio 340 to Ohio 284 and reverse for the other direction.
Volunteers save pool from closing in Licking County neighborhood
COLUMBUS, Ohio — On a summer day in Beechwood Trails, the neighborhood pool is the place to be. The pool is run by volunteer board members and funded by membership fees, donations and sales. In February, the terms of the board members were expiring, and a post to the...
Ancient Ohio tribal site where golfers play is changing hands — but the price is up to a jury
FILE - A 155-foot diameter circular enclosure around hole number 3 at Moundbuilders Country Club at the Octagon Earthworks in Newark, Ohio, is pictured July 30, 2019. A trial was slated to begin Tuesday, May 28, 2024, to determine how much the historical society must pay for the ancient ceremonial and burial earthworks, which is among eight ancient areas in the Hopewell Earthworks system named a World Heritage Site last year. (Doral Chenoweth III/The Columbus Dispatch via AP, File)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Doral Chenoweth III]
Zanesville man wins American Legion's eight-annual pool tournament
The American Legion Department of Ohio recently had its eighth-annual pool tournament at the Zanesville Post. Zanesville Post Commander Mike Watts and Ohio Legion 2nd Vice President presented a plaque to singles winner Bobby Richmond of the Zanesville Post. Darrell Gibbons of the Zanesville Post placed second.
Military Road will be restricted daily for utilities project
ZANESVILLE − The City of Zanesville has announced Military Road will restricted to one lane from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. daily from May 28 to June 7 from Dresden Road to Winding Way for a utilities improvement project. Temporary traffic signals will be used to maintain traffic flow. Delays should be expected and motorists are encouraged to find alternate routes. This article originally appeared on Zanesville Times Recorder: Military Road will be restricted daily for utilities project
Licking County Board of Developmental Disabilities receives 3-year state accreditation
The Licking County Board of Developmental Disabilities has received a three-year accreditation from the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities (DODD). This is the longest accreditation period the state can issue to a county board of developmental disabilities and acknowledges that the services and supports the board provides are in substantial compliance with state standards.
'We will remember': Granville marks 151st Memorial Day with calls to keep tradition alive
GRANVILLE - They sat in silent reverence amid the tombstones and fluttering U.S. flags that marked the Maple Grove Cemetery graves of those who had served their country. On this 151st Memorial Day observance in Granville, hundreds of people — perhaps a thousand or more — dressed in red, white and blue filled the cemetery amphitheater. Young families sprawled out on blankets and elderly veterans sat in lawn chairs in the manicured cemetery on Monday and a sense of common purpose and community filled the air.
Veterans column: Perry Miles faced different kinds of enemies after Spanish-American War
The official end of the Spanish-American War was with the signing of the Treaty of Paris on Dec. 10, 1898, but the fighting in the Philippines ended with the capture of Manila in August 1898. Yet there were new tensions between the American troops and the Philippine insurrectionists who worked together to overthrow Spanish rule.
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