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Granville’s Run for Theron scheduled for June
GRANVILLE — Preparations for the second Run for Theron are underway, and community members can help support the cause through a scholarship campaign. Theron Rogerson, a 2021 Granville graduate, died in May 2022 by suicide. Rogerson was a student-athlete at Mount Vernon Nazarene. The Run for Theron is set...
Old relay-able: Colonel Crawford sends seven relays to state
HEATH - Colonel Crawford's Adam Scott wasn't feeling great ahead of Friday's Division III regional meet. His coaches advised him to drop the 800-meter run and rest up before showing up at Heath High School later in case he was needed in the 4x400 relay. Little did he know he'd...
Your chance to vote for the Spring Sports Athlete of the Year
The spring sports season is nearing an end, and this week's poll will recognize the top athletes of the past few months. Last week's winners were Morgan's Kyle Campbell on the boys side with 311 votes to New Lexington's Clay Miller with 249 and Tri-Valley's Kyler Brennen with 243, while the girls went to Tri-Valley's Kylan Brock, who had 568 to John Glenn's Alivia Boothe (558) and Philo's Makenna Staker (427).
Zane State College professor Mysti Hobson earns excellence award
ZANESVILLE – Mathematics Professor Mysti Hobson of Zane State College is the recipient of the annual NISOD Excellence Award. "Receiving this award is an immense honor and I am deeply grateful for the nomination. It highlights the meaning behind why we do what we do at Zane State College: positively impacting students' lives. For me, it's about looking beyond equations and formulas to appreciate our students' unique perspectives and experiences and remembering the human connection is just as important as the mathematical content,” Hobson said.
6 Granville boys players lead Mid-Ohio Lacrosse League selections
COLUMBUS — The Granville boys lacrosse team had several players honored for their play during a season which continues Tuesday. No. 4 Granville visits No. 2 DeSales for a Division II, Region 7 semifinal at 7 p.m. The Blue Aces beat No. 5 Columbus Academy 10-9 last Wednesday to advance. Six Granville players received...
Homes in Muskingum County sold for lower prices recently: See how much here
Newly released data from Realtor.com for February shows that potential buyers and sellers in Muskingum County saw houses sell for lower than the previous month's median sales price of $163,933. The median home sold for $152,000, an analysis of data from Realtor.com shows. That means February, the most recent month...
New face to lead West M boys basketball
FALLS TOWNSHIP — Jackson Kelsheimer has a diverse background in basketball. He played the up-tempo style for Fairmont State coach Tim Koenig then learned a slower-paced game with matchup zone as an assistant for Central Georgia Tech coach Gerald Fitch, who played at Kentucky. Kelsheimer's background was among the reasons why the West Muskingum...
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]
Determined Kenton Ridge ends memorable run for Granville softball
FAIRBORN ― Timing is everything, especially in a showdown for a state tournament berth. And Friday evening at Wright State, the time was right for Springfield Kenton Ridge. After losing in the Division II regional finals the past two seasons, to Greenville last year on the same field and to Jonathan Alder at...
Fairview Road closing for culvert replacements
ZANESVILLE − The Muskingum County Engineer's Office has announced that Fairview Road will be closed from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily today and Friday at various locations from North River Road West to Dresden Road for culvert replacements.
Newark's downtown First United Methodist showers unhoused people with compassion
Some volunteers arrive long before the doors open at 9 a.m. on Fridays for free showers at First United Methodist Church in downtown Newark. They make sure five shower stalls are scrubbed, and they set out clean clothing and package bags of toiletries for the unhoused people who soon will arrive seeking a fresh start to the day. That includes a warm meal and conversation with volunteers seeking to make life a little easier for those whose lives are anything but easy during most of each day.
Roundup: Watkins Memorial 800 relay breaks school record, qualifies for state
A Watkins Memorial relay made history Friday for the boys track team and is headed to state. Senior Adam Brazier, juniors Joe McIntosh and John Apel and sophomore Elijah Hardiman ran a school-record time of 1:27.27 in the 800 to place third during the Division I regional championships at Pickerington North. They will...
Drive, determination and grandparents help Maysville senior cross the finish line
Editor's Note: The Times Recorder is profiling seniors from area high schools in Muskingum County coinciding with graduations. They were nominated by school administrators. ZANESVILLE − Maysville High School senior Ty Taylor has seen some bad days. “When I was younger there were family situations,” said the 18-year-old. “I...
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