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'It’s a big mess': How eminent domain took land against a war veteran's will
LICKING COUNTY, Ohio — Eminent domain is the legal taking of private property assuming the entity taking the land can prove it’s for the public good and compensates the property owner fairly. In 2016, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled that eminent domain cannot be used solely for economic...
Licking County property transfers: April 8-12 sales range from $51,500 to $887,500
The following are property transfers recorded in Licking County from April 8 to 12, 2024. First name indicates the seller; second name represents the buyer Bowling Green Township 9632 Somerset...
Newark man to spend life in prison for killing, burying mother
NEWARK, Ohio (WCMH) — A Licking County man was sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of killing his mother and then burying her body in the backyard of their home. David A. Perrine, 41, was found guilty last week of aggravated murder, murder, tampering with evidence, abuse of a corpse, and two […]
Ohio Non-Profit Brings God To Public Schools
LifeWise Academy is bringing God to public schools through engaging Bible education during lunch and noncore classes like library, art, and gym. A typical morning at Etna Morning Elementary School in Ohio, for example, doesn’t look like your normal everyday school routine (see below video). While some students are...
Future uncertain for fire-ravaged Avalon building; former residents without permanent homes
Family is everything to Tiffany Kelley, so when her mother, Judy Binckley, was diagnosed with neuroendocrine cancer, moving in together was a no-brainer. In 2019, they moved into the historic Avalon Building, a landmark in downtown Newark. The Avalon was saved from demolition in 2004 with a renovation project designed to provide housing to low-income adults 55 and older.
County engineer's office announces upcoming road closures
LANCASTER − Fairfield County Engineer Jeremiah Upp's office announced several upcoming road closures. A couple are for an extended period of time. The county will close Millersport Road (Fairfield 58) Monday, April 22, through Wednesday for bridge deck repairs, weather permitting. The closure will be on Millersport Road NE between Lancaster Street (Millersport city limits) and Leib’s Island Road NE. Construction will take place between 12595 Lancaster Street and the intersection of Millersport Road NE and Leib’s Island Road NE. The link for the closure is https://maps.app.goo.gl/6EgiTXDTQDXF1ZhU7.
J.R. Shumate leaving Newark for collegiate coaching job
NEWARK ― It was an opportunity J.R. Shumate couldn't pass up. After being offered a Division I collegiate assistant coaching job, the highly-successful girls basketball coach is leaving Newark as a coach and administrator. Shumate, who in 13 seasons led the Wildcats to 255 wins, seven consecutive district titles, four Final 4s and a...
Licking County Crime Stoppers offering $1,000 reward for information on Pataskala theft
Licking County Crime Stoppers is offering up to a $1,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in a Pataskala theft. The Pataskala Division of Police reports that between March 23-25, suspect(s) broke into a home in the 200 block of Gloria Road and stole multiple items, including jewelry, televisions, stereo equipment and tools. The stolen items are valued at more than $7,000.
Latest Intel in Ohio super load: traffic delays for Sunday
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The eighth of nearly two dozen super loads is on their way to the Intel facility under construction in New Albany and could cause traffic delays Sunday on central Ohio roads. The super load — carrying an air processor — is traveling from a dock on the Ohio River near Manchester […]
Public records: Fairfield County marriage licenses
The following couples applied for marriage licenses in Fairfield County from April 8 to 12. Seth Michael Reichard, 23, of Baltimore, and Kirsten Ellen Post, 23, of LancasterJayda Lynn Wion, 26, of Lancaster, and Cody Andrew Thompson, 30, of LancasterKellie Marie Nixon, 41, of Pickerington, and Micah Vincent Bradford, 45, of PickeringtonChris Paul Whightsel, 72, of Thurston, and Vickie Lynn Whightsel, 69, of ThurstonRachel Marie Peters, 23, of Lancaster, and Kaleb Austin Holland, 22, of LancasterMatt Douglas...
April flooding shows gaps in Licking County's communication, plan for emergency evacuations
As rain fell in sheets on April 2, the Licking River rose quickly and a Newark city crew installed the floodgate across South 2nd Street in the Little Texas neighborhood, a collection of modest homes sitting in a vulnerable position at the confluence of the Licking River and the South Fork of the Licking River.
Six county football teams changing divisions; Watkins disputes numbers
COLUMBUS ― Change is in the air for the 2024 high school football season, especially in Licking County. According to numbers released Thursday by the Ohio High School Athletic Association, six teams will be switching divisions, with four of them going to a division with larger schools, while two will be moving down a spot to smaller schools. ...
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.
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