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The Muskingum County Engineer’s Office has announced a road closure beginning Monday. The engineer’s office said Lower Kroft Road will be closed between Rucker Road and Bagley Road beginning Monday and will remain closed for 90 days to replace a bridge south of Bagley Road.

ZANESVILLE, OH – The Muskingum Soil and Water Conservation District is asking for donations of seeds. The Conservation District is collecting milkweed seeds for next spring. Monarch butterflies are currently endangered and milkweed is the only thing they can eat as a caterpillar. Melissa Deevore, an Agricultural Resource Specialist...

ZANESVILLE, OH – The Muskingum County Library System is getting ready to host a fall harvest party. On September 30, from 1 to 3 P.M. at Restoration Park the Library will be hosting their final harvest event of the year. Those who sign up for the fall harvest party...

ZANESVILLE, Ohio – Rambo Memorial Health Center is a local healthcare provider that focuses on respiratory illnesses such as tuberculosis, influenza and RSV. Rambo Memorial Health Executive Director Shannon Bell announced that the clinic now has both low-dose and high-dose flu-shots available to Muskingum County residents at no charge.

Aug. 21 Nathaniel Wilson and Ashley Young, Blue Rock Matthew Abele and Tara Crawford, Nashport Madison Bradshaw and Gage Chester, Zanesville ...

This week in Muskingum County, Ohio, there were several incidents that occurred, including a man being sentenced to life in prison for murder, a fatal ATV crash, an investigation into social media threats leading to school closures, and a guilty plea for abduction and endangering children.

Divorces Aug. 15 Brent Smith and Beth Smith Aug. 16 ...

COLUMBUS − Corey Hamilton, health commissioner for the Zanesville-Muskingum County Health Department, has been named the president of the board for 2023 to 2024 for the Association of Ohio Health Commissioners at its recent fall conference. “I look forward to leading AOHC over the coming year as we continue...

1243 Thomas and Sarah Mealick to Westbourne Residential Properties LLC, 751 Moorehead Ave., Zanesville, $155,000. 1244 Jon Henry and Michelle Maxwell to Patrick Henry, 560 Cutler Lake Road, Blue Rock, $40,000. 1245 WHD Property Holdings LLC to Neff Investments Ltd., .567 acre split, Granger Hill Road, Zanesville, $2,000. 1246 Bentley...

Muskingum County Park District announced that the Muskingum Recreational Trail will be closed for paving between Rock Cut Road and Ellis Dam Road from September 25th through October 31st. Plans have been in place for years to connect the two sections of the trail with pavement which will make for...

MUSKINGUM COUNTY, Ohio — The Muskingum County Prosecutor’s Office announced the sentencing of a Zanesville man charged with murder. Cody Moody, age 34, convicted of the murder of Timothy Norris, was sentenced to life in prison on September 20. According to reports, Moody previously pleaded guilty to aggravated murder with a firearm specification. The prosecutor’s […]

CAMBRIDGE − Vicki King-Maple has been named the new executive director of the Ohio Mid-Eastern Governments Association, effective Nov. 1. She replaces Jeannette Wierzbicki, who is retiring after 12 years. OMEGA serves Belmont, Carroll, Columbiana, Coshocton, Guernsey, Harrison, Holmes, Jefferson, Muskingum and Tuscarawas counties. It's a collaborative body of...

ZANESVILLE, OH – A ribbon cutting ceremony was held today to celebrate a new Storybook trail in Downtown Zanesville. The Muskingum County Library System added another storybook trail to Muskingum County. The new trail starts at the John McIntire Library, makes a loop through downtown Zanesville, and ends back at the library. It consists of 18 signs that tell a story, and each month the story will be changed.

The Ohio Mid-Eastern Governments Association has a new executive director. Dr. Vicki King-Maple will take over the role in November after the current executive director retires. Maple’s career spans executive leadership, innovative workforce solutions and economic strengthening strategies. King-Maple most recently served as the Vice President of Economic Development...

ZNAESVILLE, OH – The Muskingum County Chamber of Commerce is glad to present their new Professional Development Series. This three-part professional development series offers strategically focused coaching addressing critical thinking skills, perseverance, cognitive skills, and much more. “The three-part series is going to encompass critical thinking, productivity, and organizational...

BLUE ROCK, Ohio – The Muskingum County Engineer’s Office has multiple bridge projects on the schedule for 2023 but the Gaysport Bridge over the Muskingum River is the largest. Muskingum County Engineer’s Office Project Manager Shawn Johnson talked about how well the bridge project is progressing compared to...

ZANESVILLE— The state of Ohio recently released school report cards for the 2022-2023 school year. These grades give a look into how each school district is doing. Schools are ranked in five categories: achievement, progress, early literacy, gap closing and graduation. Schools are rated out of five stars using half-star increments. According to the Ohio Department of Education, almost 90% of school districts met performance expectations of three stars or higher. Zanesville City School District was the...

The Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District (MWCD) has announced the retirement of its Chief Engineer, Boris Slogar, P.E., on September 15, 2023. Slogar has worked with MWCD for 16 years. He also held important roles at the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and Ohio Department of Taxation. He contributed to a program with the US Army Corps of Engineers to maintain the safety of 14 dams and reservoirs in the MWCD.