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Patrol finds pickup involved in fatal hit and run; charges expected to be filed next week
ZANESVILLE − Charges are expected to be filed in the next week after the Zanesville post of the Ohio Highway Patrol located the vehicle involved in Monday’s fatal hit-skip crash near milepost 8 on U.S. 40, thanks to tips from the public and assistance from local law enforcement.
News of public record: Muskingum County real estate transfers
555 Ronald Hallowell to Caleb Taylor, 6.124 acres, New Survey and 8.877 acre split, Zane Trace Road, Norwich, $131,500. 556 James Collin to SYHO Investments LLC, 2746 East Pike, Zanesville, $102,000. 557 April Dillender to Sweet Be Lan LLC, 1323 Pallas Ave., Zanesville, $75,000. April 30. 558 Frederick Grove to...
Zanesville business man hopes to keep Battle Axe Throwing of Coshocton a cut above
COSHOCTON − A unique recreation destination in Coshocton is changing hands, but keeping its name and much of what has made it popular. Battle Axe Throwing at 1941 Otsego Ave. was opened in August 2021 by Canda and Jay Tarman. The building was once home to Stewart Interiors. It has eight, 15-foot lanes for people to throw axes at a target. ...
Ashley Furniture announces plans for grand opening on Friday morning
ZANESVILLE − Coconis Furniture and Mattress First will have its grand opening for its first stand-alone Ashley Furniture at 210 El Camino Drive at 10 a.m. Friday, May 17, according to Marketing Manager Brian Morgan.The furniture and mattress store will open in the former 20,000-square-foot location of the Coconis carpet store. The...
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...
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.
Tri-Valley senior uses math and science struggles to inform her passion for art
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. DRESDEN − You can tell right away that 18-year-old Ada Lorenz is wise beyond her years as she talks about her lifelong struggle with math and science.“There have been a lot of tears with math and science,” said the future art teacher who’s headed to Kent State University this fall to major in art education. “They are areas I’ve had to push through and overcome. But we all have to do the things we don’t like to do, in order to do the things we love to do. And I don’t think I could have gotten to where I’m at without the classes I had to power through.”Indeed, when Lorenz crosses the stage on May 24 and receives her high school diploma, it will be a hard-fought win. One that she says influenced her art more than she initially realized.
Locally, Maysville has the most extensive policy regarding cellphone usage in schools
ZANESVILLE − In March, Gov. Mike DeWine and Lt. Gov. Jon Husted met with school leaders during a roundtable to discuss research showing cellphone use is negatively affecting students' mental health, academic performance and social well-being. DeWine urged educators across the state to consider banning — or at least...
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