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ODOT: Chip and seal on Ohio 79 will impact traffic
COSHOCTON − The Ohio Department of Transportation has announced Ohio 79 is undergoing a chip and seal project from the Licking County line to the southern corporation limit of Nellie. Motorists should expect lane closures starting Monday. One-way traffic will be maintained with flagging. The project also includes Ohio...
Public records: Fairfield County marriage licenses
The following couples applied for marriage licenses in Fairfield County from May 20 to 24. Justin Lee Stokes, 38, of Canal Winchester, and Jessica Lynne Wetmore, 35, of Canal WinchesterMiranda Laurel Myers, 24, of Pickerington, and Tyler Francis Degnan-Schoen, 24, of PickeringtonJessica Lynn Newton, 32, of Lancaster, and Nyvontre Taylor Szekely, 27, of LancasterNicholas Jay Vokhgelt, 31, of Pickerington, and Mutiara Syifa, 28, of PickeringtonGary Allen McQuaide, 57, of Lancaster, and Karin Mauler Weigel, 62, of...
Ohio Department of Transportation schedules closures of Linden Avenue and Ohio 155
ZANESVILLE − The Ohio Department of Transportation has announced work for Muskingum and Perry counties. Linden Avenue will have nightly closures for beam erection on Interstate 70 from June 10 to 13. This is part of the of complete reconstruction of I-70 through Zanesville from U.S. 40 to Ohio 93.
As Licking County grows, West Licking Joint Fire District opens new Taylor Road station
The West Licking Joint Fire District has opened a new $7 million fire station on Taylor Road, replacing a makeshift station the department ran out of three converted spaces within a Taylor Road storage facility since 2016. Marshall Berry, a firefighter based out of the station, said the difference between the two stations is drastic. The firefighters have more of nearly everything — from a full kitchen and more bunk space to designated storage space for medical...
Commissioner Steve Davis wants more information on county workforce center success rate
LANCASTER − Fairfield County officials have touted the job creation success of the county workforce center since it opened in Carroll in 2021. But at Tuesday's county commission meeting, commissioner Steve Davis wanted a little more evidence. "At some point on the horizon, what would be the metric that...
Veterans column: Perry Miles recounts what led to the Philippines Insurrection
On Feb. 4, 1899, the tension in Manila between the U.S. troops and the Filipino insurrectionists finally erupted. 1st Lt. Perry Miles, who was serving with the 14th Infantry unit, recorded the moments in his memoir, “Fallen Leaves: Memories of an Old Soldier”:. “On February 4th, I was...
Old House Handyman: Elbow grease turns old to new in cemetery
On the weekend after Memorial Day, nearly 50 people filed into a cemetery to help keep alive the memories of people who died a century or more ago — some more than 200 years ago. Those early settlers are now the residents of the Old Colony Burying Ground in...
Banzai online financial literacy education available to Licking County
NEWARK – First Federal Savings and Loan Association is bringing financial literacy education to over 4,920 students and residents in Licking County. According to a news release, students at 15 schools and the surrounding community have free access to Banzai, an online program that allows users to practice real-world finance from home or in the classroom using any internet-enabled device.
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