The Zanesville Fire Department received a new piece of equipment this week...
A brand new 105-foot ladder truck rolled into town on Monday evening, from Pierce Manufacturing out of Wisconsin. The new truck will replace the 1987 ladder truck the department has been using.
"We're glad to have a new truck. The other one was starting to show some age, there was getting to be some maintenance issues with it so... This takes care of that. It'll... Should be good for another 25...
A service provided by United Way is continuing to see progress...
The 2-1-1 Call Center received more than 1,000 calls in April. Call Center Manager Audrey Foster said the center is able to refer a lot of customers to certain organizations, but there are still some needs that are more difficult to fulfill.
"Each month, we run into, you know, maybe some different ones that are the unmet needs, and I would say that a lot of times your water bills and things like that... There'...
Small business owners in Zanesville spent the day Wednesday learning what part they will play in the shale oil and gas supply chain.
Ohio Oil & Gas Association partnered with the Zanesville-Muskingum County Chamber of Commerce and ShaleDirectories.com to host an educational seminar for local businesses to get a better understanding of the industry.
"How to do business with the industry as far as what kind of insurance requirements there are, the safety requirements, what...
A 28-year-old Zanesville man is indicted by a Muskingum County Grand Jury for assaulting two corrections officers. Zanesville Police Detective Sergeant Ric Roush says on May 3rd in the visitation area of the City Jail Colt Lightfoot became belligerent and began slamming a jail telephone. Roush says when approached by officers Lightfoot assaulted them. Officer Mike Boals suffered a minor injury to his left arm and forehead resulting in concussion-like symptoms. Officer...
Reinvestment of money from a sale of land and the transfer of funds topped the Zanesville-Muskingum County Port Authority agenda.
The Port is concentrating on moving $2.7(m) in cash left from the land sale to Halliburton. The goal is to move that money into different funds so they can continue to make reinvestments without making any rash decisions.
"Some of that may be improving the ground we still have at Eastpointe because there are some utilities, there's some grading...
A man charged with a string of burglaries on the north of end of Zanesville was sentenced Wednesday in Muskingum County Common Pleas Court. 32-year-old Cameron Roth – address unknown - will serve five years in prison after pleading guilty to three counts of burglary. He also must make $5,146 in restitution. Zanesville Police says the charges are in connection with a string of daytime burglaries that occurred between February 29th and March 10th on Yale Street, Louis and...
Zanesville police say they are continuing to investigate a shooting that took place in the one thousand block of Ohio street.
Detective Sergeant Ric Roush says around 10:30 last night officers responded to a call that several shots were fired. Roush says officers found an 18-year-old zanesville male with a gunshot wound to his neck. The victim, who is identified as Marques Parker, was taken to Good Samaritan hospital and then transfered to Grant Medical Center in Columbus. Friends of...
The Zanesville Alumni Association is making its preparations for Memorial Day.
The Alumni Association will host the first-ever Memorial Day Walk at Sulsberger Stadium to honor over three hundred fallen and wounded soldiers from as far back as World War II.
Zanesville Alumnus, and new Hall of Fame member, Brigadier General Michael McHenry said he is honored to take part in this inaugural ceremony.
"I'm excited and pumped about the Zanesville Alumni Association taking on...
You may notice Zanesville's iconic Y-Bridge looking a little more floral than usual.
Today volunteers from the Muskingum Valley Garden Society and staff members from Timber Run Gardens planted flowers in baskets attached to lamp posts along the bridge.
Tom Ruggles is a Master Gardener from the OSU Extension Office and said dressing up one of the city's most prominent landmarks during the season is a very satisfying experience.
"I think what has happened with the...
Two World War II Veterans are being honored by a national organization with a trip to visit their war memorial in the nation's capital.
Ray Harper and Bill Kostelnik were selected by the Honor Flight Network, a non-profit organization, to fly out to Washington D.C. to visit the World War II Memorial.
This trip will not only be the 86-year-old Harper's first time on an airplane, but also to the nation's capital.
"We're going to see the World War II Memorial... and Iwo...
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