The Zanesville fire department is continuing to investigate a fire at the Masonic Temple building in Zanesville. It happened just after midnight Tuesday morning. Investigators think it may have been an electrical problem that led to a blaze that destroyed six rooms. A pedestrian discovered the fire as he walked by the law offices of attorney Leon Levion. No injuries were reported.
Authorities in Licking county are trying to figure out the significance of two pennies placed on the body of a man who was beaten to death and left in a ditch. Alexandria police officer Matthew Jones says there were two pennies on the man's shoulder. One was heads up and the other tails up. Jones says police want to know why the pennies were left that way. He hopes it leads them to the killer. An autopsy on the body is scheduled for today (Tuesday). The man has not been identified. There...
An area teenager is in custody after a stabbing incident over the weekend. The Coshocton county sheriff's department says a 17-year-old Coshocton girl is being held by authorities after she brutally stabbed a 19-year-old Steubenville man over a dozen times, causing his to have a collapsed lung. He remains hospitalized. The names of the those involved are not being released. Investigators have not motive at this time but are contiuing to look into the weekend incident.
The project to refurbish the Y-bridge in Zanesville is hitting some stumbling blocks. First it was mother nature and flooding that slowed down progress. Now, we found out that vandals are causing problems too. Troy Stinson is a foreman for Complete General Contracting. He says a couple of weeks ago a backhoe was taken off the bridge and run onto Linden avenue and slammed into the railroad tressel. That caused about 10-thousand dollars in damage. Stinson says this week some windows were...
The Perry County fair is set to open July 16th....and this year there will be some improvements. The fair will have a new 30-thousand square foot show arena that will house various activities for 4-H kids and the community. The old infrastacture had to be replaced becasue it suffered too many non-repairable projects. The old facility has been demolished and the new building is well on its way to being finished. Fair board president Frank Newlon says the project should be completed by the...
It won't be long now until Zanesville's new water towers are ready to go. Zanesvile water department superintendent Bob Pletcher says the current towers hae been in service since the turn of the century. Pletcher says the city is building two one billion gallon towers. They should be in service in two months. The project is being funded by the city and Issue Two funding.
The Zanesville police department is asking the public for any information regarding a suspect who robbed the Clark gas station on Putnam avenue over the weekend. The suspect is described as a african american male, around six-feet tall with a thin build. He was wearing a red-colored plaid shirt and a ball cap. The suspect fled on foot after taking an undisclosed amount of cash. If you have any information about the incident call Zanesville Police.
A small Ohio town says it's just trying to keep its residents from being bothered by people knocking on their doors -- but the supreme court says the local law violates free speech rights. The court today struck down a law requiring a permit for any door-to-door soliciting by a salesman or anyone eles in Stratton, Ohio. The eight-to-one ruling is a victory for the Jehovah's Witnesses, who religion calls for going door-to-door to preach. The court says the first amendment includes the right to...
Saturday afternoon an important piece of American history was recognized. The Gant House, once owned by freed slave Nelson T. Gant, was marked as part of the Underground Railroad. Mr. Gant had become a self-made millionare, but risked his money and life countless times to help other African American slaves find freedom. His home on West Main Street was a stopping point for many slaves heading north along the Muskingum River. The Friends of Freedom Society and Ohio Department of...
Amatuer radio operator's are taking time out this weekend to get the word out about Ohio's best kept secret. Making the historical Salt Creek Bridge home base, the Multi-County Coalition of Southeastern Ohio are using the airwaves to educate people on Ohio's bridges of the past. There are a handful of covered bridges in the state of Ohio such as the one in Salt Creek that date back as far as the 1800's. The Salt Creek Bridge is the only covered bridge in Muskingum County.
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