If Mother Nature continues to co-operate, a local work in progress will soon be completed. Since January the BP station has been under construction for the development of a brand new convenience store. Robertson Construction was contracted to complete the station and with the opening date arriving soon, the BP station will be bigger and better. The mini-mart is completed at this time however more pavement must be poured to patch the area where the old station once set. The expected opening date...
The annual Tribute To Woman Of Achievement banquet was held Wedneday night in Zanesville. The event honors those who go above and beyond the call of duty, according to event chairperson Molly Tarbert. In all seven women were recognized, including Deidra Corbett Ihhenfeld, who supervises the Cambridge Developmental Center and Lucinda Fulkerson, who works with victims of violence. The event is sponsored by the Muskingum Family Y.
Heath fire officials say a fire at the former Kaiser Aluminum office building Wednesday started in the basement and burned too hot and fast for firefighters to get inside. Captain Bob Kozlowski says firefighters were dispatched to the site around 4-30 in the morning. The Licking County Port Authority had recently bought the building and was working to remove asbestos from it, but it wasn't being used. The fire did not cause any problems for the nearby Kaiser plant. No injuries were reported.
The Muskingum College student charged in the death of her newborn baby was back in court Wednesday. Jennifer Bryant’s attorney Aaron Miller filed a motion to suppress statements his client gave to detectives. The oral argument was heard by Judge Howard Zwelling in Muskingum County Common Pleas Court. The argument surrounded what took place during the hours following Bryant’s baby being found dead in a dumpster and her being taken into custody and formally charged. During the 17 hour time...
The city of Zanesville is taking on an international role next month. In May, a group of 11 Russian business professionals will travel to Zanesville as part of a government program. Kiwanis club coordinator Jay Benson says they will come on May 3rd and stay until the 26th and they will tour advertising type businesses. Benson says its all part of the State Department's productivity enhancement program...a program to keep the Russian economy moving forward. The visitors will be stay...
A Zanesville attorney has been chosen as the 2002 Genesis Community Service Award recipient. Mark Watson was picked for his committment to community service. Among the many things Watson has accomplished...helping start the Daybreak Rotary club in Zanesville and playing a major role in the success of the Gus Macker Basketball Tournament every summer in Zanesville. Watson says he's shocked they he won the award, which stresses voluntary activities and commitment beyond work or professional...
The Muskingum College girl charged in the death of her newborn baby will be in court Wednesday morning. 21-year-old Jennifer Bryant's attorney has filed a motion to supress evidence in the case. Attorney Aron Miller last month asked the court to suppress statements his client gave to Muskingum County sheriff's detectives. Miller says detectives did not allow him to meet with his client until they were done with their interview. Miller claims it's a violation to his client's right to due...
It's a sure sign of summer...no, we're not talking about the current warm weather...but rather mosquitos...and the war against the pesky bug is now underway in Muskingum county. The Zanesville-Muskingum county health department has starting spraying. Right now they are targeting standing water where the mosquitos hatch and thrive. The West Nile virus is also a concern. It showed up in Ohio birds last year. If mosquitos are a problem in your neighborhood call you local health department and...
The glow from the national record setting Carr Center Cake auction In Zanesville can still be felt. Actually on Friday April 12th two major events occured...210,105 dollars was raised during the auction...a new national record...and a Guinness Book Of World Records was set by lighting 4,127 candles on a Y-Bridge shaped cake outside the Colony Square Mall as 500 people watched. The first candle was lit by Olympic silver medalist Lea Ann Parsley of Granville. The two day cake auction was...
There were some tense moments Monday at the Country Fair Shopping Center in Zanesville. Some employees of Advance America, Cash Advance called the Zanesville Fire Department after they found a suspicious powder in an envelope. Assistant fire chief Dave Lacy says the department is working with the Zanesville-Muskingum County Health department to test the substance. No injuries were reported.
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