A man on Parole out of Summit County robbed a 76 year old woman in the parking lot of Captain D’s in Zanesville Friday. According to the Zanesville Police Department it happened around noon. A white male walked up to the lady and after a brief scuffle grabbed her purse. The woman sustained minor injuries, the suspect fled the scene. Zanesville police later caught him in the West Main Street area. The suspect is currently in the Zanesville City jail.
Friday the lawyer of a 21 year old Muskingum College student accused of killing her infant son, spoke out. Robert Aaron Miller states that Bryant did not realize she was pregnant and would have told her parents if she knew. He also described the young women as young, sweet and innocent. Right now Bryant is at home with her family. Miller states she is trying to pull her life together and come to terms with what she did.
Victims of domestic violence and community members are outraged that a man who killed a school bus driver last week, may be honored by the Washington Township Volunteer where he worked for 30 years. Shelley Reynolds from Transitions a domestic violence shelter in Zanesville has started circulating a petition asking the fire department not to hang Ron Melvin’s helmet on the wall as a sign of respect for his year’s in service. She says it’s only honoring a killer taking the life of an innocent...
The Zanesville Board of Education appointed a new treasurer to serve on the school board. Cindy Nye, a longtime Zanesville resident and treasurer for Mid Eastern Ohio Vocational School District for the last 14-years, was given the job. She starts March 1st.
All spots and speckles, the Animal Shelter Society’s pet of the week is one precious pooch. Right now this mix canine is awaiting a good home and a very loving family. The dog is a year and a half old female who is loving, playful, and good with kids. She has been at the shelter since December and needs to be adopted very soon. There are also other animals to be adopted at the shelter. Shelter staff recommend coming in to check them out. If you are looking for a cat or dog to adopt contact the...
Students, faculty and friends at Muskingum College are being tested in hopes that someday they may be able to save a life. With more than 300 bone marrow transplants being done in the United States everyday, the college hosted their first bone marrow registry. This growing urgent need can only be filled with the information gained when individuals volunteer to be screened as transplant candidates. And to answer that call, Assistant Professor Elizabeth Zicha of physical education at the...
It was a star studded finish for one area student at the Zanesville City Schools' annual district spelling bee. Held at the Zanesville Board of Education in the downtown area, 16 students had a chance to spell their way to victory. But in the end, it was 12-year old Derrick McPeak of Grover Cleveland Middle School who spelled the word "celestial" to shine above the rest. Along with the Zanesville City Schools, St. Nicholas, St. Thomas and the Muskingum Christian Academy participated in the...
The Zanesville Police Department has released the name of the suspect arrested in connection with Wednesday morning's robbery. 32-year old Henry J. Newkirk of Zanesville has been formally charged with the robbery that occured at the Duke and Duchess station located at the intersection of Blue and Adair Avenue. Newkirk, who was just recently released from jail after serving a 7-month sentence for breaking and entering, was apprehended at the home of an aquaintance only an hour after the...
The move is on again to form a union at the Longaberger plants in Frazeysburg. The United Steelworkers Of America is holding an organizational meeting Sunday Feburary 10th. The union says workers at the basket-making company are forming the Longaberger Employees' Alliance. The group has the stated aim of protecting and improving conditions on the job at Longaberger in a positive, efficient and effective manner. 13-year employee Ron Miracle Jr., a weaver at the company, says they are forming...
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