Thanks to a joint project between three local and state agencies, local police, fire and emergency response services will be able to communicate more easily.

The Muskingum County EMA, Muskingum County Commissioners and the State of Ohio Multi Agency Radio Communications System Office teamed up to secure 85 MARCS radios for agencies in our area, which allow communication not only across the county, but the state.

"They're a great operability radio, so if we're going...