The Muskingum County Sheriff's office is investigating a letter sent to West Muskingum Middle School threatening 8 students.
Director of Special Services Donn Steer said that he will not release the contents of the letter, but the situation is being taken very seriously.
Steer said " Right after we received the letter we put in place our safe schools plan which is required by law for us to have then after that we contacted the Muskingum County Sheriffs Office, and they...
West Muskingum 7th and 8th grade students are becoming "Blanketeers" by donating quilts they are making in their Cultural Arts class to a nationwide non-profit organization called, Project Linus. The mission of Project Linus is to give kids a security blanket in hopes of providing them a sense of security and comfort to children who are seriously ill or traumatized.
"I think this is great because they can cherish this the rest of their life and keep it for a long...
One local club rewarded area students for their writing skills Tuesday night.
The Zanesville Sertoma Club hosted their annual Freedom Week Essay Contest. All eighth graders in the county wrote a 300 word essay on their freedoms and responsibilities as a U.S. citizen, and the winners were honored at a dinner. Commissioner Jerry Lavy said the kids enjoy the writing project, because there is motivation to win.
"Winners from those perspective schools receive a 50 dollar cash...
One local softball team is hitting the field for a good cause. “Turn the hill pink” is the motto for the West Muskingum Middle School softball girls, who are hosting a breast cancer awareness game tomorrow against Philo. Coordinator of the event, Michelle Cardiel, says it's a day of fun, for a good cause.
“They're very excited, we had t-shirts made, we did pre-ordered shirts, and we made $800 just selling t-shirts” she says.
In order to prepare for the...
No parent likes to see their child bullied and with technology ever changing, kids are finding ways to bully outside of the classroom.
West Muskingum Middle School is trying to keep parents well informed by having a Parent Activity Night. A variety of speakers will cover cyber bullying, drugs and alcohol use and sexting.
"They really need to know the severity of texting, sexting for one thing, also cyber bullying because if you bully someone and it is brought to school...
Students at West Muskingum Middle School were shocked to see inmates in their gym this morning.
It's all part of their Red Ribbon Week drug free program. Eighth grader Reagon Tyner says it's a week of getting people aware of the dangers of drugs and alcohol.
"Right now really is when peer pressure is starting to get ahold of everyone and people are getting more tempted to do things that they shouldn't be doing and it's good to remind them about stuff thats...
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