Top 5 Stories to Start Your Day

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Longaberger President Steps Down

LICKING COUNTY, OHIO (AP) – After six months, Michael Somoroff, has left his position as president at the Longaberger Company. A company spokesman tells The Columbus Dispatch that Longaberger has a fine management team in Ohio including CEO Tami Longaberger.

Temporary Fixes for Potholes

ZANESVILLE, OHIO (WHIZ) – According to Zanesville Public Service Director, Jay Benett, the city is working on temporary fixes for potholes. More permanent solutions will be used once spring rolls around. If you notice a pothole on a road that you commonly drive, call (740)-455-0615 to report it.

Investment Training Porvided by United Way of MPM

MUSKINGUM COUNTY, OHIO (WHIZ) – Investment training is being offered to area residents this Wednesday at 1:30 and 5:30 P.M. At the John McIntire Library by the United way of Muskingum, Perry, and Morgan Counties. The purpose of the meeting is to make partnerships and invest in making the quality of life better for our area.

Cambridge Man Saves Two in I-70 Accident

CAMBRIDGE, OHIO (WHIZ) – 62-year-old David Mckim of Cambridge, witnessed a weekend highway crash and helped pull two women from a burning SUV — but he says he’s haunted by the two lives he couldn’t save. Mckim tells The Columbus Dispatch he was on his way home when he witnessed the SUV crash on Interstate 70 early Sunday, and managed to get two injured women out of the burning Jeep Liberty before it was consumed by fire.

Licking County Crime Stoppers

LICKING COUNTY, OHIO (WHIZ) – The Licking County Crime Stoppers are offering up to a $1,000 reward for anyone with information leading to an arrest in an aggravated robbery in Buckeye Lake. The Licking County Sheriffs office reports that on January 18th around 11-30 P.M. two, white, masked men forced their way into a home on the first block of Highland Avenue and demanded pills from an elderly woman.