Reward Offered In Muskingum County Fire

The Ohio State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating an early Tuesday morning fire in Muskingum County that destroyed a home. It happened just before 1:30 at 6780 Newark Road. A spokesman for the Fire Marshal’s Office, Bill Krugh, says the fire at the two story vacant home has been ruled an arson. The Blue Ribbon Arson Committee is offering up to a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the blaze. Anyone with information is asked to call the State Fire Marshal’s Office at 1-800-589-2728.