Author: J.W. Dennison

James McDonald, Cambridge Mayor Tom Orr and others celebrate the opening of Allwell Behavioral Health Services' new location on Wheeling Avenue.

Allwell Behavioral Health offers more services in their new Cambridge location

Caleb Silvia, founder and president of Caleb Cares 4 Kids which is a non-profit that provides gifts and financial support to pediatric hospital patients and their families.

Caleb Cares 4 Kids hosts their 11th Annual Spaghetti Dinner

National Fire Prevention Week and lithium-ion battery safety

Lettie, our dog of the week and Doug McQuaid from the K-9 Adoption Center.

Muskingum County K-9 Adoption Center Dog of the Week: Meet Lettie!

High school students meet local businesses to learn about potential careers in the community.

High schoolers learn about local job opportunities at JA Inspire

The United Way presents the South Zanesville Fire Department with funding to supply Muskingum County homes with carbon monoxide detectors.

A local partnership helps homes stay safe from carbon monoxide

Chadwick Watiker (right) being presented with an American flag made by Annin Flag Company by Jim Watson (left). Watiker is a winner of WHIZ's 6th Annual Military Salute Photo Contest.

WHIZ announces Chadwick Watiker as a winner of the Military Salute Photo Contest

The Perry County Courthouse in New Lexington, Ohio stands newly renovated. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held to mark the occasion on Oct. 3.

Perry County Courthouse opens after years of planning, saving, and renovating

Diana Wilson is the ZAAP's artist of the month for October 2025.

Meet ZAAP Art Gallery’s Artist of the Month for October

The ribbon cutting ceremony of the Little Farmers Academy by the Muskingum Valley Educational Service Center features Krystal McFarland and Susan Holdren cutting the ribbon. McFarland is the MVESC's director of early childhood services and Holdren is with the J.W. and M.H. Straker Charitable Foundation who awarded grant money to the educational service center.

A ribbon cutting ceremony opens year-round childcare for working parents

Local organizations come together to offer free mammograms for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

The community joins Genesis Healthcare System and Coconis Furniture to battle breast cancer

Adam and Kali bookend the couch with their three children who sit in the middle.The Burkhart family sits on their couch reflecting on the family they have thanks to an organ donor who saved Adams life.

Taking a look at a heart transplant 25 years later

The MCCF celebrates 40 years with a $40,000 nonprofit matching fund

Organ Recital

A 101 year old pipe organ takes the stage this Sunday at Central Trinity UMC’s 28th

The Ohio Investor Recovery Fund has helped 130 victims over the last three years

Spooky Sprint

The YMCA celebrates the season with a Spooky Sprint and Fall Fest

Imposter scams on the rise in 2025 impacting thousands of Ohioans.

The store front of Ford's Flowers on the corner of Locus and Maple Avenues where a car crashed into the building.

Ford’s Flowers Still Stands and Remains Open After a Vehicle Crashes Through Its Walls

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The change from summer to fall means new scholarship applications at MCCF

Becky Weir of the Carr Center

The Carr Center celebrates Adult Daycare Week

The New Concord Village Council Meeting took place on Sept. 22. This meeting featured four council members calling for the resignation of Mayor Jennifer Lyle.

New Concord Mayor Jennifer Lyle stays in office amid calls for resignation

The Muskingum County Community Foundation celebrates 40 years with a new logo

A picture of Cedar Falls at Hocking Hills State Park provided by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

Ohio has the best state parks in the country

The Collegiate Woods Trail is the location of the Muskingum Valley Park District's Trail of Treats. Their Trail of Treats will be held on Oct. 11 from 5-7 p.m.

Muskingum Valley Park District invites the community to join their annual Trail of Treats

The new big toy at South Zanesville's Village Park is going to be unveiled and open for play on Saturday, Sept. 20.

A new big toy opens in South Zanesville’s Village Park this weekend

Transitions Inc. receives a grant to help survivors of domestic violence

Students of Ohio University Zanesville and Zane State College came together for Fall Fest 2025. Fall Fest serves as an opportunity for students to meet campus organizations and potential employers on the campus green.

Zane State and OUZ students come together for Fall Fest

Meet your local candidates at the Candidates Forum: Shaping Zanesville’s Future

Beth Fox, the director of programs for the Muskingum County Community Foundation (MCCF). MCCF runs the Making Muskingum Home Program with the J.W. and M.H. Straker Charitable Foundation.

Applications for the Make Muskingum Home Program are now open

Deputy Health Commissioner Kylie Jones from the Cambridge-Guernsey County Health Department. She spoke to WHIZ about the Family Connects Ohio pilot program.

A new program helps newborns and mothers find their way

Deer grazing in the woods.

Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease sweep through Ohio’s deer population

Ernest Bynum is the president of the Minority Business Resource Network which publishes "Archives of the People."

Volume 5 of “Archives of the People” continues telling the story of Zanesville’s Black community

Tim Linn sits in front of a check to the John McIntire Library to fund their ongoing remodel. Linn is the president of the board for the Zanesville Canal and Manufacturing Company which oversees John McIntire's estate to help fund educational opportunities for impoverished children in Zanesville.

The John McIntire Library receives $650,000 for their remodel

The Cambridge, Oh post for the Ohio State Highway Patrol

The Ohio State Highway Patrol tackles youthful driver crashes through public outreach

Rick Sabine returns to the airwaves as the morning host of Highway 103.7 FM. His shows are weekday mornings form 6-10 starting Sept. 8.

Rick Sabine returns to Highway 103.7 FM to start your morning

The Buckeye Beard Battle banner hangs on the stage of The Barn behind the championship belt. The beard competition is Saturday at 1 p.m. with proceeds going to Combat to Kayaks.

A battle of Beards at The Barn to raise funds for a veteran charity

A sign promoting the Used Book and Media Sale by Abbot Senior Living. The book sale is Sept. 11 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

A used book and media sale helps a senior living center stay affordable

This map showcases the traffic pattern changes that will take effect as construction enters phase 3 of 4. The project is expected to be finished in 2028.

New traffic patterns arise as I-70 construction enters phase 3

Tech Skills Program

The MCLS is teaching tech to battle disinformation

Members, trainers and community members join the celebration for Arc Reactor Fitness' grand opening. The community-based gym is located in Zanesville on Grove Avenue.

A new CrossFit Gym opens that is veteran owned and focuses on community

Law Enforcement

Local Law Enforcement Agencies Work Together to Combat Impaired Driving

The Twin City Opera House is located in the village of McConnelsville. A $3 million grant was awarded by the Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization Program to improve the space.

McConnelsville Celebrates More Than $13 Million Grants for Village Projects

Community Day

Friends of New Concord Host Their Third Community Day

Zanesville-Muskingum Riverfest

The 2nd Annual Zanesville Muskingum Riverfest starts this weekend

Music fans wait for North to Nashville to take the stage at the Secrest Summer Concert Series. Thursday marked the final concert of the 2025 season.

As summer ends, so does the Secrest Summer Concert Series

The event registry page for the Muskingum County Library System's "Voices in Verse" event. The event provides a safe space for sharing personal works of poetry.

MCLS hosts an opportunity to share poetry and network

Ohioans are warned about the rise of crypto scams

Mary Ann And Ron Bucci

Local couple wants to create memorabilia for America’s 250th birthday

Rest Stop Ribbon Cutting

Governor Mike DeWine celebrates rest stop renovations that serve the whole family

Mowgli

Meet Mowgli, our Dog of the Week!

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