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Early Birds Breakfast: Come to St. Louisville for the gravy, stay for coffee and hugs
“If I ate somewhere else, I’d feel like I was cheating on them.”
Licking County nonprofit Diane’s Seeds for Hope supports pancreatic cancer research
Diane Preston’s story, intertwined with her husband Mel’s, is one of resilience, compassion, and unwavering dedication.
Newark-Heath Airport’s new $5 million terminal open for business
The new building was inspired by the anticipated development in central Ohio and safety risks created by the old terminal, built nearly 50 years ago.
Granville girls basketball coach using once-secret internet platform to generate national attention for players
Tate Moore has quietly held a huge internet platform throughout his tenure as coach of the Granville girls basketball team. Now, the secret’s out, and he’s generating national attention for his players.
Challenging the stigma inside and outside the recovery community
‘Harm reduction saved my identity and humanity’
The Last Sermon
Karen Chakoian retires as pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Granville after 23 years. Her spiritual path is still unfolding.
West Church Social builds community in Newark through live music and events
‘We wanted to make a really special community-driven location so that people could come, feel safe, play games, watch sporting events, relax, have some beer, watch some live music.’
Purpose after tears
After Pat died, Puma poured herself into art, and found purpose in helping individuals who are unhoused and struggling with substance use disorder.
Reducing harm, finding hope: Overdose, addiction and the health of our community
The Reporting Project will be highlighting the ways drug use shapes the lives and health of people living in our community.
WATCH: Newark artist Emily Sekerak found her ‘soul medium’ in printmaking
“When I finally found printmaking I knew that was the medium for me.”
Jerry Griffin’s bread pudding: A recipe for harm reduction
“When you get homemade foods, especially homemade desserts, that means a lot to people.”
Aladdin: A Granville landmark
While restaurants, shops and banks come and go along Broadway, Aladdin remains virtually untouched by time.
Luster returns to a historic gem on Newark’s Courthouse Square
Sullivan Building in final phase of painstaking restoration
LOCAL NEWS
Democrats vie to bring new voices, diverse perspectives to County Commissioner race
As the county changes rapidly, candidates Bryn Bird and Daniel Crawford stressed the importance of managing growth and development.
Ohio EPA withdraws proposal for small sewage-treatment plants in Licking and Delaware counties, cancels public-comment meeting
Licking County Commissioner Tim Bubb said he was pleased that the EPA listened to the “many thoughtful responses from local officials.”
Local officials: Ohio EPA proposal to allow small sewage-treatment plants in Licking and Delaware counties would pollute waterways, burden taxpayers
A public meeting on the EPA proposal is set for 6 p.m. March 20 at the Mary E. Babcock Library in Johnstown. Written comments are due by March 27.
Potentially deadly poison hemlock is back. Now is the time to kill the invasive weed.
The noxious weed is taking hold in farm fields, in roadway ditches, along bike trails and fence lines and in yards across Ohio and beyond.
Some wonder whether storm damage at Granville’s Lake Hudson was caused by a tornado
“We have tornado-like damage in Granville on a track between Spring Valley (Nature Preserve) and Lake Hudson,” said Village Manager Herb Koehler.
Newark native Charles P. Henry helped define Black history at Denison University
Now 76 years old and retired, Henry keeps busy with his writing and human rights work. Sometime before 1996, he realized that he wouldn’t be able to change the world as much as he thought he might be able to back when he was 18 or 21. But he continues to savor the challenge.
New bus line to begin traveling between Newark and Granville on March 4
Licking County Transit “Green Line” set to start running March 4 this year
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MORE LOCAL NEWS
A recipe for recovery
Drugs were her normal, and sobriety put an uncertain haze over every action. Getting groceries, doing laundry and cooking while sober was inconceivable at the start of her journey.
Surrender to win: Honesty, open-mindedness and willingness key in recovery
Honesty has been central to Hairston’s recovery from substance use disorder, and sharing that honesty with others has helped her build a community of support.
Observers Collaborative volunteers are the eyes and ears of the public at Licking County government meetings
There rarely was a time when there were enough news reporters to cover all of the public meetings in Licking County – two or three dozen meetings in any given week – and that has become even more challenging as the number of reporters in legacy newsrooms has decreased in recent years.
Two Granville Middle School girls are unafraid of combat on the wrestling mat — and judgment off of it
Two girls joined the Granville Middle School wrestling team this year with plans to buck the gender trend and goals to someday earn a college wrestling scholarship.
UPDATE: Granville Rec victim in $713,000 phishing scam
The incident, described as telecommunications fraud, occurred in 2023, though wasn’t caught or reported to the police department until Jan. 30 of this year.
When doubters called the WWII heroics of ‘Bazooka Charlie’ Carpenter a myth, Granville’s Carol Apacki set the record straight about her dad
She pulled out box after box of letters, photos and documents and began to school the historians on the true story of a humble soldier and an otherwise quiet family man from Illinois who became known as “Bazooka Charlie.”