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Overdose deaths are falling nationwide. Why?
Provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Vital Statistics System indicated a nearly 24% decline in drug overdose deaths in the United States for the 12 months ending in September 2024, compared to the previous year.
Williams energy company offers details of power plant – one of three gas-fired plants proposed for western Licking County this year
A natural gas company based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, took a first step in preparing the public for its proposed development of two gas-fired power plants in New Albany. The “Socrates […]
Licking County residents take environmental testing into their own hands in face of Intel, development
“$20 billion dollars came to Intel, but what came to Licking County to protect the community?”
Licking County Health Department makes health care more accessible with a mobile clinic
The clinic van has been mostly dormant this winter but will hit the streets again as weather warms.
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Licking County Library’s Buckeye Lake and Hebron branch merger delayed by significant regional development
When Licking County Library announced a merger of the Buckeye Lake and Hebron Branches via social media on March 20, 2024, the library indicated the new branch – dubbed the Lakewood Branch – would open its doors in “late 2024.”
Euchre club at Licking County Aging Partners promises rollicking good time
“It’s the most fun you’ll have for 50 cents!” That’s the motto for the weekly Euchre Club in Newark, Ohio. On Tuesdays from 12:30 to 4 p.m. and Thursdays from […]
Alexandria business owners rebuild in Newark Arcade after summer 2024 fire
Ben and Polly Gorringe hope to reopen their Alexandria location of Martha’s Bath and Body when building repairs are complete.
Dawes Arboretum celebrates 10th mole salamander migration
Once a year, spotted mole salamanders emerge from hibernation, migrating to the same vernal pools they were hatched in at Dawes Arboretum.
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Sunshine Week highlights the importance of shining a light on government and the democratic process
This is Sunshine Week, and for anyone on spring break, that might mean time on a sandy beach. It also is a celebration of the public right to open records […]
Granville Center for the Arts to host Irish “ceili” with live music, food and dancing
Leah Bernini Cronin invites Licking County to celebrate Irish culture, community, music and tradition at the ceili.
Newark-based Turban Project shares headwear and love with patients facing cancer, hair loss nationwide
The Turban Project has donated more than 285,000 turbans, courage caps, crocheted hats and reusable face masks to cancer patients in the last decade.
First female chair of Anheuser-Busch Wholesaler Advisory Panel reaches conclusion of her one-year term
Sarah Matesich Schwab balanced her role as president of Newark-based Matesich Distributing Co. and her role on the Anheuser-Busch Wholesaler Advisory Panel as a female in a historically male-dominated industry.
Sports and Recreation
Over the Top at The Lot: Arm wrestling contest draws big competition
A backwards trucker hat makes all the difference.
After a long battle, the Octagon Mound in Newark opens to the public
Some arrived walking with canes. Others were so young that they came in strollers. Most were bundled up against falling temperatures and a brisk wind spitting snowflakes. Some wept openly, […]
Denison’s new Bioreserve manager tackling invasive plants across 350 acres
Josh Cherubini spends his days in the sprawling woods, surveying the trails and maintaining the grounds.
Infirmary Mound Park celebrates new accessible play zones in Licking County
Building the Nature Playscape in Infirmary Mound Park was a “labor of love” over four years.
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