Featured News
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.
Wandering Licking County: Moonrise through other eyes
I wanted to keep a promise I made to myself in 2006, that the next lunar maximum I’d be present, with at least some guests on the now open-to-the-public site.
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 […]
Ohio formally asks feds to approve Medicaid work requirements
Ohio officially has asked federal officials for permission to require hundreds of thousands of Ohioans on Medicaid to hold a job or enroll in education programs in order to keep […]
Local News
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.
Village and foundation to buy the Old Academy Building, preserving a historic landmark in Granville
Transfer expected in next 60 days, and it could begin hosting community meetings and events by the end of summer.
Two more gas-fired power plants proposed for western Licking County, where electricity-hungry data centers dot the county line
Two more gas-fired power plants are being proposed for western Licking County. For those keeping score, that makes three in little over a month to serve a part of Ohio […]
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Arts and Culture
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.
Courtroom reveal: Restoration of art-filled gem nearly complete, celebration and open house set for May 1
The artists have packed up their brushes. The two-story maze of scaffolding is gone. A regal blue carpet covers the floor. And the shine is back on the warm wood […]
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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