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Granville turns out to celebrate the ‘reawakening’ of the 214-year-old Buxton Inn
The gala highlighting extensive renovation to one of Ohio’s oldest inns also served as a fundraiser for the Granville Historical Society.
Township trustees OK proposal for $8 million renovation of the Denison golf course
Preliminary work on an $8 million renovation of the Denison Golf Club course in Granville could begin as soon as October after the Granville Township trustees voted unanimously to approve […]
Licking County poised to buy former Advocate building for $2.3 million for future office expansion
The Licking County Commissioners are scheduled to vote on Thursday to buy the former Advocate newspaper building in downtown Newark. If approved on Sept. 30, the resolution would authorize Commissioner […]
Newark’s medical loan closet works to reduce one-off medical equipment purchases
Community members can visit in person or call to borrow assorted medical equipment, like a book from a library.
Local News
Licking County Humane Society asks local municipalities for increased funding
Additional funds will offset increasing costs of emergency and veterinary care for animals prior to adoption.
Heath fire chief increases minimum number of on-duty firefighters required to deploy fire trucks
Heath Fire Chief Warren McCord is upping the “minimum deployment threshold” for firetrucks to at least three people.
Old skills, living tradition and hands-on wonder: Educators flock to Coshocton for first “Lost Skills Gathering”
Attendees of the Lost Skills Gathering, held from 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct, 3, will have the opportunity to participate in a variety of traditional skills workshops, ranging from home butchering and forest gardening to cultivating mushrooms and making linen out of flax.
New Albany Company moves east to develop industrial park in western Muskingum County
The New Albany Company has extended its development arm beyond Franklin and Licking counties to Muskingum County. The company – which transformed the sleepy farming village into a major Columbus […]
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Kindness
Homeless resource center opens in Coshocton
Homeless Hearts of Coshocton, located at 616 Walnut Street, offers showers, spaces for preparing and eating food, laundry facilities and free Wi-Fi to people experiencing homelessness.
‘There’s a lot of Brocks around here’: The complicated life and death of a loved one on the streets
Brock Lewis, a 34-year-old, lifelong Newark resident with unforgettable blue eyes, represents a population often overlooked – or looked at with disdain – by society. He was among three unhoused people who died on the streets of Newark this summer.
‘Navigators’ launch into work helping unhoused people find housing and keep it
Licking County Foundation funds help five organizations hire people who can help clients navigate government and social service systems to address barriers to permanent housing, such as legal, medical and mental health issues, and to find homes.
Substance use disorder community nurse Kari Franchini never gives up
A day in her job is filled with challenges and chaos, but also hope.
Arts & culture
Dawes Arboretum celebrates semiquincentennial with tree dedicated to the America 250-Ohio Commission
The arboretum has a long history of dedicating trees to historically significant people, including astronaut John Glenn, the Wright brothers, Jesse Owens and Jack Hanna.
Rain doesn’t stop Hebron celebration of community and pie
Hebron held its annual Pie Festival on Saturday, Sept. 12, and hosted pie eating competitions, baking contests and live music throughout the day.
Coshocton Flint Festival and Knap-In offers glimpse into ancient tool-making
The flint-knapping festival took place at Flint Ridge Ancient Quarries & Nature Preserve in Licking County for decades, starting in the late 1980s, but moved to the Coshocton County Fairgrounds in 2023.
‘Find the glass’ adventure helps people find joy all summer long while visiting the county’s attractions
Explore Licking County has hidden about 50 pieces of glass in parks around the community as part of a summerlong scavenger hunt.
Sports & recreation
What’s it like atop a bucking bull? The rodeo finale at the Hartford Fair was a wild ride
The final night at the Hartford Fair was a show of endurance, skill and speed. It was big bulls and brave riders, fast horses and skillful speed doing turns about […]
After bike crash sidelined him from Pelotonia, Granville cyclist returns for 100-mile ride
A year after a bicycle crash left him unconscious, erased about 10 minutes from his memory, and prevented him from riding in Pelotonia, Granville resident Mike Rossetti returned to the […]
Proposed indoor-outdoor ‘PickleVille’ opening delayed; owner hopes for play in late fall
The Newark pickleball facility planned for near Main Street and Thornwood Drive initially was expected to open in spring 2026.
‘Average Joe’ track meet draws first-timers, star athletes and marathon runners to community competition
Granville’s first “Average Joe Adult Track Night” turned Denison’s outdoor track into a community gathering for runners, families, and local fitness groups.
World, nation & state
Assailant lunged at Democratic candidate for Ohio governor at fair, campaign says
Campaign officials say an armed assailant lunged at the Democratic candidate for Ohio governor, Amy Acton, during a campaign stop at the Canfield Fair, injuring several people.
JD and Usha Vance welcome a baby boy, the first child born to a sitting VP in more than 150 years
Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance have welcomed their fourth child.
DeWine vetoes bill requiring photo ID for mail voting in Ohio
The Republican governor issued an unusually lengthy statement explaining his decision. He said the requirement would pose an unwieldy challenge for voters without providing any real benefit.
The Supreme Court lets the Trump administration end legal protections for Haitians and Syrians
Immigration lawyers said the countries at issue remain unsafe for migrants to return and they argued that the administration ended the protections in an unlawfully hasty process tinged by racial animus.
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Community resources
The Reporting Project community resource calendar
This resource is filled with low- to no-barrier resources that community members can use to receive assistance with food, access to healthcare, veterans services and more.