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Want to know what’s in the water before you swim at Buckeye Lake or another Ohio lake? Here’s how you can find out.
On July 24, there were 18 advisories across the state warning swimmers and boaters of high levels of bacteria.
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Environmental agencies looking for ways to maintain water quality and reduce flooding in Raccoon Creek watershed
Licking County Soil and Water Conservation District hosted a conversation about current projects and the state of the Raccoon Creek watershed in Alexandria on July 18.
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Ohio History Connection working to repatriate major collection of Indigenous remains
ProPublica estimates the remains of 7,167 individuals were housed in Ohio History Connection’s collection facility in early 2023, though Nekole Alligood calls that number conservative.
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The beekeepers of Licking County
What do two retirees, a director of admissions, and a middle schooler all have in common? Bees. They all are a part of the East Central Ohio Beekeepers Association, or […]
Local News
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Granville school district science teachers pave the way for environmental education
“Ultimately, I just want them to understand that even though they might be small, they can do great things and they don’t have to wait until they become an adult.”
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Slideshow: Alexandria Fun Days
Alexandria Fun Days brought hundreds of attendees to the rural village in Licking County between July 18 and July 20. The event, which took place at Fritz Drum Park, is […]
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St. Albans-Alexandria merger commission granted year extension for research, writing ballot language
The merger commission, created to explore merging the governments of the 500-person village and the surrounding township of another 2,000 people, was supposed to be done with the ballot language by Aug. 7 this year, which would allow the residents to vote on the language in 2025.
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Granville roundabout taking shape on N. Pearl Street
The $2.1 million roundabout is taking shape and getting its first layers of asphalt on North Pearl Street at New Burg Street. Construction began in the spring. And when school […]
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Arts and Culture
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“Calling Hours” allows Coshocton County residents to mourn the loss of a giant in their community
“At the end of the day, you were the life and blood of the community, or a big piece of it.” That line is part of a eulogy, but it’s […]
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Granville resident pens memoir about hitchhiking across United States 50 years later
“Thumbs Up” tells the tale of O’Brien-Bernini and his friend Greg Roberts’ hitchhiking trip across the US during the summer of 1974, before O’Brien-Bernini’s freshman year of college.
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TRP Docs: Mark
Mark grew up in a home where he was not accepted for who he was, especially regarding his sexual identity. In college, he uses visual and performance art to come home to himself, in this visually arresting documentary by Pol Le.
Sports
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In this baseball game adapted for people with disabilities, all players are superheros
At Superhero Baseball, the joy of the fans is not from a stadium hot dog, or basking in the sunshine. It is from their camping chairs. Their joy is found in all the parents, seated on the sidelines, watching their kids – just like any other kids’ baseball game on any other baseball diamond. But here, it means more.
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Stayin’ Alive: The unexpected, resilient, and gratifying pro-wrestling career of James Avery
To pursue a career in professional wrestling is often viewed as an absurd choice. But for James Avery, it was the right choice.
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The People of Granville: Matt Miller raises ‘professional human beings’ through sports
Maybe, for every nutjob who takes his role coaching a bunch of boys who can’t yet grow peach fuzz more seriously than his nine-to-five job, or for every parent who claims to have raised the next LeBron James, there is a Matt Miller.
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Granville resident braves 352-mile endurance bike race
While most participants were there to compete in the 50-mile, 100-mile and 200-mile stretches of the race, Kretchmar was one of 200 racers selected by a lottery system to participate in the “XL” version of the contest: 352 miles on all-gravel roads through the Flint Hills region of Kansas.