The Reporting Project staff entered materials created by reporters and editors throughout 2023, and included several significant stories about Intel, asphalt plants in Alexandria, a Vietnam veteran and arts and culture in Licking County.
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ABDO-men return for Granville Fourth of July parade tradition
Greg Dixon and Jeff Lammers went from door to door in Granville, recruiting people to join their crew of ABDO-men.
Posted inEnvironment
Low-flying planes over Licking County this week are out to disrupt spongy moth mating
On June 12 and 13, the agriculture departments will work to disrupt the invasive species in Granville and along Beaver Run Road SE, on Brownsville Road SE south of Hanover, and west of St. Louisville.
Posted inSports
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.
Posted inLocal News
Future uncertain for Alexandria residents, businesses displaced by fire in century-old building
On Monday, June 3, inspectors deemed the building structurally sound, but residents have not been allowed inside to retrieve their belongings – clothes, family heirlooms, bags of dog food, social security cards or furniture – as of Wednesday afternoon.
Posted inLocal News
Buckeye Lake Pirate Festival draws hundreds for pirate-themed celebration
The festival, which kicked off Friday night and ran through Saturday night, included a pirate marketplace, treasure hunts on land and water, a mermaid meet-and-greet, face painting, artists and “the world’s tallest ARRVEE,” a 41-foot-tall pirate ship on wheels.
Posted inLocal News
Licking Park District adds all-terrain wheelchairs to Infirmary Mound Park
Though the park district has already acquired two GRIT chairs, commissioners hope to one day have an entire fleet of all-terrain wheelchairs.
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Hebron hopes to breathe new life into historic school building
Hebron Mayor Valerie Mockus has plenty of ideas about how to utilize the 110-year-old building and hopes it could someday house Hebron Village Hall, a community center, a library or a new space for the local historical society.
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New garden club brings monarch butterflies, native plants and a popcorn garden to Granville Intermediate School
Garden Club is brand new this year at GIS, and leaders are taking on a significant challenge: getting students away from their phones and televisions.
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$19 million renovation breathes new life into historic Arcade, adds housing units and enhances downtown Newark business district
Like a team of doctors and nurses who work feverishly to save a patient on the brink of death, the crew of craftsmen and women reviving the historic Arcade in downtown Newark walk with their heads high and smiles on their faces.