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It's food truck season: Check out these mobile treats this summer
ZANESVILLE − It’s summer and you know what that means — delicious food truck fare. Whether it’s burgers or barbecue, the scrumptious smell of carnival-like food wafting through the air is enough to make your mouth water. And because food trucks travel well you can find them just about anywhere from festivals to weekly set-ups at area businesses and parks. ...
Commissioners Receive Bids for Courthouse Improvements
ZANESVILLE, Ohio – During the past year, both the City of Zanesville and the Muskingum County governments have experienced the need for increased security of their facilities. The Muskingum County Commissioners received bids for the purchase and installment of bulletproof windows at the courthouse. Muskingum County Administrator Eric Reed...
Lucas Oil Late Models In Ohio This Weekend
BATAVIA, OH – The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will kick off a busy July with a lucrative doubleheader in the Buckeye State – Friday, July 5 at Portsmouth Raceway Park and Saturday, July 6 at Muskingum County Speedway. The action this weekend will get started on...
Summer Cuisine Concerns
ZANESVILLE, Ohio – Many people enjoy living outdoors during the summer, which creates a change in the way foods are cooked, prepared and stored. Zanesville, Muskingum County Health Department Registered Environmental Health Specialist Michael Cruze talked about the importance of proper food handling as well as some of the dangers associated with food that’s been mishandled.
'Drug dealers don’t have boundaries:' Agencies work together on overdose cases
ZANESVILLE − Working cases to prove an individual is responsible for another's overdose death can be difficult, according to Muskingum County Sheriff Matt Lutz and Prosecutor Ron Welch. However, it is something they will continue to do. Their efforts can be seen in a recent case where the sheriff's office conducted a four-month investigation into the Feb. 22 overdose death of Matthew P. Parmer, which ended in the arrest of a local woman. ...
Columbus drug trafficker gets prison time in Muskingum County case
A Columbus man pleaded guilty and was sentenced to time in prison recently for trafficking illegal drugs. Equawn J. Crawford, 35, appeared in Muskingum County Common Pleas Court. Judge Kelly Cottrill sentenced Crawford to at least eight years in prison, for his crime of felony drug trafficking with a firearm specification.
Sheriff Matt Lutz: Don’t shoot fireworks while intoxicated this Fourth of July
ZANESVILLE − Muskingum County Sheriff Matt Lutz likes fireworks on the Fourth of July as much as anyone else. But one thing he’s asking of all citizens who choose to shoot off fireworks on their private property − or on another’s property with permission − thanks to Ohio’s new laws passed in 2022 is: Please don’t drink and fire. “We all like to partake in a cocktail, but you have to be responsible to not be under...
News of public records: Muskingum County marriage licenses issued
June 17 Preston Thomas Warwick and Christine Marie Rozsa, Haines City, Florida. Russell Lee Longfellow and Sharon K. Silvus, Duncan Falls Derreck Alan Queen and Caitlin Brooke Ponser, Nashport ...
United Way of MPM Welcomes Tracey Ballas as New Executive Director
ZANESVILLE, OH – The United Way of Muskingum, Perry, and Morgan Counties hosted an event for community members to meet their new Executive Director. The event was held at the Downtown Exchange where Tracey Ballas was able to introduce herself to the people she’ll see everyday. Ballas says...
$4M loan will help Port Authority construct building with warehouse, manufacturing space
ZANESVILLE − The Zanesville-Muskingum County Port Authority will build a 201,600-square-foot Class A commercial building configured for light manufacturing/warehouse space at 305 Prosperity Parkway in Zanesville. A $4 million loan from the Ohio Department of Development through the Rural Industrial Park Loan program will assist in financing the $17 million dollar project. ...
$200K state grant allows Carr Center to upgrade building's safety and efficiency
ZANESVILLE − The Carr Center received $200,000 from the state of Ohio for facility upgrades that will help make it safer and more efficient, according to its Executive Director Katie Graham. “I could just cry talking about it. It means so much to us,” said Graham of the Strategic Community Investment Fund grant awarded by Sen. Al Landis as part of a larger $350 million effort by the state senate. “The building is a little bit in...
Vance Admits Guilt
Muskingum Co- A Zanesville man admitted to charges of assault and domestic violence. The Muskingum County Prosecutor’s Office said 26-year-old Koltan Vance plead guilty to charges of felonious assault, abduction and domestic violence. On April 16, law enforcement responded to a domestic violence report. According to the victim, Vance...
Road Closure in Roseville
MUSKINGUM COUNTY, Ohio–The Muskingum County Engineer’s Office announced a road closure slated for next week. East 1st Street in Roseville will be closed between Potters Lane and Brush Creek Road Monday, July 1st while crews conduct soil borings near the bridge. Please plan your routes accordingly.
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