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Hey Guernsey County: Here's what you need to know to start your week
CAMBRIDGE − Clover Road will be closed between Claysville Road and Hendershot Road from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. May 13-14, for culvert replacements. The specific location of the closure will change as crew move along the road. Culvert replacements will also close Johnson Mill Road between Brigadoon Lane and Greenlawn Road from 7:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. May 13-15. ...
County and city officials approve continuing tax incentives for local companies
CAMBRIDGE − The board of Guernsey County Commissioners met March 19 and approved recommendations from the TIRC committee for its five remaining Community Reinvestment Area (CRA) tax incentives to continue, according to the minutes provided by Clerk Michele Long.A 2008 AMG Vandium CRA in Guernsey County expired in 2023, according to the minutes.The five remaining county CRAs that were in compliance and approved to continue were for three AMG Vandium projects (2011, 2013, and 2018), A.F.C., and Fairfield Inn. All the CRAs expire after 15 years.The minutes also noted that a tax break to Guernsey Power Station was approved to...
Lake Ridge Road closing for three weeks
KIMBOLTON — Jefferson Township Trustees announce that Lake Ridge Road (Township Road 50) will be closed for three weeks starting on Monday from Allen Lane to Ohio 22. No through traffic will be permitted. This article originally appeared on The Daily Jeffersonian: Lake Ridge Road closing for three weeks
News of public record: Guernsey County marriage licenses, divorces, dissolutions
The following individuals applied for marriage licenses in April: Cheyenne Jean Shaffer and Travis Allen Suggett Floris Han Sebastiaan Van Bokhorst and Kaitalyn May Salyers David Randall Gatrell and Debra Ann...
Ohio EPA awarding grant money for recycling and litter prevention
COLUMBUS —Local governments, businesses, and nonprofit organizations throughout southeast Ohio will receive more than $600,000 this year in grants from the Ohio EPA to implement recycling, litter prevention, market development, and scrap tire recycling programs. Statewide, Ohio EPA is issuing more than $7.5 million in grant funding to 159...
New Concord second-graders help celebrate Arbor Day with annual tree-planting
Second-grade students from New Concord Elementary took part in the annual Arbor Day celebration in the village by planting a tree. The village was once again recognized as being part of the Tree City USA program. According to the Arbor Day Foundation, "The Tree City USA program provides communities with...
Hey Guernsey County: Here's what you need to know to start your week
FREEPORT — Encino Energy is partnering with the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy Foundation, Guernsey County Commissioners, Surgent Construction and the Antrim Volunteer Fire Department for the groundbreaking of a new fire training facility in Guernsey County. The new facility will provide a training ground to first responders in Guernsey County and the surrounding areas. A check presentation and the groundbreaking will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Antrim VFD, 20217 Cadiz Road, Freeport. BYESVILLE —...
17 Ohio counties could be affected by $170 million New Concord redevelopment project
Editor's Note: This story has been updated to include a comment from East Muskingum Schools. NEW CONCORD — Mayor Jennifer Lyle was clear: Regardless of whether the Ohio Department of Development awards the Appalachian Ascent Consortium project its request for $120 million, New Concord is in for a serious makeover. ...
Fracking waste wells owned by an Ohio senator are leaking. The state paid $1.3 million to clean it up
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Injection wells owned by an Ohio state senator leaked fracking waste deep underground in Noble County before blasting through the surface miles away at an oil well, warranting a $1.3 million cleanup effort. The state paid to remediate the mess in January 2021, but it hasn’t...
Rock Hill Road closing for culvert work
CAMBRIDGE — The Guernsey County Highway Department has announced that Rock Hill Road (County Road 632) will be closed daily between Cadiz Road (U.S. 22) and Read Road (County Road 366) from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday through Friday for culvert replacements. For updates on county road closures, visit www.guernseycountyengineer.com. This article originally appeared on The Daily Jeffersonian: Rock Hill Road closing for culvert work
Spring cleanup collections scheduled around Guernsey County this weekend
GUERNSEY COUNTY — Jackson Township and the village of Byesville cleanup days will be from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. The collection will be at the township maintenance yard at 10147 Catalpa St. in Byesville. Tires, building materials, or hazardous materials will not be accepted.
'We thought we would always have beauty.' Fracking changing Salt Fork State Park area
Editor's note: The following article was originally published by the Ohio Capital Journal and is available to the Canton Repository under a content-sharing agreement. Terri Sabo has a breathtaking view of Salt Fork State Park from her dining room window in Guernsey County. She and her husband Rick Sabo have...
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