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East Muskingum School Board does not vote on offer to purchase New Concord Elementary
NEW CONCORD − The East Muskingum Board of Education did not vote on an offer by Connect Real Estate to purchase the New Concord Elementary School for $1 million. The board and village officials had a public meeting May 20 to discuss the possible sale of the school and surrounding property with the public. The following morning the board called for a special meeting on May 23. The board then released this statement following the meeting:"The...
Military Road will be restricted daily for utilities project
ZANESVILLE − The City of Zanesville has announced Military Road will restricted to one lane from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. daily from May 28 to June 7 from Dresden Road to Winding Way for a utilities improvement project. Temporary traffic signals will be used to maintain traffic flow. Delays should be expected and motorists are encouraged to find alternate routes. This article originally appeared on Zanesville Times Recorder: Military Road will be restricted daily for utilities project
Newcomerstown News: Vendors sought for Second Saturday festivities on June 8
Newcomerstown Now members are preparing hanging flower baskets for downtown. They will be in place by June 8, for the Second Saturday event. Activities are 3 to 9 p.m. on Main Street, and include performances by Six Strings and A Fiddle – Mark Hardesty and Nancy Orr followed by Moonlyterz, a game based on Family Feud, vendors, children's activities, pulled port dinners and a beer garden.
News of public record: Guernsey County restaurant inspections
The following are restaurant inspections with critical violations, as conducted by the Guernsey County Health Department from May 6 to 10. May 7 Pike Elementary School, 4533 Peters Creek Road, Cambridge. The facility did not have a verifiable employee health policy available. Wall-mounted detergent dispenser serving mechanical dishwashing machine is not supplying detergent. Per...
Municipalities in Muskingum, Perry and Morgan counties receive water grants
COLUMBUS — The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency recently announced $2.2 million in H2Ohio grants for more than 250 communities in 78 counties to help pay for equipment needed to maintain public drinking water distribution systems. The funding will help provide reliable, clean drinking water through investments in drinking water...
New Concord community learns about proposed $1M sale of elementary school during meeting
More that 180 people filled the small gymnasium to get answers about the future of the school and their students. "In summary, here's what we have in a real simple business-mode. We have some aging facilities that are costing us more to operate and, in some regard, we're getting less funding" said Dave Adams.
Future of New Concord's $170M redevelopment project unclear after grant request fails
NEW CONCORD − The Appalachian Ascent Consortium project’s request for $120 million to redevelop downtown New Concord and create an ecotourism corridor affecting 17 counties failed to receive any funding from the Appalachian Community Grant program.Mayor Jennifer Lyle was contacted for comment and said by email “Thanks for your continued interest in this, but at this time there’s nothing specific to share.”Lyle, who ran on a platform of economic development to secure her second term beginning this year, initially said that whether or not the $170 million project was funded by the Appalachian grant, she would continue efforts to bring...
Homes in Muskingum County sold for lower prices recently: See how much here
Newly released data from Realtor.com for February shows that potential buyers and sellers in Muskingum County saw houses sell for lower than the previous month's median sales price of $163,933. The median home sold for $152,000, an analysis of data from Realtor.com shows. That means February, the most recent month...
News of public record: Coshocton County real estate transfers
202 Andrew and Barbara Yoder to Merlin Yoder, Parcel: 023-00000079-06, Township Road 209, Coshocton, $62,336.25. 203 Troyer Home Renovations LLC to Saxon Holdings LLC, 712 South Lawn Ave., Coshocton, $95,000. April 16. 204 Bellarose Properties LLC to Andrew Durbin, 159 S. 10th St., Coshocton, $70,000. 205 Blake Hamilton to Benjamin...
Kenli Norman receives Guernsey County Retired Teachers Association scholarship
CAMBRIDGE − Kenli Norman from Meadowbrook High School will receive a $1,000 scholarship. Each year, the Guernsey County Retired Teachers Association awards a scholarship to a county senior entering the field of education. The scholarship is available to students attending Buckeye Trail, Cambridge, John Glenn and Meadowbrook high schools as long as they are residents of Guernsey County and plan to pursue a teaching degree. ...
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