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Boil order rescinded
The City of Logan has rescinded a boil order that was issued Monday for the following streets: • East Hunter Street between Depot and Maple • East Main Street between Depot and Homer • East Second Street between Depot and the railroad tracks • East Front Street between Depot and the railroad tracks A total of 78 services are affected.
Happy Hollow Hootenanny announces free admission for 2024
SNOW FORK EVENT CENTER — Stuart’s Opera House announces that the second annual Happy Hollow Hootenanny will be free to attend this year, thanks to the generous support of Creston Stewart and Sarah Helfrich. Taking place from May 30 to June 2 at the Snow Fork Event Center, this unique event invites attendees to unplug and connect with the diverse music, art, and cultural practices that have shaped our Central Appalachian region. Unlike traditional music festivals with a distinct divide between performers and audience, participation...
Free sports physicals in Perry County for student athletes
ZANESVILLE — Genesis Primary Care is providing free sports physicals for student athletes in Perry County. As school athletics gear up this fall season, this is an excellent opportunity for students to ensure they are in top physical condition and ready to excel on the field, court, or gym. Free sports physicals will be available from Monday, May 20 through Tuesday, July 30. The physicals can be scheduled at the...
State Route 78 designation will be recognized at ceremony
NELSONVILLE — The John S. Townsend Camp 108 of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War will conduct a special dedication ceremony at 7 p.m. May 30 at the Military Museum 229, 11 September St., Nelsonville. This ceremony will recognize the designation of State Route 78 as the 78th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry Highway. There are now two signs in each of the counties that this highway passes through indicating this designation. ...
$1.58M grant will put health clinics inside Zanesville and Maysville high schools
ZANESVILLE − Zanesville and Maysville high schools will soon have health clinics inside their buildings for medical, dental and women’s health services after each received an Appalachian Community Grant.Maysville received $283,000 while Zanesville received $1.3 million.Each clinic will be staffed with a nurse practitioner, an LPN and a mental health specialist.“Basically, we operate as an office inside their building,” said Rick Fulkerson, chief administrative officer of Muskingum Valley Health Centers, whose agency has been partnering with several local school districts including Zanesville and Maysville with the School Link and mobile health unit programs. “Integration is what really makes it work.”According to Fulkerson, the School Link program literally links high schools with one of MVHC’s nearby clinics, but that can be problematic.“Transportation is still a hurdle with that set up,” said Fulkerson. “Our mobile unit eliminates transportation issues, but then creates a barrier to access, since the units are only available at certain times.”Being fully integrated into the buildings and working hand-in-hand with the school nurse is what makes the program really work.“It’s basically an urgent care located inside the school building,” Fulkerson said, adding that staff and students alike have access to the elevated healthcare. “Not only are we exposing kids to healthcare early on, so they learn how to get proper care and take care of themselves, but we’re also eliminating barriers to care. One of which is working parents. Now parents don’t have to leave to work to take a child to the doctor. The doctor is in the building.”The Appalachian Community Grant Program was instituted in 2022 by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, Lt. Governor Jon Husted, and Ohio Department of Development Director Lydia Mihalik in conjunction with the Ohio General Assembly.The overall program funneled $500 million into Ohio’s 32-county Appalachian region to transform these communities through economic development projects. The Zanesville and Maysville in-house clinic projects were recipients of the Appalachian Children’s Health Initiative money under the Appalachian Community Grant Program.“It’s a vital service. We see higher attendance and better overall physical and mental health (because of these MVHC health programs),” said Maysville Superintendent Brian Blum. “The governor being able to put this much money aside to help us, it’s like he singled out Maysville and asked how he could help. That’s how it feels to us.”The clinics are not free to students and staff, but they also don’t turn anyone away.“We take all insurances,” said Fulkerson. “But if a family doesn’t have resources or insurance, we will find a way to help them.”The Appalachian Children’s Health Initiative is a more than $64M investment that includes dozens of projects to improve access to healthcare in 36 communities across 20 Appalachian counties in Ohio. It is the largest investment in school-based health services in the state of Ohio.
New book recounts the wild, complex past of Sunday Creek
The small Perry County villages of Corning and Rendville are fairly sedate places today, but such was not always the case. In the late 19th century they were rowdy mining towns where the law held little sway, and brawls, gunfights and even lynchings were not uncommon. Some of this violence was probably due to heavy drinking, in communities where saloons were abundant. But much of it was also the result of labor unrest, and ferocious struggles by poorly paid mine workers to wrest concessions from...
Join Hopewell Township’s Memorial Day Parade and Service This Monday
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City issues boil order
On Monday the City of Logan issued a boil order until further notice for the following streets, due to a maintenance issue that morning: • East Hunter Street between Depot and Maple • East Main Street between Depot and Homer • East Second Street between Depot and the railroad tracks • East Front Street between Depot and the railroad tracks A total of 78 services are affected.
Hopewell Valley will remember the fallen
Unlike Veterans Day where people across the United States thank living veterans, Memorial Day takes on a more somber tone. This Memorial Day weekend Hopewell Valley communities – Hopewell Township, Pennington, and Hopewell Borough – will honor, pay tribute, and mourn fallen military service members and personnel. There...
Things to know
Public meeting GLOUSTER — Trimble Local School Board of Education will hold a public hearing at 5:30 p.m. May 30 at Trimble High School Library, 1 Tomcat Drive, Glouster. The hearing will be about John Hurd, current superintendent, who will be retired and is seeking re-employment with the district in the same position after his retirement. According to minutes from a previous meeting, Hurd made the proposal as an effort...
News of public record: Restaurant inspections from Muskingum County
The following are restaurant inspections with critical violations, as conducted by the Zanesville-Muskingum County Health Department, between April 15 and May 4. April 15 Aldi Foods, 3500 Maple Ave., Zanesville. Raw chicken is stored over beef and pork in the walk-in cooler. ...
Judge selected to Volunteer Leader Academy for The Ohio State University
The Volunteer Leader Academy is a leadership development program for Ohio State Advancement, training volunteers who want to serve the university and the medical center to be effective and influential advocates. The Academy is facilitated by the Office of Advancement and is honored to select Perry County Probate/Juvenile Judge Luann Cooperrider to be a part of this great opportunity.
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