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Dog days: Licking County Dog Shelter cuts adoption fee due to overcrowding
The Licking County Dog Shelter and Adoption Center is hoping to help dogs find their forever homes by cutting its normal adoption fee from $130 to $50 because of overcrowding at the shelter. As of Wednesday afternoon, the shelter at 544 Dog Leg Road in Heath had 43 dogs but only 40 pens....
Denison University artist’s works to be auctioned to benefit Granville Historical Society
Distinguished Denison University artist Michael Jung is currently the focus of an exhibition and the sale of his works by the Granville Historical Society. Entitled "Michael Jung—A Life in Art," the show of his paintings and drawings is on view at the Granville Historical Society Museum downtown in Granville through June 2.
Things to do: Spend a sweet weekend at 48th annual Utica Ice Cream Festival
Chill out this weekend and make the short trip to Utica for the Velvet Ice Cream's 48th Utica Ice Cream Festival at Ye Olde Mill. The weekend schedule is jam-packed with more than 50 craft vendors, 20 food vendors and all of the ice cream you could possibly desire. Live performances from Austin Finley and King Red and the Cadillac Band, Jared Foster, Ty Perkins and Glenn Parks Banjo will keep you entertained. Magic Nate will be doing shows over the weekend and the Performance Dogs of Ohio are also on the schedule. Save room for the ice cream eating...
Take a look inside Granville's 18th century Manwaring House, which is older than the US
On Potter’s Lane in Granville sits a Georgian-style home with a history that goes back further than that of the United States. In the late 1700s, Christopher Manwaring, a tanner and politician from New London, Connecticut, built the illustrious 4,500-square-foot house for his family. ...
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...
Fairies return to Granville's Infirmary Mound Park for annual migration
Deep in the wildflower-filled forests of Licking County, the fairies have returned. First noticed during the annual "fairy migration" in 2018, the fairies stumbled upon the beautiful blooming forests in Infirmary Mound Park and have returned each summer along a hiking trail, Licking Park District Program Manager Anne Balogh said.
Public Records: Fairfield County restaurant inspections
The following are restaurant inspections with critical violations, as conducted by the Fairfield County Health Department from April 29 to May 10. May 1 Charley's Philly Steaks, 732 N. Memorial Drive, Lancaster. Observed blue jug and scrubbing pads stored in the handwashing sink. Observed raw eggs stored above ready-to-eat foods in a walk-in cooler and an ice...
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