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Uncertainty around federal funds may hamper efforts to reduce overdose deaths
U.S. has seen a significant drop in overdoses in recent years – but advocates say that could change if feds reduce financial support.
Essay: The Little Church in the Country
Highwater, a United Church of Christ congregation, sits in rural Licking County with a congregation nearly 100-strong.
Overdose deaths are falling nationwide. Why?
Provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Vital Statistics System indicated a nearly 24% decline in drug overdose deaths in the United States for the 12 months ending in September 2024, compared to the previous year.
Williams energy company offers details of power plant – one of three gas-fired plants proposed for western Licking County this year
A natural gas company based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, took a first step in preparing the public for its proposed development of two gas-fired power plants in New Albany. The “Socrates […]
Local News
Village of Alexandria seeks tax increase in May primary election following November’s levy failure
The new levy, if passed by the voters in the May 6 primary, will increase the existing tax from 1% to 1.5%, which would generate an additional $90,000 annually for the village’s operating funding.
Granville Garden Club to host 78th annual Daffodil show in April
The 78th Annual Daffodil Show and Sale runs from noon to 6 p.m. on April 12 and 13 at Bryn Du Mansion, 537 Jones Rd. NE, Granville, Ohio.
Licking County Library’s Buckeye Lake and Hebron branch merger delayed by significant regional development
When Licking County Library announced a merger of the Buckeye Lake and Hebron Branches via social media on March 20, 2024, the library indicated the new branch – dubbed the Lakewood Branch – would open its doors in “late 2024.”
Licking County residents take environmental testing into their own hands in face of Intel, development
“$20 billion dollars came to Intel, but what came to Licking County to protect the community?”
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Arts and Culture
Euchre club at Licking County Aging Partners promises rollicking good time
“It’s the most fun you’ll have for 50 cents!” That’s the motto for the weekly Euchre Club in Newark, Ohio. On Tuesdays from 12:30 to 4 p.m. and Thursdays from […]
Alexandria business owners rebuild in Newark Arcade after summer 2024 fire
Ben and Polly Gorringe hope to reopen their Alexandria location of Martha’s Bath and Body when building repairs are complete.
Granville Center for the Arts to host Irish “ceili” with live music, food and dancing
Leah Bernini Cronin invites Licking County to celebrate Irish culture, community, music and tradition at the ceili.
Newark-based Turban Project shares headwear and love with patients facing cancer, hair loss nationwide
The Turban Project has donated more than 285,000 turbans, courage caps, crocheted hats and reusable face masks to cancer patients in the last decade.
Sports and Recreation
Dawes Arboretum celebrates 10th mole salamander migration
Once a year, spotted mole salamanders emerge from hibernation, migrating to the same vernal pools they were hatched in at Dawes Arboretum.
Over the Top at The Lot: Arm wrestling contest draws big competition
A backwards trucker hat makes all the difference.
After a long battle, the Octagon Mound in Newark opens to the public
Some arrived walking with canes. Others were so young that they came in strollers. Most were bundled up against falling temperatures and a brisk wind spitting snowflakes. Some wept openly, […]
Denison’s new Bioreserve manager tackling invasive plants across 350 acres
Josh Cherubini spends his days in the sprawling woods, surveying the trails and maintaining the grounds.
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