Carroll County News

Ohio Department of Natural Resources' Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management State agency Web site.

The Advocate's May 6 editorial, "Local control needed at drilling sites," offers a realistic picture of the challenges facing our Licking County community with the deep shale fracking boom on its way.

The State Highway Patrol is kicking off a new program to train truck drivers to watch for signs of potential crimes and safety threats while they're traveling Ohio roadways.

Sometimes, it is possible to see the future. When it comes to fracking, the controversial new method of gas extraction coming to Licking County, Commissioner Bubb says, "West Virginia and Pennsylvania are just 5 years ahead of us." For a year, residents studied this process and what it will mean for Licking County.

An 117-acre site located about a mile south of the village has apparently been chosen for a proposed $400 million shale gas collection and processing plant.

The following is an exact transcript of Ted Hart's report as it appeared on NBC4 at 6 p.m. on May 3, 2012.

A committee in the city is looking for ways to take advantage of local oil and gas drilling efforts.