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Awareness, action key to keeping heart strong
Marilyn Ponser, of Newark, practices CPR during a class Feb. 4 at Licking Memorial Hospital.
Credit Card Theft Suspects Sought By Heath Police
Licking County Crime Stoppers and Heath police are looking for two suspects accused of using a stolen credit card in a Heath area grocery store.
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Etna officials withhold CIC funding, citing no township representation
The Etna Township trustees took the unusual step of placing a motion on the floor at the Feb.
Driver in fatal crash given home stays for good behavior
An 18-year-old driver involved in a fatal crash outside Utica will be permitted home stays for compliance with his community-based correctional facility program.
The Capital Area Humane Society of Hillard, Ohio, received a grant to make improvements to a rural dog pound.
Rolls employees some of many affected by contract dispute
Rolls-Royce employees are among those individuals potentially impacted by the contract dispute between Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield and doctors employed by Knox Community Hospital; Anthem is the medical insurance carrier for Rolls.
Several nursing homes unable to shake poor ratings
One out of every 20 nursing homes in Ohio has been unable to climb out of the ratings basement, according to the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Millersport Community Theatre presents 'The Big Easy Minstrel'
Millersport Community Theatre presents "The Big Easy Minstrel" at 8 p.m. March 2 and 3 in the Walnut Township District Auditorium, 11850 Lancaster St., Millersport.
Licking County Arson investigators are looking into a fire at a barn on North County Line Road just south of Foundation in Hartford.
Public works committee seeks representatives
The District 17 Integrating Committee of the Ohio Public Works Commission is seeking nominations to fill several township and village seats.
Sudden oil, gas activity surprises Licking County residents
An oil and gas well recently drilled on Loudon Street in northwestern Granville Township is one of three that David R. Hill Inc.
Dawes Arboretum snuffing out burning bush
Drillers are eager to tap a vast reservoir of natural gas and oil within shale beneath Ohio, which could employ thousands, but critics say it will also cause pollution.
Burg man pleads no contest to robbery
A Wheelersburg man has been sentenced to six years in prison for the armed robbery of a Newark gas station.
Former Newark service director seeks city records
The city of Newark will provide some documents sought by former Service Director Dan Coffman in a sweeping public records request, but Law Director Doug Sassen said not everything must be made available.
Girls Approached About Oral Sex Outside Licking Co. Library
Police are investigating a report that a man approached two girls outside a Central Ohio library, asking them about oral sex.
Spirit of co-operation could set area governments up for more grant funds
The city partnered with nearby Etna Township, Harrison Township, Licking County and others to undertake a study of the busy Ohio 310 corridor.
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Licking County residents concerned about planned ethane pipeline
The basement conference room of the Licking County Administration Building was full Tuesday as residents gathered to learn more about a proposed ethane gas pipeline expected to cut through the county.
Inmate pleads guilty in OSU-area slaying from 12 years ago
William Justin Miller pleaded guilty in Franklin County Common Pleas Court to one count of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Kohler Barker, 25.
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