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ID on body found in Muskingum River awaits autopsy results
DRESDEN – The male who was pulled from the Muskingum River Tuesday morning will likely not be identified until Thursday at the earliest, Capt. Jeff LeCocq of the Muskingum County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday. Because six people from Licking and Coshocton counties died in separate fires on Tuesday, the body had to be transported to […]
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Kokosing River was moving dangerously fast at time of tubing accident, data shows
HOWARD – When Mount Vernon resident Mark Booth disappeared into the Kokosing River on June 6, only to be found dead the next morning, U.S. Geological Survey data shows the river was moving at 997 cubic feet per second. According to Lori Totman, director of the Knox County Park District, that rate is almost four times higher […]
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Chad Cochran is still just along for the ride
FREDERICKTOWN – When customers walk into Door 142, a bar and restaurant nestled into the corner of E. 1st St. and N. Main St. in downtown Fredericktown, it won’t take long for them to find Chad Cochran. The tall man with the piercing blue eyes, the wintry grey beard and the soft smile, is nowhere […]
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Ashland dismantles Mount Vernon on Homecoming Night
ASHLAND – No one is looking at Mitch Heilman yet. The 6-foot, 175-pound junior quarterback with nimble feet and dartboard accuracy said he has received zero college attention whatsoever – no looks, no offers. That might change if he registers more performances like the one on Friday night.
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Clear Fork Senior selected Bellville Street Fair Queen
BELLVILLE – After nearly an hour of judge deliberation, the 2018 Bellville Street Fair Queen was announced Wednesday night. It was Reagan Marshall, a Clear Fork High School senior involved in everything from cheerleading to Science Club. The crowd surrounding the fair’s main stage applauded as 2017 Fair Queen Abbi Klaus placed a sash and […]
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‘Camp Hope’ provides local youth with opportunity to grieve
PERRYSVILLE – As the lunch hour neared, a feeling of restlessness began to emerge within the activities room where a good portion of ‘Camp Hope’ participants had just wrapped up a craft session. On this day, Thursday, they made Hogwarts-themed scarves. Before they were dismissed for lunch by camp co-director Kathy Wantland, many of the […]
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Open house highlights opportunities for Centerburg’s senior citizens
CENTERBURG — Lisa Wilson found herself back at the school again on Sunday afternoon, 25 years after walking the halls of Centerburg’s old high school as a student. She was bouncing back and forth between two rooms, greeting the community’s older citizens as they visited the Centerburg Senior Services’ open house. She shook hands, passed […]
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Gwinner, Wade ride high at state track meet
COLUMBUS — At last spring’s OHSAA Track & Field State Championships, Galion senior high jumper Marisa Gwinner finished fourth, and her coaching staff made a pact with that of the girl who placed third, Eastwood’s Katelyn Meyer. “We said that we hope it’s down to our two girls next year,” Galion field coach Michael Moore […]