Baltimore Council reviews water system forecast
By Scott Rawdon
      BALTIMORE- They know what's coming. Baltimore's water treatment plant is 75 years old and expensive to maintain. Some of the village public water infrastructure is undersized and water pressure is low in some areas of Baltimore. The current water system isn't adequate to provide service to the vo...
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Report from the Village: Residents are tired of waiting
By Jim Bartoe, Village Council member
      The Buckeye Lake Fire Association held their car show on Sunday, October 21st and had the largest number of registered show cars that they have ever had. They registered 267 cars from 80 different cities and towns. There were entries from as far as Harrisville Pa. and Parkersburg W. Va. There were...
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Thornville to be out of debt by New Year
By Scott Rawdon
      THORNVILLE- The Village of Thornville will be completely out of debt by the end of the year and is hoping to hire a fulltime police chief, said Mayor Beth Patrick. It's been a bumpy couple of years for the village which, in 2005, had several of its funds--including the general and police funds--i...
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New Full time Officer
     Hebron Mayor Clifford L. Mason, right, recently swore in Dorie Vermilion as the village's seventh full-time police officeras Police Chief James Dean watches. Vermilion became a part-time officerlast February. She completed an extensive field training program before being released to patrol. The Buck...
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Licking Memorial expands cardiac care
      NEWARK - Licking Memorial Hospital (LMH) is expanding heart care services to include primary and elective balloon angioplasty and stent insertion.
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Subdivision residents want drivers to slow down
By Scott Rawdon
      HEBRON- Slow down! Members of the Reserve subdivision's homeowners association asked the Union Township trustees for a four-way stop at the intersection of Reserve Drive and Hawk's Cove Monday night.
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Operation Christmas Child
     Two members of the Joy Bible Class at the First Community Church of Buckeye Lake pack gift shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child, a ministry of Samaritan's Purse. Operation Christmas Child sends shoebox gifts to millions of children around the world, from war torn countries to areas hit by natural...
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Things to do…
      Events Dawes Arboretum - Ohio 13, three miles north of I-70. Night Hike- Friday, November 16, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. No reservations needed for this delightful amble in the brisk evening air. We'll forgo our sense of sight and rely instead on our noses, ears and footfalls to guide us through th...
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Bank offers free shredding Nov. 10
      NEWARK - Help protect your personal identity by shredding unneeded paperwork containing personal information! Park National Bank is hosting a free community shred day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 10 in the main officeparking lot in downtown Newark. Park is partnering with Shred-it Mo...
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