C & DD landfill could be part of proposed zoning change
By Charles Prince
      MILLERSPORT - A construction and demolition debris (C & DD) landfill could be developed on an approximately 66 acre site off Ohio 37 in Walnut Township. The request to rezone the tract from I-1 to 1-2 is one of two rezoning requests before the Walnut Township Zoning Commission at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 3.
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Fire training to close road
      Millersport - A portion of South Bank Road will be closed from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 5. Millersport Fire Department will be conducting a training fireat 3229 South Bank Road. Fire equipment will be blocking the road during the training exercise.
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Buckeye Lake Police officers sold weapons to Cortez
By Scott Rawdon
      BUCKEYE LAKE - Members of the Buckeye Lake Police Department sold several firearms to former Buckeye Lake Village Council member John Cortez, according to a report compiled Licking County Sheriff's Office detective Chris Barbuto.
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It's still cloudy in Walnut Township
      It's still pretty cloudy in Walnut Township and we're not talking about the dreary weather. Here's a quick recap. On March 19, a Beacon reporter asked Walnut Township officials for a copy of a letter from Union Township Trustees to the Walnut Township Zoning Committee.
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Things to do…
      Events Dawes Arboretum - Ohio 13, three miles north of I-70. Transect Trail Butterfly Walk- Saturday, April 5, 3 - 4:30 p.m. Join The Arboretum's volunteer butterfly monitors as we explore The Arboretum's transect trail as part of the Ohio Lepidopterists Long-Term Butterfly Monitoring project.
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Fire victims benefit set
      MILLERSPORT - Friends of Mike and Wanda Thomas are holding a dinner and reception for them at 1 p.m. on Sunday, April 6 in the Millersport UMC Fellowship Hall. The meal is free. The Thomas' home was destroyed by fire last week and friends want to help.
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Cranberry Bog clean-up set for April 12
      BUCKEYE LAKE - Volunteers, in cooperation with ODNR's Division of Natural Areas and Preserves, are organizing a Cranberry Bog Clean-Up Day for Saturday, April 12.
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Civic association spring meeting April 16
      BUCKEYE LAKE - The Buckeye Lake Area Civic Association is holding its annual spring dinner/meeting on Wednesday, April 16 at the Buckeye Lake Eagles. Social hour begins at 6 p.m. with dinner at 6:30 p.m.
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