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NEW LEXINGTON, OH – The Perry County Gun Bash is returning to the Fairgrounds this Saturday. From Noon until 8PM, the fair grounds will be busy with raffles, ticket pulls, sales, and the community coming together. Richie Boring, the President of the Perry County Agriculture Society, says the Gun Bash was started 24 years ago to help pay for a...

ZANESVILLE, Ohio – The Rustic Slice may have left the Downtown Exchange but a new business has turned the ovens back on. Village Pizzeria & Kitchen opened it’s second location in the Downtown Exchange on Tuesday. Jalene Walton and Craig Hamilton opened the original location in Frazeysburg and after a successful first year, they had an opportunity to expand to...

Families gathered at Breaking Free Therapeutic Riding Center on Saturday for its annual Duck Derby, the nonprofit organization’s largest fundraiser of the year. The event featured a silent auction, raffle prizes and riding demonstrations that gave students an opportunity to showcase their horseback-riding skills. “This is our big fundraiser of the year,” Volunteer Coordinator Judy Beetem said. “We sell tickets for rubber...

FOOTBALL MIDDLETOWN CHRISTIAN – 38 FOXFIRE – 0 BOYS SOCCER NORTHRIDGE – 5 TRI-VALLEY – 4 COSHOCTON – 5 LOUDONVILLE – 0 SHENANDOAH – 2 NEW LEXINGTON – 1 WELLINGTON SCHOOL – 10 ROSECRANS – 1 CAMBRIDGE – 4 WEIR (WV) – 2 GIRLS SOCCER SHERIDAN – 3 FAIRFIELD UNION – 2 WEST HOLMES – 2 JOHN GLENN...

Jody Thompson with her daughter Bailey who lives with mitochondrial disease. ZANESVILLE, OH- For the first time the Perry County Courthouse will glow green starting on Tuesday for Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week. For one mother, raising awareness means making sure her daughter’s story is heard. Jody Thompson is an ambassador for the United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation. She says her daughter,...

ZANESVILLE, Ohio – Imagination, creativity and literacy often go hand in hand. Muskingum County Library System Youth Services Manager Katie Merritt announced an upcoming event at the John McIntire Library that introduces youth and teens to the basic techniques of painting. “So our upcoming event is this Saturday at 1 o’clock, down here in our Storytelling Room,” Merritt said. “It’s...

ZANESVILLE, OH – It is always something new in the world of high school football, and it is never a dull moment, or week. Week four certainly proved that this year, and we saw tremendous action throughout the local area, and the following three players showed out in their own right as our “MVHC: Players of the Game” for week...

ZANESVILLE, OH – If you’ve been looking for a way to help your community, the Daybreak Rotary is getting ready to host the event just for you. On Thursday, September 24th, they will be hosting a Membership Mixer and Service Project day from 5:30 until 7:30PM at A Taste of Ohio Wine, Bourbon, and Beer. Amy Froelich, the President of...

COLUMBUS, Ohio—The State Controlling Board accepted an emergency funding plan Monday developed by Senator Tim Schaffer (R-Lancaster) to assist families in four Ohio counties hit with devastating floods since August 10. The Controlling Board released $500,000 for emergency disaster assistance in Perry, Muskingum, Morgan and Franklin Counties. “I am proud to advocate for this key funding for my district and...

CAMBRIDGE, OH – A larger-than-usual crowd attended Monday night’s Cambridge City Council meeting to voice concerns about Flock license plate-reading cameras operating throughout Guernsey County. Before public comments began, Cambridge Police Chief Dave Peoples explained how the technology works and described the cameras as an extra set of eyes for law enforcement. Peoples said the cameras capture still images of...