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The Cambridge Fire Department and four area volunteer fire departments have been awarded more than $38,600 in 2022 MARCS grants.

The top sewer project submitted for funding is installation of a liner in sewer lines at the Colonial Heights and Morgan Manor subdivisions.

The $22,000 to raze the structures will come from grants and the land band will be in charge of the demolitions, once the properties are transferred.

A Wednesday morning fire damaged Tudor Drive apartment building near Cambridge. Fire reportedly started in a BMW car parked outside.

Cambridge swears-in two new police officers, new firefighter The Daily Jeffersonian The City of Cambridge recently conducted its first-ever joint swearing-in ceremony for two new police officers and a city firefighter in Council Chambers downtown. While not new to the profession, former Byesville Police Chief Jason May and former Guernsey County Sheriffs Lt. Curtis Braniger took the oath as the citys newest police officers, while Cody Cole was sworn-in as the newest firefighter. "This is anoth...

The Daily Jeffersonian An apartment building on North Fifth Street in downtown Cambridge sustained extensive fire, smoke and water damage during a blaze Saturday afternoon. No injuries were reported by occupants. Firefighters from the Cambridge and Cassell Station departments responded to the scene to extinguish the fire while Byesville firefighters provided mutual aid by covering the city department while crews worked at the scene. "The cause remains under investigation," said Cambridge Fire C...

Cambridge Fire Department is replacing its 30-year-old pumper truck with a new one without taking out a loan for the purchase.

2020 was a year of perseverance and unity for Cambridge officials The Daily Jeffersonian City department heads gathered at the Cambridge City Council meeting on Monday to present their year end reports as part of the State of the City Address.  Among all the reports were several common threads; each echoed the sentiment of what a year 2020 had been, perseverance and how they worked together to get through the year. Safety Departments: Fire Cambridge Fire Department Chief Jeff Deeks began b...

The Daily Jeffersonian People are at more risk for carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning during the winter months when temperatures drop and they start to heat their homes.  More than 500 Americans die each year from unintentional CO poison and several thousand individuals end up in the emergency room for treatment of CO poisoning, according to the Ohio Committee for Severe Weather Safety. "Carbon monoxide is an odorless, colorless, and tasteless gas that can cause sudden illness and death," accordi...