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Newark Advocate NEWARK -- A survey of 23 elected officials in Newark, Heath and Licking County governments shows a majority have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. The Advocate asked for a response from the mayors of Newark and Heath, council members from both communities and the three Licking County Commissioners. Sixteen said they have already received a vaccine and two others plans to do so. Four did not answer the question and one said he is not sure if hell get the vaccine....

Newark Advocate NEWARK - The Refugee-Canyon Joint Fire District has filed a civil lawsuit against Licking County and its Board of Commissioners over 911 dispatching fees. In a civil complaint filed in Licking County Common Pleas Court last week, the Refugee-Canyon Joint Fire District seeks declaratory judgement in the case, asking the court to declare Licking County doesnt have the legal authority to charge for dispatch services provided to the district. The Refugee-Canyon Joint Fire District w...

The new COVID relief package is bringing $2.2 billion to Ohio’s 88 counties, and another $2.2 billion will go to 930 Ohio cities and villages. Two local

NEWARK – The chorus grows louder to expel indicted State Rep. Larry Householder from the Ohio House of Representatives, with a vote possible next week. State Rep. Mark Fraizer, R-Newark, said he expects members of the Ohio House of Representatives to cast their votes on the expulsion of Householder, R-Glenford, and he believes there are the 66 votes needed to remove the former speaker, arrested in July on racketeering charges. "My hope is there will be a vote next week and allow members to...

Several elected Republicans from former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder’s own district asked to have the lawmaker expelled, eight months after he was

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — A proposed 108-megawatt solar field on 512 acres of Harrison Township farmland could provide a financial windfall for property tax recipients, especially Southwest Licking Schools. Union Ridge Solar, a subsidiary of Leeward Renewable Energy, announced plans to construct the solar field near the AEP Kirk substation on Watkins Road, on property north of Refugee Road, west of York Road, south of Blacks Road and on both sides of Watkins Road. The company would pay a flat f...

The renewable energy arm of a Canadian pension fund has proposed a 108-megawatt solar field on 512 acres of farmland in Harrison Township.  Union Ridge Solar, a subsidiary of Leeward Renewable Energy, announced plans to construct the solar field near the AEP Kirk substation on Watkins Road north of Refugee Road.  The development could meet demand for power by Facebook, Google and Amazon datacenters in western Licking County and could provide a financial windfall for property tax recipients,...