Local News Briefs
ACPS board to meet
ZANESVILLE - The Muskingum County Adult and Child Protective Services Board will meet in regular session at 5 p.m. May 6 at the board office, 205 N. Seventh St.
Muskingum Iron and Metal supports Earth Day
ZANESVILLE - Muskingum Iron and Metal Co. is holding a series of activities to raise awareness of Earth Day and the importance of recycling in the community.
All four Zanesville elementary schools and intermediate schools and Maysville Elementary School will be collecting aluminum cans throughout April. Muskingum Iron and Metal will issue a check to each school for cans collected, with an additional match up to $500 per school. The school with the most can s will receive a pizza party from Adornetto s.
Spring, Summer Schoolcations Ideas in Southeast Ohio
CAMBRIDGE, OHIO (Feb. 22, 2021) – One of the newest travel trends to emerge from the 2020-21 global pandemic is ‘schoolcations.’ More and more families have opted to take remote learning on the road.
Forget about staying confined to your home. If you’re new to remote learning or are a homeschooling family, then Southeast Ohio offers a number of wonderful opportunities for your kiddos to have hands-on learning experiences.
“The potential upside to remote learning or homeschooling is the opportunity to set your own schedule,” Debbie Robinson, Cambridge/Guernsey County Visitor & Convention Bureau Executive Director said. “Our region of Ohio is perfect for socially distancing while also enjoying the great outdoors, history and more. We have numerous points of interest to making distance learning convenient and fun.”
Winter is prime time for watching bald eagles here’s how
Recovered from near extinction, the U.S. national bird is now abundant and easy to see.
ByRene Ebersole
Two bald eagles lock talons, tumble, and twist against a gray sky.
Hidden inside a small wooden structure designed to allow people to spy on the birds, we crane our necks to watch their aerial acrobatics. Suddenly, one eagle breaks away and swoops low over the Mongaup Falls Reservoir in New York, startling a flock of black ducks that darts into the shallows.
“It’s going to perch!” Brad Orey says, positioning a telescope and focusing the lens on a tree where the eagle has landed. “We’ve got a percher!”
Talking Tourism: Schoolcation ideas for families
Debbie Robinson
Columnist
One of the newest travel trends to emerge from the pandemic is schoolcations. More and more families have opted to take remote learning on the road.
Forget about staying confined to your home. If you’re new to remote learning or are a homeschooling family then Southeast Ohio offers a number of wonderful opportunities for your kiddos to have hands-on learning experiences.
The potential upside to remote learning or homeschooling is the opportunity to set your own schedule. Our region of Ohio is perfect for socially distancing while also enjoying the great outdoors, history and more. We have numerous points of interest to making distance learning convenient and fun.