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Pizza Cottage coming to Mount Vernon

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio – Pizza Cottage, based in Lancaster, OH., has announced its eleventh location opening at 510 S. Main Street, Mt. Vernon, OH. This new location is scheduled to open in December 2023. Pizza Cottage was founded by Jack and Yvonne Gorham in Carroll, OH in 1972. In 2017, Larry Tipton, originally from Lancaster, purchased the Pizza Cottage restaurant group. Tipton also …

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Governor DeWine Announces Grant Awards to Quality After-school and Summer Program Providers 

COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced 299 grantees have been awarded federal funding for the 21st Century Community Learning Center (21st CCLC) program to provide enrichment opportunities for students as they prepare to head back to school. The program creates or expands community learning centers that provide academic enrichment and youth development programs for students who attend predominantly high-poverty and low-performing schools. …

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Death Investigation ongoing in Newark

NEWARK, OHIO – Newark Police are currently investigating a deceased male found in the Licking River near E. Main Street and Easy Street today around 7:19AM. Detectives were called to the scene and are investigating what appears to be an accidental death, pending a full autopsy by the Licking County Coroner’s Office. Detectives are working to positively identify the male …

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Mathias and Gastin return with Spearman Financial Services Sports Roundtable

On Friday August 11th, week one of the Spearman Financial Services Sports Roundtable show kicks off on the Super Q 93.7FM and Wqioradio.com. The show will run 730-1030pm Friday Nights through Friday November 24th. Mathias, who previously co hosted with longtime host and the show’s creator Dave Bevington enters his 5th year as the show’s host while it will also …

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Red Cross: Donation shortfall may impact blood supply

The American Red Cross has seen a shortfall of about 25,000 blood donations in the first two months of the summer, which makes it hard to keep hospital shelves stocked with lifesaving blood products. By making an appointment to give blood or platelets in August, donors can keep the national blood supply from falling to shortage levels. Right now, the …

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AUG. 11 (8/11) SERVES AS CRUCIAL REMINDER TO CONTACT 811 BEFORE DIGGING

Columbia Gas encourages homeowners and professionals to make a free request two business days before digging to avoid damaging buried utilities  Columbus, OH – Aug. 11 is almost here, and Columbia Gas hopes that 8/11 on the calendar will be a natural reminder for residents to contact 811 before any digging project to have underground utility lines marked. An underground utility …

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West Nile Virus Detected in Richland County

Richland County, Ohio – Richland Public Health officials have been notified by the Ohio Department of Health that West Nile Virus (WNV) has been detected in mosquitoes in Jackson Township. “To be very clear, this is not a human infection case, but the first positive WNV mosquito samples in Richland County this year,” Joe Harrod, Director of Environmental Health at Richland Public …

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United Way of Licking County hosting Motorcycle Ride

United Way of Licking County is hosting a motorcycle ride, winding through the scenic routes in Licking County and visiting four agriculture stops.  Stops include BrenMar Sheep Farm/Luckhart Show Lambs at 2873 Palmer Road, Hebron, OH 43025; Granville Milling Company at 400 S Main St, Granville, OH 43023; Five Roots Vineyard at 12844 Foundation Road, Croton, OH 43013; and Brown …

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