Licking County

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…

Earl Lehner digs a big plastic scoop into a feed bin and dumps it into tray. There are four small pens next to one another, housing calves that are only a…

Voters in Licking County once again rejected a bond levy for Lakewood School District. It would have raised more than $31 million to replace the…

A worker in Licking County died Monday morning after a trench collapsed.The Licking County Sheriff identified the man as 39-year-old Drew Oswald of…

A 45-minute bus ride to a different city gave 17-year-old Billan Gurreh plenty of time to wonder if she was making the right choice. She was nervous to…

A Pataskala man has been arrested for threatening to blow up multiple government buildings.Court documents show Noah McFarland, 23, told co-workers at a…

We originally ran this story in June 2017. We are republishing it now after the death of Kirkersville Police Chief James Hughes, Jr., who was the town's…

The Licking County Sheriff’s Office say a 27-year-old man was shot and killed during a home invasion north of Newark.The sheriff’s office says Samuel…

On a fall morning, Gary Jones takes a walk in his wooded property in Licking County. Like many people, long walks helps him to clear his head.“So it’s all…

This is the first of a two-part story on the aftermath of the Kirkersville shooting and the viability of police forces in small communities. Read part two…