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BOIL ADVISORY

The Newark Water Department has issued a Boil Advisory for approximately 30 homes on East Village Dr., North Village Dr. and Center Dr.  A water main break Sunday is the reason for the advisory. The advisory will remain in effect for 24 hours or up until the water department passes a sample test.

COMMITTEE MEETINGS

Baseball and TV will be on the agenda for tonight's Newark City Council Committee meetings.  The Economic Development Committee will review a resolution in support of the Babe Ruth national complex and the Babe Ruth World Series.  The Ways and Means Committee will discuss television coverage of council meeting and how to fund the remaining portion of the year.  Finance and Service committee meetings also will be held.  The meetings get underway at 5:30 p.m. in council chambers.

CENSUS 2010

April 1 is known as April Fools Day but in 2010 it takes on a whole new meaning. April 1, 2010 is Census Day. 

Racie Young Licking County Economic Development Specialist

Racie Young, Licking County Economic Development Specialist, is heading the Licking County Complete Count Committee, a volunteer committee formed to increase awareness about the census. The slogan for the upcoming census is Licking County Counts.

SPECIAL HUNTS

An increasing deer population, resulting in negative impacts on native plant communities, has led the Ohio Division of Natural Areas and Preserves to coordinate special archery deer hunts at 23 State Nature Preserves including Blackhand Gorge in Licking County.  There will be five two-week archery hunt sessions beginning September 26 and running through November 29.  Each special hunt permit will be good for two hunters for two weeks.

PRESERVING COUNTY RECORDS

Preserving Licking County’s historical legal and court documents is the job of Licking County Records and Archive Coordinator Katy Klettlinger. Klettlinger has been moving records from the attic of the courthouse and the old county jail to a new facility.

Katy Klettlinger  Licking County Records and Archive Coordinator

Klettlinger and her team currently work out of a facility located behind the Licking County Jail that has been equipped to preserve the aging records.

SHRINE TOURNAMENT

They are down to the Elite Eight in both the Farm and Varsity Divisions at the Shrine Tournament. The Southwest Licking Youth Baseball League is leading the charge with several teams advancing in both the Varsity and Farm Divisions.  Play will resume at the Mound City Complex Wednesday and Thursday evening.

 

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