Blue Rock News

The Muskingum County Sheriff's Office is actively looking for anyone responsible in the death of a Blue Rock Station llama, named Michelle, and the Warmke family says they have a reward in place for anyone with information surrounding the incident.

BLUE ROCK: Robert 'Bob' F. Mills, Sr., 74, of Staker Hill Road, Blue Rock, passed away at 5 p.m., at Good Samaritan Medical Center Emergency Room Robert was born December 11, 1934, in Zanesville and is the son of the late Frank and Grace Mitchell Mills.

BLUE ROCK -- Music has been part of his life since he was a child. Now Abe Parker, who plays guitar and sings lead vocals, has formed a band called Rookie.

REEDSVILLE: Linda Kay Grindstaff Burke, age 61, of Reedsville, Ohio, formaly of Cambridge, Ohio, passed away Thursday November 5, 2009 at the Cambridge Health & Rehabilitation Center Hospice surrounded by her family after a long hard fought battle with cancer.

A Zanesville man is facing up to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to a robbery that happened in the Spring of 2008.

PHILO: James 'Jim' H. Swartz, 55, of Center Road, Philo went home to receive his reward on Tuesday October 6, 2009 at 9:56 a.m. at Genesis Hospice.

HARRISON TOWNSHIP -- The Rockies Express Pipeline stretch through Ohio is on target to be completed later this month and natural gas is expected to be coursing through it by Nov.

Construction on the Rockies Express Pipeline is wrapping up and local leaders are celebrating the progress that's been made in the area.

The Spencer Township Board of Trustees met Sept. 21. Bills totaling $3960.81 were presented and authorized for payment.

ZANESVILLE - Charged with three counts of rape and eight counts of gross sexual imposition, Carlos Alfredo Orantes is looking at spending 70 years in prison if convicted on all counts.

Both are kickoff events for the festival that officially begins with opening ceremonies on the levee at 6 p.m. today.

We may not be in the official fall season yet, but you can't tell by looking at some of the trees across the area.

For your information this past week has been eventful. We finished up the fair and have the animals that weren't sent to slaughter, back in their barn, stalls and fields.

In the hills of Muskingum County, you'll find the Earthship where Annie Warmke and her husband Jay live.

COLUMBUS a ' The Ohio Division of Forestry is currently accepting applications for the first class of 132 jobs that will be available as part of the newly created Ohio Woodlands Job Corps, made possible by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

The annual Mark Twain Family Fun Day will begin at 10 a.m. at Blue Rock State Park off Cutler Lake Road.

Mon, Jul 27, 2009. 03:14 PM State Senator Jimmy Stewart and Representative Troy Balderson say they have a better understanding of the conservation efforts going on in Muskingum County.

Sun, Jul 19, 2009. 04:05 PM The Ohio Department of Transportation will be busy this week, which means detours for commuters.

ZANESVILLE: Rev. Roy F. Keyser, 81, of Zanesville, died at 2:55 a.m. Thursday July 9, 2009 at Genesis Good Samaritan Hospital.

BLUE ROCK: Freda B. Flowers, 92, of Blue Rock, passed away at her daughters' residence at 12:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 7, 2009.