Buckeye Lake News Archives

“Some of the people have been out here since 3 a.m.”

MILLERSPORT - A woodburning stove might be the cause of a fire that ripped through a home on Bickel Church Road, destroying the home early Tuesday morning, according to Millersport fire officials. via LancasterEagleGazette

GRANVILLE - The State Highway Patrol wants to know why a motorist from the Dayton area took a fatal walk into traffic on Interstate 70 in eastern Ohio. via Port Clinton News Herald

A portion of Interstate 70 west was closed Wednesday morning after a crash involving a pedestrian. via WBNS-TV Columbus

“It will increase safety in the village.”

Five communities are receiving help through the Licking County Community Development Department this year. via ThisWeek Community Newspapers

NEWARK -- Five area fire companies responded to a Thursday fire at a Licking Township home. via The Advocate

“It won't quit coming in the basement until I get it to ground level outside.”

NEWARK -- Part of the reason Darrin Redick moved to Buckeye Lake was to be near the water. via The Advocate

It's an ominous first day of spring across Ohio, as authorities watch rivers that are expected to crest well above flood stage. via WBNS-TV Columbus

BUCKEYE LAKE - The eastbound off-ramp from Interstate 70 to Ohio 79 south is closed due to flooding. via The Advocate

Everything in this photograph used to be under water, beneath the sun-dappled surface of a twelve-acre lake. via LancasterEagleGazette

“The decision to move the county to a Level 3 snow emergency was not an abrupt decision”

FAIRFIELD COUNTY - It was the relief much of Central Ohio had been waiting for since Friday afternoon. via LancasterEagleGazette

“We have to find another source of revenue ... do we want to borrow money to catch up?”

With even less money projected for paving projects in 2008 than last year, Newark City Council started discussions about increasing the license-plate permissive tax. via Central Ohio

NEWARK - As expected, John Cortez entered not guilty pleas to all charges Monday, including 23 that allege sexual conduct with three teen victims. via The Advocate

“It's a canal lake and so there is a lot of siltation in the lake”

By B.J. BETHEL Assistant Managing Editor COLUMBUS -- The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife is starting a program to promote the spawning of bass in Lake Loramie. via The Evening Leader

Columbus - The Ohio Department of Natural Resources grant of funds to Buckeye Lake State Park for spring clean-up in local communities, according to State Representative Gerald Stebelton . via LancasterEagleGazette

NEWARK -- The following people were sentenced last week on felony criminal charges in Licking County Common Pleas Court. via The Advocate

MILLERSPORT - The Millersport Village Council met in Council Chambers at 7 p.m. Feb. via LancasterEagleGazette