Johnstown News

Maples flutter, yellow summer wind. Retired couple strolls by softly talking. Crickets audible over car noise.

The Johnstown-Monroe High School cheerleaders attended a summer cheer camp last week at Ohio Northern University.

JOHNSTOWN - The Village of Johnstown's annual Fireman's Festival will kick off at 6 p.m. tonight and runs through Saturday.

NEWARK - A Johnstown man was sentenced to four and a half years in prison today for a February domestic incident that nearly ended in his own death.

NEWARK -- A trend of growth in America's largest cities during the past decade has trickled into Licking County, where population figures show increases in most areas -- markedly in the western portion of the county, recent numbers show.

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Law-enforcement agents arrested three central Ohio men and confiscated more than 250 marijuana plants this week after a 21-month investigation into an indoor marijuana-growing operation.

Tuesday, June 30, 2009 7:10 PM WCLT News Staff A Johnstown restaurant owner and two others from Central Ohio were indicted on conspiracy charges after a raid by federal agents.

JOHNSTOWN - Local law enforcement assisted the Drug Enforcement Administration in raiding several locations accused of being involved in a marijuana-cultivation conspiracy, according to a press release from Licking County Sheriff Randy Thorp and the U.S. Department of Justice.

Federal, state and local law enforcement worked together to arrest three individuals suspected of cultivating large crops of marijuana inside Central Ohio homes.

Three Licking County seniors were among 54 Ohio students to receive scholarships from the Ohio High School Athletic Association last week.

Sunday, June 28, 2009 6:35 AM WCLT News Staff A northwestern Licking County police department is receiving a grant to partly fund a police officer.

NEWARK -- Power had been restored and cleanup almost was complete by Friday evening after Thursday's high winds in the Johnstown area.

NEWARK -- Thursday evening's storms brought heavy rain to the area, downing trees and cutting power throughout Licking County, especially in the Johnstown area.

The Post 804/Licking County Athletics advanced to the final of the Post 29 tournament in Zanesville with a pair of wins Saturday.

Monday, June 22, 2009 4:57 AM WCLT News Staff A northwest Licking County company is preparing to add 100 to 150 jobs this year.

JOHNSTOWN -- The Post 804/Licking County Junior Athletics dropped a 5-4 decision at Johnstown Post 254 on Thursday.

McCullough's Gardens is a quaint, distinctive garden center just outside of Johnstown at 14401 Jug Street Road.

NEWARK -- The T.J. Evans Newark-to-Johnstown trail will be closed this week between Fairview Avenue in Granville Township and Main Street in Granville for washout repair.

Mr. and Mrs. Dale Stradley, of Utica, will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary June 19.