Pataskala News

PATASKALA -- AEP Ohio announced receipt of $75 million in federal stimulus funds to support its Ohio gridSMART project, which could benefit some area customers by helping them conserve electricity.

PATASKALA -- Four people in the Pataskala area have committed suicide this year, and community leaders and professionals want to help residents who might be contemplating doing the same.

NEWARK -- A Pataskala man was sentenced Tuesday to seven years in prison for shooting a 17-year-old during a failed drug deal.

NEWARK -- Bond was set at $25,000 for a Pataskala man accused of threatening to harm himself and a relative with a gun outside his Dellenbaugh Loop home Saturday night.

Monday, November 23, 2009 10:44 AM Eric Brown Phalen on Fraud Ring Fairfield County authorities have seized 50 vehicles from a Pataskala Buy here-Pay here who they believe was part of a fraud ring.

Phase 1 of Pataskala's $600,000 Taylor Road project wrapped up last week. Now city officials are working on the next phase -- to repair and repave the road between Broad Street and Havens Corners Road, using a combination of funding from the city, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and Ryan Homes.

Two residents in Pataskala's The Oaks subdivision are angry that they have to pay the capacity fee to hook into the city's sewer system when their neighbors' fees have been waived.

Eleven members of the second class of Licking County Ohio Certified Volunteer Naturalists graduated Monday and are fully certified.

HEATH - Police are investigating a driver's allegation that information in an Oct.

PATASKALA - The city council did not have to wait until January to welcome a new member.

For months, the City of Pataskala has suffered through serious funding concerns.

PATASKALA -- In the wake of the city's second murder-suicide this year, Mayor Steve Butcher has scheduled a meeting with local mental health experts, among others, to discuss ways to reach out to troubled and stressed residents.

The Pataskala parks and recreation advisory board intends to amend the agreements it has with outside entities for park maintenance and operation.

PATASKALA -- City officials have responded to a resident-led panel that recommended revitalizing three of the city's older neighborhoods.

The Licking County Health Department has announced the following H1N1 vaccine clinics.

PATASKALA -- Those who knew John Eckard are left to reconcile two memories -- one of the doting husband who wouldn't leave for an errand without telling his wife, 'I love you,' and the other a man who police suspect shot his wife and son before turning the gun on himself.

PATASKALA -- Residents may need to drive a little slower this winter because the city only plans minor alterations to its snow removal policy.

PATASKALA - A somber tone of respect hung in the air Wednesday as the city and more than 100 residents recognized Veterans Day during a two-part service downtown.

Wednesday, November 11, 2009 4:48 AM WCLT News Staff A man will spend 3-years in jail for his part in an August robbery in Pataskala.

PATASKALA -- In the wake of another income tax defeat -- and with the city's police levy set to expire -- city officials are considering significant cuts within the police department.