Newark Advocate

Ten-Oh!: 15, 18, 21, 22, 25, 28, 29, 30, 33, 34, 35, 43, 49, 50, 55, 57, 59, 60, 61, 64 Full Story »

HANOVER -- Calling all cooks and volunteers to make more than 250 dozen cookies for a Cookie Walk from 2 to 5 p.m. Dec. 20 at Marne United Methodist Church. Full Story »

NEWARK -- As the minutes ticked down toward the closing of an eBay bidding war for the motorized barstool that launched Newark into national headlines, the going price remained steady: $1,125. Full Story »

Watch a replay of our live chat about our Prescription to Addiction series. Guest experts Orman Hall, executive director of the Fairfield County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health board, and Dr. Richard Whitney, addiction services director at Shepherd Hill in Newark, answer reader questions about drug abuse. Full Story »

NEWARK -- Even in an economic downturn, there are certain things people aren't willing to sacrifice. Full Story »

For the first time in its 25-year history, the Mississippi Food Network didn't distribute turkeys to needy Mississippians this Thanksgiving. Full Story »

NEWARK -- As progress on the St. Vincent Haven continued through its planning stages this fall, St. Vincent De Paul Society volunteer Ruby Hall sent letters to 100 Licking County churches, asking for whatever help they could provide. Full Story »

If your broker calls trying to sell you a new stock fund, your best response is to place an air horn next to the receiver, press once and hang up. Although a few new funds are worthwhile, most aren't. This time of year, there are plenty of new funds on the market. Full Story »

HEATH -- With his wife Natalie on his left side and his two daughters, Audra and Emily, on his right, Mark Johns was sworn in as mayor of Heath Sunday afternoon. Full Story »

WASHINGTON -- The Senate on Sunday passed a $1.1 trillion spending bill with increased budgets for vast areas of the federal government, including health, education, law enforcement and veterans' programs. Full Story »

HEATH -- The 17-year-old driver of a vehicle in a rollover crash Sunday evening was treated and released from Licking Memorial Hospital. Full Story »

COLUMBUS -- The inability of state lawmakers to agree on whether there should be an income tax cut delay means that Ohioans who file early paper returns will get their refunds weeks later than normal. Full Story »

When 5-month-old Malachi gets older, his mother plans to show him his tiny pacifier, the blood pressure cuff that barely fits around her pinkie finger and the tiny diaper, no bigger than a cell phone. Malachi, who was born June 30 at 24 weeks and five days gestation, came home to Heath on Dec. 5 from Children's Hospital in Columbus. Full Story »

HEATH -- The city of Heath replaced a full-time union employee with a part-time, non-union worker, saving money but bringing a union grievance for the new mayor to handle his first week in office. Full Story »

NEWARK -- Concerns about the H1N1 flu might have dwindled, but Licking County residents shouldn't put aside all flu thoughts just yet. Full Story »

Jay Kulpa, of Cincinnati, usually spends upward of $300 on gifts for his family alone during the holidays -- but not this Christmas. Full Story »

NEWARK -- The local 911 center confirmed emergency crews responded to the YMCA on Church Street for a reported near-drowning of a child. Full Story »

Licking County Commissioners, 9:30 a.m., Don Hill Licking County Administration Building, 20 S. Second St., Newark. Regular meeting day, beginning with business at 9:30 a.m. and resolutions/bills at 9:45 a.m. Full Story »

Happy holidays from the Licking County Humane Society! My name is Webster, and I'm looking for a forever family. I'm a 1-year-old black and white lab mix who'll need an extra-large stocking by your fireplace because I'm such a big boy. Don't let my size fool you, though. I'm a sweet, lovable goof. Call the shelter to learn more about me. Full Story »

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CLEVELAND -- Even during the lowest depths of the Great Depression, when her father was without work for three years and her family lost their home in Cleveland's Buckeye neighborhood to foreclosure, Jean Elsner's parents always said "when" not "if" in describing her college plans. Full Story »

NEWARK -- Almost 200 Christmas wreaths now line the graves of veterans buried at Cedar Hill Cemetery. Full Story »

NEWARK -- Newark students and sports teams already are seeing the benefits of the new Mitchell Reese Athletic Complex. Full Story »

COLUMBUS -- Ohio's budget is immobilized as the year's end approaches, suffering from a gaping $850 million hole and a messy mix of competing policy and political forces. Full Story »

NEWARK -- Two Newark residents were charged Friday in connection with the theft of $12,000 in copper from Mid-Ohio Warehouse. Full Story »