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Dangerous Exotic Pets Should Not Return to Ohio Farm
Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:12:00 -0700
COMMENTARY | The U.S. Humane Society's Muskingum County, Ohio, chapter allowed the abuse and neglect of exotic animals on the Terry Thompson farm to escalate to the point of tragedy last fall. Thompson's widow Marian this week will reclaim the quarantined pets that survived the carnage prompted by her husband's actions before he committed suicide, according to the Columbus Dispatch.
Whiskey Myers at Secrest June 22
Wed, 09 May 2012 06:09:35 -0700
The Zanesville-Muskingum County, Ohio, Chamber of Commerce is opposed to increasing the shale oil and gas severance tax in Ohio at this time. The Chamber is not opposed to Governor Kasich’s proposal to decrease the state personal income tax.
Muskingum County Home set to close
Fri, 18 May 2012 06:03:47 -0700
ZANESVILLE -- Don Belknap listened to Muskingum County Commissioner Jim Porter announce the July 31 closure of the Muskingum County Home.
Muskingum County Students Will Not Make-Up 'Calamity Day'
Fri, 11 May 2012 08:46:28 -0700
Students in Muskingum County who did not have to report to school when dozens of exotic animals were let loose in their community are got some good news on Friday morning.
Washington County ATV Accident
Sat, 19 May 2012 08:52:46 -0700
An ATV accident in Washington County sends two to the hospital.
Ohio widow of suicidal animal owner pays taxes
Fri, 11 May 2012 15:25:26 -0700
An Ohio widow facing foreclosure has paid back taxes on the rural property where she and her husband once housed dozens of exotic animals before police were forced to shoot and kill most of them last year.
Ohio farm where exotics escaped faces foreclosure
Fri, 11 May 2012 10:48:36 -0700
Prosecutors have filed foreclosure notices for the eastern Ohio property where a man released dozens of his tigers, bears and other exotic animals and killed himself, forcing authorities to hunt down the creatures last fall.
Muskingum County Schools Question Calamity-Day Use After Canceling School For Exotic Animal Release
Tue, 08 May 2012 16:20:42 -0700
Schools in Zanesville, Maysville and West Muskingum canceled classes Oct. 19 when more than 50 exotic animals were released. Learn more.
Zanesville-Muskingum County Chamber cool to gas tax plan
Thu, 10 May 2012 05:39:10 -0700
ZANESVILLE -- The Zanesville-Muskingum County Chamber of Commerce is opposed to Gov. John Kasich's proposed tax hike on drilling companies.
The Huckabee Report - Now Online!
Mon, 30 Apr 2012 08:09:35 -0700
Appalachian Ohio sits above the state average for prescribed painkillers. Muskingum County Behavioral Health's Steve Carrel said the higher than normal numbers could partly be due to pill mills.