The Reporting Project

06/17/2026

After a fire destroyed much of Legend Hills Orchard last year, the family worked tirelessly to rebuild "bigger and better."

The Hoar family has worked tirelessly to rebuild the orchard after a devastating fire destroyed the farm’s cider mill, salesroom, coolers, sitting area and on-site production facilities last fall.

06/17/2026

Throughout his 12 years as director of the Granville Area Chamber of Commerce, Steve Matheny helped the village’s businesses navigate significant challenges, including the COVID-19 pandemic and Intel-related growth and development.

Throughout his 12 years as director, Matheny helped the village’s businesses navigate significant challenges, including the COVID-19 pandemic and Intel-related growth and development.

06/16/2026

Heath council postpones vote on housing development, plans to discuss costs in private ‘executive session’ on June 29. Council President Tim Kelley says he can’t support it unless it’s affordable to all – including Granville schools.

They knew it was likely that the Heath City Council would postpone a vote on the proposed 550-home Heath Hills development, and yet more than 100 people packed into the […]

06/12/2026

Heath mayor to recommend putting ‘Heath Hills’ proposal on hold until Aug. 3. Granville schools superintendent says a pause would provide opportunities for more fact-finding and discussion about the potential impact on schools

Heath Mayor Mark Johns texted Granville schools Superintendent Jeff Brown Friday to say he will recommend that the Heath City Council postpone until August its consideration of the proposed 550-home […]

06/12/2026

Heath residents raise concerns about costs of the 550-home ‘Heath Hills’ proposal. They foresee increase in traffic and taxpayer burdens to serve the high-end subdivision, including for their neighbors in the Granville school district

The two-minute drive from the bustling, business-lined, five-lane Rt. 79 to Seminary Road puts a person smack in the country: tall trees, wide open fields, a faded-red Farmall tractor, a […]

06/11/2026

Food Pantry Network, partners and other groups work to fight hunger in Licking County. They’re filling ‘food desert’ gaps in neighborhoods and rural areas where full-service grocery stores and other options for nutritious food don’t exist

The food pantry operated by Licking Memorial Hospital a few blocks off W. Main Street in Newark isn’t the largest pantry in Licking County, but it’s the busiest – in […]

06/10/2026

The 180,000-square-foot basket building was built in 1997 to serve as a corporate office and can hold up to 500 employees at a time.

Shai-Hess Commercial Real Estate has the building listed for $8.5 million and suggests it could become anything from a hotel to condos.

06/10/2026

Tme to dust off those old varsity jackets.

Runners can register in advance online or day-of on June 18 at the Denison University outdoor track.

06/09/2026

When the Freepoint Eco-Systems plant began operations, the company promised its approach would help create a “more sustainable economy that is less reliant on fossil fuels,” in addition to creating more than 100 jobs near Hebron.

So what went wrong?

The suspension leaves more than 100 employees in limbo in Licking County while the global plastic waste crisis continues to grow.

06/09/2026

Could be great for mini golf. Or maybe a hotel? Or condos? Or a museum? Or a movie theater? Or a casino? Or a hospital? Or