Alexandria, Ohio

The Preble County Sheriff's Office has released the name of the person whose remains were found July 18, 2008, on abandoned property near West Alexandria, Ohio.

Buriff, Ruby L., of Eaton, Ohio, died March 4. Service will be at noon Saturday at Barnes Funeral Home, Eaton, where visitation will be from 11 a.m.-noon Saturday.

One local nursery and landscape owner believes February's record snowfall has people thinking green, and he expects that to boost attendance at this year's Central Ohio Home and Garden Show.

A funeral service for Rosalie E. Cayton, age 69, of Newark, will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, March 2, at the Newark Chapel of Henderson-Van Atta-Stickle Funeral and Cremation Service, with Pastor Terry Biggs officiating.

As a firm believer in promoting green technologies to provide jobs and clean energy both in Licking County and Ohio, I was recently able to help move that cause along by pairing two seemingly unrelated professional meetings.

The filing deadline for candidates and issues on the May ballot passed at 4 p.m. Thursday, and when the dust settled voters were left with a handful of countywide money issues, local school and municipal money issues and eight countywide offices up for grabs in contested races.

The Licking County Board of Elections has 25 issues and eight contested candidate races slated for voter consideration in the May 4 primary.

NEWARK - Six candidates from three parties filed to run for the Licking County Commissioner seat currently occupied by Republican Doug Smith.

Michael Laughlin has looked forward every year to the annual Ohio Ecological Food Farm Association Conference at Granville High School for the past five years.

More than 800 Ohio farmers and food consumers are converging on Granville this weekend at the Ohio Ecological Food Farm Association Conference, which will feature more than 50 workshops with topics ranging from cheese-making to weed control.

Alexandria's C.E. and Trudy Sebastian will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Saturday, Feb.

Q. I work in a small medical clinic. We have a few people who whisper to each other quite frequently.

NEWARK -- Four candidates so far have filed petitions to run for county commissioner, two for auditor and three for Zack Space's Congressional seat, according to boards of elections in Licking and other counties.

ALEXANDRIA -- An early-morning fire sent a family scurrying outside when their dogs awoke them to the smell of smoke.

The Preble County Sheriff's Office said that a positive identification has been made on human remains found July 18, 2008, on abandoned property near West Alexandria, Ohio.

Three candidates have filed petitions with the Licking County Board of Elections for a seat on the board of county commissioners in the May 4 primary.

Coshocton County Sheriff's Office Justice Center Jan. 25 Total inmate population, 65; males, 58; females, 7. Accidents Jan.

NEWARK - A Licking County Common Pleas Court decision reinstated a former Alexandria police chief after the village failed to present a case against him.

FELLOWS, Ray C., 76, of Smithfield, passed away Tuesday, January 26, 2010, at his home, surrounded by his family.