West Muskingum FFA wrapped up 2023 with a full schedule
The West Muskingum FFA members competed in the District Food Science CDE at Ridgewood High School. They completed a series of activities which included smelling and assigning aromas, figuring out which product was different out of 3 options, team product development, and completed practicums on food safety and quality. The team placed 2nd in the […]
Artists open new gallery in Zanesville’s art district
Mother-daughter artists Debbie Haines and Jessica Rohr collaborate to reopen Mindscapes gallery in the Y-Bridge Cultural Arts Center which is located at 8 Main Street in Zanesville. The high ceilings and mixture of glass windows and brick walls provide a stunning roomy space that elegantly features artwork created by both artists. Although the official grand […]
Volume 4 of Archives of the People available ahead of Black History Month
The fourth entry in a multi-volume book project, Archives of the People, documenting some of Zanesville’s most influential citizens from the Black community has just been published. This impactful new edition adds 45 biographies to an already impressive roster of people featured in previous volumes adding up to 182 biographies and 212 pages featuring Zanesville’s […]
Maysville boys varsity basketball pushing their way up the MVL ranks as they land two big conference wins
Maysville vs Philo (01/09) The Panthers headed over the hill to neighboring Philo Middle School on Tuesday to take on the Electrics in the “Power Plant”. The Maysville team shocked their hosts with a blast of energy that sent them reeling. By the end of the first quarter, the stunned Philo team watched as the […]
The Fighting Muskies men’s basketball team gets hit with two tough losses as 2024 begins
Muskingum vs Ohio Northern (1/06) The Polar Bears from Ohio Northern University made the Saturday trip to New Concord to play at the Steele Center against the Fighting Muskies. The first half of the game was very much an even playing field as neither team got more than eight points away from their challengers. The […]
John Glenn girls varsity basketball is starting off the year the right way with two big wins
John Glenn vs Crooksville (1/06) The Lil’ Muskies headed just outside of Muskingum County on Saturday to play the fellow MVL Ceramics in Crooksville. Without delay, the John Glenn team cracked through the Crooksville defense and put them on their heels trying to catch up with a first-quarter score of JG 15 – Ceramics 7. […]
Scottie hoops near season halfway point at 8-2 after Meadowbrook win; TV travels to Sheridan Jan. 12
by Gregg Meadows Coach Todd McLoughlin’s Tri-Valley boys’ basketball team is off to a good start for 2024, reeling off three wins to start the New Year, and heads to conference hoops rival Sheridan on Jan. 12 with a perfect 6-0 Muskingum Valley League record intact. After picking up a convincing 51-34 victory at Fairfield […]
Muskingum University women’s basketball fell to Marietta in the last seconds breaking a three-game winning streak
Muskingum vs Ohio Northern (01/06) The Fighting Muskies traveled to the Ohio Northern University Sports Center on Saturday to play against the Polar Bears on their home court. ONU took a huge jump forward from the start and had amassed a large 20 – 5 lead by the end of the first period of play. […]
West Muskingum girls basketball beat Maysville but fell to Sheridan as the Panthers took down Coshocton
West Muskingum vs Sheridan (1/08) The Lady Generals traveled to West Muskingum on Monday to take on the Tornadoes. Sheridan took an early lead but the West M team was close behind as they were trying to keep the gap from getting out of hand. By the end of the first quarter, the visitors were […]
Tri-Valley hosts home meet before heading the Athens for the Turn it Gold Winter Invitational
by Mike Stirling For Tri-Valley swimmers, the new year of 2024 started with a splash. Hosted at the Muskingum County Family YMCA, the Boys and Girl squads from Dresden gave a preview of what we can expect this swim year as eight local teams accepted the Scotties invitation to join them in Zanesville for the […]