Shrivers Hospice Foundation partners with Kick-N-Ax to raise funds for hospice patients
Axe Madness, a bracket-style charity axe-throwing tournament benefiting Shrivers Hospice patients in our area, is coming back to Kick-N-Ax (970 Linden Avenue, Zanesville) on March 25 at 6:00 p.m. This will be the fourth year that the event will be held at Zanesville’s axe-throwing bar. “It’s a great cause. They packed the house in here […]
Young Insurance Agency celebrates serving Zanesville and Central Ohio for 100 years
A local, longstanding business is celebrating a major milestone this year – 100 years in business! The Young Insurance Agency, Inc. was incorporated in 1926 under the ownership of C.M. “Brigham” Young. The business was later purchased by Thomas J. Price in 1930. His son, Thomas L. Price, joined the company in 1964 and, 33 […]
Straker Foundation distributes January 2026 grants
The J.W. & M.H. Straker Charitable Foundation awarded just over one million dollars in January 2026 grant funding. This cycle included grants of up to $150,000.00, and covered a range of needs, from helping fire departments upgrade equipment to providing support for back-to-school initiatives. Awards address youth programming, educational needs, poverty and homelessness, mental health […]
Visit Zanesville’s inaugural Y-Bridge Irish Dash event held downtown
The much-anticipated Y-Bridge Irish Dash debuted on March 14, 2026, in front of Muddy Miser’s with a strong turnout of around 300 participants who signed up for either the timed 5K run or the 1-mile fun run/walk. The event brought two out-of-state visitors and over 100 from outside the county. Visit Zanesville-Muskingum County hosted the […]
John McIntire Library to reopen May 1, 2026 with celebration welcoming patrons
There will be a grand reopening for the John McIntire Library on May 1, 2026, with a ribbon cutting kicking off the celebration at 4:00 p.m. The community will be welcomed into the building directly following the ribbon cutting to see the refreshed spaces through a self-guided tour until 7:00 p.m. “We’ll continue the celebration […]
Barney Box containing life saving naloxone installed at two locations
The Muskingum County Health Department announced late last month the installation of two naloxone Barney Boxes at the first-floor lobby of the Zanesville Muskingum County Health Department and at the Genesis HealthCare System Behavioral Health Department in the outpatient lobby. This collaborative effort between Genesis Healthcare System Behavioral Health Department and Zanesville-Muskingum Health Department provides easier […]
Embracing our nickname, ‘The Buzz’
You may have noticed that our masthead on the cover of this issue, Vol. 8, No. 18, and our logo have changed to simply The Buzz. Why the change? We are often called The Buzz by many of our readers, and since originally naming the newspaper in 2018, a lot has changed. To fully understand […]
CHAIR-ity Auction brought in over $29,000 for Eastside Community Ministry
The community supported Eastside Community Ministry’s annual CHAIR-ity Auction in a big way. According to the ECM website, $29,335.45 was raised and will go towards the programs and services that ECM provides. This included funds earned through the raffle, monetary donations, a balloon pop/emPOWER Hour, and the online and silent auctions. The event was held […]
New sign installed welcoming visitors to New Concord
The Museum Association of East Muskingum spearheaded the initiative to install a new welcome sign for the village of New Concord on SR 83, coming from I70. The sign was made possible thanks to funding provided by The J.W. & M.H. Straker Charitable Foundation. “This sign is a wonderful way to ensure that our America […]
Dresden resident, John Furek, publishes first book
John Furek has accomplished many things; the list includes but is certainly not limited to being a U.S. Naval submarine veteran, a retired German teacher, current president of the Muskingum County Democratic Club, president of the MCLS Friends of the Library, and, as of the release of the book, Solomon Cain and Other Profiles: Tales […]