Donald "Don" Hill, a former Licking County commissioner, died July 23, 2025, his family said. He served 28 years in the role.

In 30 days, dogs in Granville must wear a leash in public throughout the village of Granville with one notable exception.

Republicans in Ohio Legislature passed a 'nonsense' budget Big business won again as always, and I usually vote Republican, but they have lost their way. Jimmy Haslam does not need the money (for ...

"He was the glue for the karaoke family," Donnie Iden said. Ben Hawk's friends plan to heal through music after the fatal Buckeye Lake shooting.

Newark Advocate faith columnist Mark Katrick explains what music means to him and how God has often spoken to people through music and poetry.

Ohio Department of Transportation open houses July 30 in Sunbury will highlight recommendations for State Route 37 improvements and seek public input.

Passing scrimmages take center stage for high school football teams early in the summer, but the Newark linemen made sure they were not left out July 19. Newark took Division I/II runner-up during ...

A Newark man accused of shooting a Mount Vernon man to death at a Buckeye Lake bar returned to Licking County on July 15 to face a murder charge.

After starring at Newark, Mitch Bolte immediately became one of the top college golfers in Division III.

Family and friends of Benjamin Hawk started GoFundMe pages to raise money for his funeral expenses after police say a Newark man shot and killed him at a bar in Buckeye Lake. Both pages had raised ...

Newark Advocate Faith Works columnist Jeff Gill discusses his feelings of loss over the destruction of some of his favorite locations and attractions.

Newark Advocate history columnist Doug Stout shares more about Edward James Roye, an African American Newark resident who became a Liberian president.