HIGH BOND FOR INDIANA MAN

Bond has been set at $1 million for a 29-year-old Indiana man arrested on drug charges during the recent Lost Lands event at Legend Valley. Sean Englert has been charged with trafficking cocaine after authorities allegedly found a large amount of drugs and more than $31,000 in cash in his possession. Englert is due back in court later this week.

CRIME STOPPERS

Licking County Crime Stoppers is offering up to a $1,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest in a theft in Newark. According to Newark police, during the early morning hours on Saturday, Aug. 22, someone broke into a pickup truck parked in the 100 block of Monroe Street and stole a number of items. If you have any information call Crime Stoppers at 740-349-6888.

LICKING COUNTY UNEMPLOYMENT

Licking County’s August unemployment rate was 3.4%, up ever so slightly from 3.3% in July, according to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. Looking at other central Ohio counties, at 3.1% Delaware County had the lowest unemployment rate while Perry County had the highest at 3.9 percent.

FALLS PREVENTION EXPO

This Friday, The Licking County Health Department will host the free Falls Prevention Expo at Licking County Aging Partners on East Main Street in Newark. Health Educator Shamaye Dixon encourages the community to attend the expo.

Friday's Fall Prevention Expo will be held from 10:00am-2:00pm.

STATE OF EMERGENCY

Tuesday, Governor Mike DeWine declared a state of emergency in 19 counties impacted by recent severe weather. Included in the state of emergency are Muskingum, and Perry counties. The Ohio Department of Transportation and the Ohio State Highway Patrol will continue to assist local authorities, and the Ohio Emergency Management Agency remains engaged with county and state partners to assist local communities.

TEAM TRESSEL FITNESS CHALLENGE

Ohio Lt. Governor Jim Tressel and former Ohio State and NFL wide receiver Roy Hall Jr. paid a visit to North Fork's Newton Elementary on Tuesday to congratulate students and staff for their participation in the Team Tressel Fitness Challenge. Hall is thrilled to be a part of the program.

The Team Tressel Fitness Challenge encourages students in grades 3–8, to build healthy habits that can help them succeed in the classroom and in life.