NEWARK MAN INDICTED ON DRUG CHARGES

A 39-year-old Newark man with prior drug convictions has been indicted on drug charges. Jerez Mayweather faces one count each of possession of cocaine and trafficking in cocaine following his arrest earlier this month. In 2017, Mayweather was sentenced to three years behind bars following his conviction on three counts of trafficking in heroin. He remains held on $750,000 bond.

OVI CHECKPOINTS

The Licking County OVI Taskforce conducted two OVI checkpoints Saturday in Pataskala on Broad Street at Park Street and in front of the Tractor Supply store. A total of 289 vehicles came through the checkpoints. There were two OVI arrests, two drug related arrests and a stolen gun was recovered.

TEN-YEAR CAPITAL PLAN

The Heath-Newark-Licking County Port Authority Board of Directors has accepted an update to its 10-year capital plan.

President/CEO Rick Platt said the $64 million investment includes at least six customer expansions and over $12 million in facility improvements.

SCHOOL SAFETY CONVERSATION

Reynoldsburg residents are invited to attend a School Safety Community Conversation today at 6:00 pm at Reynoldsburg Community Church, on Graham Road. School district officials and Reynoldsburg police will take part in the panel discussion.

TURKEY SEASON IS OFF TO A GOOD START

Ohio hunters checked 4,367 turkeys during the opening weekend of the spring hunting season, according to the Ohio Division of Wildlife. That was up from last year's harvest of 4,078 turkeys. Licking County hunters bagged 83 birds, ten more than the previous year.

EARTH DAY

Monday, was Earth Day and Andrea Krava, director, Licking County Recycling and Litter Prevention, was among those celebrating.

Earth Day is a day of action to change human behavior and create global, national and local policy changes surrounding environmental issues.