TRUCKER IS INDICTED
Jacob McDonald, the Zanesville man behind the wheel of a tractor-trailer involved in a deadly bus crash in Licking County has been indicted. McDonald, 61, faces 26 counts including six counts of vehicular homicide in connection with the November 2023 crash on I70 near Ohio 310. Six people were killed and 18 others were injured in the crash which involved a tour bus carrying students and chaperones from the Tuscarawas Valley School District, and three other vehicles. McDonald is being held on $1 million bond.
ANOTHER SUPER LOAD
The fourteenth of nearly two dozen "super loads," and third of four loads that exceed 900,000 pounds, will depart the dock site in Adams County on Wednesday. The convoy will head to New Albany to deliver the load to the site of the new Intel plant. The super load is scheduled to be delivered on Tuesday, July 30.
MIND MATTERS
Next week, Licking Memorial Health Systems (LMHS) along with the non-profit Because I Said I Would, will host a free mental health camp for youth ages 12-16 called Mind Matters.
LMHS Pres./CEO Rob Montagnese said the two-day event is being held Thursday, Aug. 1, and Friday, Aug. 2, at the Reese Center on the OSU-Newark/COTC campus. Participation is free, however, space is limited and registration is required. To register, call LMHS AT 220-564-1560.
TEACHER BURNOUT
The Ohio Federation of Teachers represents 20,000 members. President Melissa Cropper, says teachers are struggling with unprecedented levels of stress and poor mental health.
Cropper said a recent survey that found around 65% of Ohio teachers were considering leaving the profession altogether.
HISTORICAL CORRIDOR
Monday, Governor DeWine signed House Bill 253, creating the Brigadier General Charles Young Memorial Historical Corridor in Ohio. Brigadier General Young was the third African American to graduate from West Point and served with the legendary Buffalo Soldiers. At the time of his death in 1922, he was the highest-ranking African American officer in the Army. The corridor begins on US 42 in Wilberforce.
FARMERS MARKET TUESDAY
It's Tuesday so that means the mini-farmers market at the Canal Market District in downtown Newark will be open today from 4:00-6:00 p.m. The market will feature 6-8 vendors and a food truck.