📅 Muskingum County buzzes with summer events and community updates. South Rehl Road will close for 90 days starting August 4 for a bridge replacement. The popular Pop and Pour fundraiser returns July 19, while Cardinal Chorale presents its summer concert series at Muskingum University from July 20-26. Multiple blood drives are scheduled throughout the area, and Somerset will receive $1.5 million for sidewalk improvements. Local residents can also enjoy upcoming performances, Bible school, and grant opportunities through the Straker Foundation.
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🏙️ Coshocton County buzzes with summer projects and community events. The former Custom Glove Factory demolition has begun with a $646,714 contract awarded to Watson General Contracting. A charity softball game between local law enforcement and firefighters will raise funds for Deputy Ruth Goodwill's son on July 19. The City of Coshocton received $500,000 to expand waterlines to Warsaw, while the Cardinal Chorale is hosting a summer concert series at Muskingum University featuring various themed performances through July 26. Local veterans can register by July 18 for a D-Day reenactment trip planned for August 16.
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📚 Newark's Edward Roye navigated racial barriers before becoming Liberia's president. The article examines historical records about Roye, who grew up in Newark before eventually becoming Liberia's fifth president. While attending Ohio University in 1832, he purchased property from his mother and possibly worked as a barber. The article questions some local narratives about Roye, including a story about him pleading against Black deportation that contains historical inaccuracies. After graduating in 1835, Roye taught in Chillicothe, returned to Newark for business dealings, and later moved to Indiana.
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