Five star athletes and a coach will be inducted Friday into the Newark High School Athletic Hall of Fame. James Bline, Greg Guilliams, Leigh Sherman, Eddie McMillian, Maggie Mitchell and Grant Russell will be honored before Friday night’s varsity boys basketball game against Canal Winchester.

Correction: A previous version of this column misstated the year during which a Newark Advocate article reported on plans to build a downtown arcade. The report was from 1907. An article in the Newark Advocate on Oct.

With the increase in population in Licking County and a need for restaurants and social spaces, the Newark Arcade is offering a new opportunity filled with history.

In a statement, Newark mayor Ras Baraka said ICE agents detained lawful citizens during a raid on a local business, calling it an “egregious act.”

Charles Harold Soder, of Zanesville, formerly of Newark, enlisted at age 15 in the U.S. Army as 18-year-old Frank Charles Fergus. He died in 1918.

Scenes of immigration authorities detaining migrants Thursday have rattled some residents in cities like Newark, Boston and New York City

NEWARK, Ohio (AP) — NEWARK, Ohio (AP) — Park National Corp. (PRK) on Monday reported net income of $38.6 million in its fourth quarter. The Newark, Ohio-based bank said it had earnings of $2.37 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to $2.36 per share.

Park National Corporation (Park) (NYSE American: PRK) today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2024. Park's board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.

Gabby Stare reached another milestone in her illustrious career for the Ohio Dominican women’s basketball team. The Newark graduate surpassed 2,000 career points during Thursday’s 84-56 victory against Cedarville.

Par Excellence STEM Academy will host its annual Day of Service Community Breakfast 8-10 a.m. Monday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, at the Reese Center.

The Cleo Redd Fisher Museum’s Speaker Series resumes this month with Ohio’s top archaeologist joining the museum on Monday, Feb. 10 at 7 pm. The topic of the night will be The Newark Earthworks: One of the World’s Ancient Wonders.

Garfield Heights strengthened its hold atop Division III in the cleveland.com boys basketball state rankings with its 69-48 win Sunday against Division I powerhouse Canton McKinley at the Chet Mason Invitational.