The Licking County Adoption Center and Shelter was built in 1991. Needless to say, it could use some color. That is where local students and teachers came in. Art Students from Granville Schools offered their Drawing and Painting abilities to the shelter for an updated and adoption friendly room.
The Licking County Recycling Department, in partnership with Licking County Records & Archives, will host a FREE paper shredding and electronics recycling event on Saturday, Sept. 20th, 2025. The event will be held from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at the Licking County Highway Department garage complex at 775 E. Main Street in Newark, near the intersection of East Main Street and O’Bannon Avenue.
August 28, 2025, at 11:30 a.m.
County Administration Building
20 S. Second St. Newark
Hamper has served the Commissioners’ Office since 2017, as an Administrative Assistant and most recently as Deputy Clerk. Following the retirement of longtime...
The Licking County Board of Revision will meet at 11:00 am on June 18, 2025.
July 10, 2025, at 10:30 a.m.
County Administration Building
20 S. Second St. Newark
The Licking County Records Commission will hold a meeting on Thursday, April 24th, 2025 at 2 p.m. in the first-floor conference room of the Licking County Child Support Enforcement Agency (65 E. Main St.). Please contact Records Center & Archives Manager Corinne Johnson at 740-670-5121 for more information, and visit the Records & Archives Department homepage to view the meeting agenda.
“Two Lights for Tomorrow’ Commemoration is planned for April 18th (Friday) in Licking County and at Ohio’s Statehouse.
"One if by land, Two if by sea!" This was the coded message for Paul Revere's famed "Midnight Ride" to warn his countrymen the night of April 18, 1775. "The shot heard round the world" was fired the next day, commencing the American Revolutionary War at Lexington and Concord.
Now, 250 years later, we will commemorate this important anniversary with’ Two Lights for Tomorrow’ - a nationwide initiative to recognize and commence the celebration of the United States 250th birthday.
Two Lights Displays on April 18th will be seen on public buildings, including statehouses, courthouses. As well private homes are encouraged to display two lights on the evening of April 18.
In Licking County the Commissioners have directed the display of two large lanterns on the face of the County Administration Building in downtown Newark, while the historic 1876 Courthouse will be red, white and blue. At Dawes Arboretum, south of Newark on State Route 13, two large spotlights will be pointed skyward. And at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus an 8:00pm on the 18th a program and lighting is planned as the beginning of the Americas 250th in Ohio.
The Licking County Planning Commission and the Licking County Board of Commissioners are pleased to announce the hiring of Carson Combs as the new Licking County Planning Director. Combs brings over two decades of experience in urban and regional planning, zoning administration, and land use policy, making him a strategic leader to guide the county’s future growth and development.
Budget Commission special meeting Friday March 21, 2025
In the Matter of Scotland Ridge-Phase 1 Ditch in Harrison Township
Office of County Commissioners, Licking County, Ohio
Petitioned for by Barry Holmes, Homewood Corp.
In accordance with ORC Section 307.12 amended by HB 226 of the 124th General Assembly the Licking County Board of Commissioners shall adopt, during each calendar year, a resolution expressing its intent to sell unneeded, obsolete, or unfit-for-use county personal property by internet auction.
Your aggregation contracted provider of electricity has had a name change - going from Energy Harbor to Dynegy. You will now see the new name on the back of your monthly bill.
The Licking County Board of Commissioners and the Licking County Health Department are pleased to announce a partnership that will bring a Community Navigator Program to Licking County.
Newark, Ohio – November 1, 2024: The Licking County Senior Citizens Levy Advisory Review Board has outlined its plans for the 2025 allocation of funds for Senior Citizens Services in the County.
Notice is hereby given that the whole of such several lands, lots, or parts of lots will be certified for foreclosure by the county auditor pursuant to law unless the whole of the delinquent taxes, assessments, interest, and penalties are paid within one year or unless a tax certificate with respect to the parcel is sold under section 5732.32 or 5721.33 of the Revised Code.
The Licking County Records Commission will hold a bi-annual meeting on Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 2 p.m. in the first-floor conference room of the Licking County Child Support Enforcement Agency (65 E. Main St.). Please contact Records Center & Archives Manager Corinne Johnson at 740-670-5121 for more information, and visit the Records & Archives Department homepage to view the meeting agenda.
Notice is hereby given that the whole of such several lands, lots, or parts of lots will be certified for foreclosure by the county auditor pursuant to law unless the whole of the delinquent taxes, assessments, interest, and penalties are paid within one year or unless a tax certificate with respect to the parcel is sold under section 5721.32 or 5721.33 of the Revised Code.
Notice is hereby given that these delinquent vacant lands will be certified for foreclosure or foreclosure and forfeiture by the county auditor pursuant to law unless the whole of the delinquent taxes, assessments, interest, and penalties are paid within twenty-eight days after the final publication of this notice.
for small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture, and most private nonprofit organizations with economic losses from drought that began on Sept. 10.
According to the U.S. Drought Monitor (see https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/), these counties suffered from a drought intensity value during the growing season of 1) D2 Drought-Severe for 8 or more consecutive weeks or 2) D3 Drought-Extreme or D4 Drought-Exceptional.
This fact sheet is for informational purposes only; other restrictions may apply.
For more information about USDA disaster programs, visit farmers.gov/recover or contact your local USDA Service Center. To find your local USDA Service Center, visit farmers.gov/service-locator. To locate an approved insurance provider, visit the Agent Locator on rma.usda.gov.
In the upcoming 2024 General Election, a dozen Licking County Townships will ask voters for approval of electric and natural gas aggregation. Voters in Bennington, Burlington, Hanover, Hartford, Jersey, Liberty, Madison, Mary Ann, Monroe, Newark, Newton and Saint Albans Townships will consider approving aggregation.
The public is invited to public information meetings on Thursday evening, October 3rd to learn more about Licking County Communities Electric and Natural Gas Aggregation. Representatives will be on hand to answer questions and distribute information.
August 29, 2024, at 1:00 p.m., Licking County Transit Office, 745 E. Main St. Newark
The Licking County Recycling Department, in partnership with Licking County Records & Archives, will host a FREE paper shredding and electronics recycling event on Saturday, Sept. 21st, 2024.