Public Notices

As a public office in the State of Ohio, the Rural Ohio Hospital Joint Funding District (the “District”) is subject to the Ohio Public Records Act as provided in Ohio Revised Code Section 149.43 (the “Act”), which Act provides for prompt inspection of public records and requires that copies of existing public records be provided in a reasonable period of time. It is the policy of the District to strictly adhere to the Act.

Sealed bids will be accepted at the Office of the Board of County Commissioners, Muskingum County, Ohio, at their office in the Courthouse, 401 Main Street, Zanesville, Ohio, until 10:30 a.m. local time on Thursday, May 7th and will be opened immediately thereafter for a bridge replacement over Moxahala Creek on East First Street, MUS-C.R.7-0.09 (ODOT PID 118990) to be constructed with federal funds, administered by the Muskingum County Engineer’s Office. Bidders shall be required to submit a current Ohio Dept. of Transportation Certification of Qualifications, which shows they are currently qualified to perform bridge replacement and related work. Only ODOT pre-qualified contractors are eligible to submit bids for this project.

Separate sealed bids for construction of the STATE ROUTE 555 PHASE 2 WATER MAIN EXTENSIONS will be received by the MUSKINGUM COUNTY COMMISSIONERS at their office at 401 Main Street, Zanesville, Ohio, 43701 until May 7 at 10:00A.M., local time, and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud.

Muskingum County Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security (here after referred to as the Muskingum EMA) is looking to secure a system that can be used to notify its residents, businesses, and visitors that an Emergency Exists or there is an Impending Event that could be detrimental to lives or property. Our county population is just under 90,000 people.

Sealed bids will be received at the Office of the Board of County Commissioners, Muskingum County, at their office in the Courthouse, 401 Main Street, Zanesville, Ohio, until 8:30 A.M. on Monday, April 27, 2026, and will be opened immediately thereafter for parking lot improvements at the previous Masonic Temple site.

Separate sealed bids for construction of CONTRACT NO. TBD-2026 WATER MAIN EXTENSIONS TO DOZER RIDGE ROAD, JOHNSON HILL ROAD, MOODY HOLLOW ROAD, PLETCHER HILL ROAD, TWYMAN HILL ROAD, AND STAKER HILL ROAD will be received by the MUSKINGUM COUNTY COMMISSIONERS at their office at 401 Main Street, Zanesville, Ohio, 43701 until April 23, 2026 at 10:00 am, local time, and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud. Addendum 1 has been issued on 4-9-2026.

The Muskingum County Sheriff's Office located at 1840 East Pike, Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio hereby gives notice that it is in possession certain unclaimed property. The property consists of a large assortment of coins and foreign paper currency, including United States coins and foreign coins and banknotes from various countries, of differing denominations, compositions, and years of issue, with no identifiable ownership. Due to the volume and mixed nature of the property, an exact itemized inventory is not available. These properties were taken into possession on various dates between the years 1995 and 2025.

The Muskingum County Sheriff's Office located at 1840 East Pike, Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio hereby gives notice that it is in possession of unclaimed funds originating from investigations conducted between 2021 and 2024. These funds remain unclaimed in accordance with the requirements of the Ohio Revised Code governing unclaimed property.