Five guardianship cases in Morgan County Probate Court are scheduled for account hearings on Nov. 4, 2026, at 8 a.m., according to public notices in the Morgan County Herald. The cases listed are Azlyn Paige Lively, Brenton Sandbrink, Eric Marion, Mary E. Griesmyer and Todd Roshon. The court is at 19 East Main Street in McConnelsville, and John A. Wells is identified as probate judge.

A separate notice from the Village of McConnelsville, Village of Malta and Morgan County Engineering Department says they intend to revise flood hazard information along the Muskingum River. The area described runs from near 7th Street to 14th Street in McConnelsville and farther along the river, from about 4,170 feet downstream of 3rd Street to about 11,530 feet upstream of Rokeby Lock and Dam. The notice says the floodway and special flood hazard area may widen and narrow, and base flood elevations may change. Maps are available at the county engineer's office.

Morgan County is seeking sealed bids for a sheriff's office addition and partial renovation at 37 East Main Street. Bids are due Nov. 18, 2026, at 1:30 p.m. A pre-bid meeting and site walk-through is set for Oct. 28, 2026, at 1 p.m. The estimated base bid is $1,850,000. Construction is expected to start in spring 2027.

Other notices schedule a public viewing Oct. 19, 2026, at noon for a possible vacation of part of Township Road 246, with a hearing at 2 p.m.; online foreclosure auctions; and three sheriff's tax sales on Oct. 23, 2026, at 10 a.m. at the courthouse steps.