Baltimore News

MANY times we say to ourselves: 'I wish I can do more for the hungry in our own community.' Thanks to Bill Steinman's vision, that question has been answered with Fairfield County Community Gardens.

FAIRFIELD COUNTY - Fairfield County's population increased at a slightly higher rate than Lancaster, according to the most recent U.S. Census population estimates from 2008.

BALTIMORE - The stark white sidewalks leading into the Baltimore branch of the Fairfield County District Library received a wildly decorative splash of paint this week.

PLEASANTVILLE - A door was removed from the inside of the Masonic Temple, 103 S. Main St., according to a report from the Fairfield County Sheriff's Office.

FAIRFIELD COUNTY - Amber Stephens, of Baltimore, and Cullen Ashley, of Sugar Grove, were among 36 high school winners from throughout Ohio who visited Washington, D.C., and other points of interest from June 12 to 18 as part of Ohio Rural Electric Cooperatives, Inc.'s Youth Tour to the nation's capital.

The Thurston Future Farmers 4H group will hold a car wash/bake sale fundraiser from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at the Baltimore Police Station, 416 W. Market St., Baltimore.

BALTIMORE - While enjoying the leisurely activities of summer break, local children still are learning a little bit with their summertime activities.

LIBERTY TOWNSHIP - A Baltimore teen was involved in a single-vehicle crash Monday.

NEWARK -- The following people appeared Wednesday in Licking County Municipal Court in front of Judge David Branstool for bond hearings.

LANCASTER - A tire of a vehicle in the 900 block of King Street was slashed between 11:30 p.m. Sunday and 6 a.m. Monday, according to a report from the Lancaster Police Department.

BALTIMORE - Some coaches might have shuddered at the prospect of replacing a second-team all-Ohio pitcher with a freshman.

WALNUT TOWNSHIP - Four people were injured in a three-vehicle crash on state Route 256 Sunday, according to a report from the Lancaster Post of the Ohio Highway Patrol.

AMANDA - The Amanda-Clearcreek Board of Education will have its regular meeting at 7 p.m. today in room 1100 at the district office, 328 East Main St., Amanda.

BALTIMORE - A 2003 Ford Mustang heading eastbound on Baltimore-Somerset Road shortly after 9 p.m. Sunday near Mile Post 18 careened off the east side of the road and struck two cars parked in the driveway of a house in the 2600 block of Baltimore-Somerset Road.

Laura Huff, 29, and Regina Rader, 30, of North Baltimore, Ohio, were arrested for theft after they were seen shoplifting from the Meijer on Wooster Street.

Millersport - Nathaniel Stought, Sport Management, Bachelor of Science in Sport Sciences Amanda - Christa Smith, Associate in Science, Associate in Science; Christa Smith, Early Childhood, Bachelor of Science in Education Baltimore - Channing Lawrence, Middle Child Lang Arts/Math, Bachelor of Science in Education, Cum Laude; Karie Manion, ...

CANAL WINCHESTER - A 1998 green Mercury Tracer was reported stolen from Bob McDorman Chevrolet, 5885 Gender Road.

Shadyside native Travis Jarrett came back to the Ohio Valley not by choice - but he might stay for a long time if the conditions are right.

Volunteers in Fairfield County are planting gardens to stock the shelves of area food pantries this summer with fresh produce.

BALTIMORE -Jim Slone said he's seen too many vehicle crashes at the intersection of Blacklick Road and state Route 158.