Junction City News

SOMERSET -- Every day for Janet Knisley is a day of torture. It has been more than four years since her son, Bobby, was discovered lying dead in the middle of Ohio 668 just north of Garey Road in Jackson Township.

LANCASTER: Manson 'David' Nichols, age 71, of Lancaster, went to his Eternal Home on Tuesday November 24, 2009 at his residence.

State Route 37 in Perry County going into Junction City from New Lexington is closed at this time due to an accident.

NEW LEXINGTON - Matt Plaisted, of 3595 Palmer Road, New Lexington, had his home destroyed by fire Friday afternoon, according to the American Red Cross.

Perry County Court Judge Dean Wilson Oct. 8 Linda Pritt, 21, 252 High St., Roseville, drug paraphernalia, $150 and costs, 10 days jail suspended, one-year license suspension from Oct.

PLEASANT TOWNSHIP -- Three people were taken to Fairfield Medical Center Tuesday after a three-vehicle crash on Ohio 37 near mile post 20 Tuesday morning.

NEW LEXINGTON: Robert S. Lyons, 86, passed away Friday at his residence. He was born September 25, 1923 in Somerset.

JUNCTION CITY --Perry County Library Lovers committee, in support of the Perry County Library levy campaign, will sponsor a chili cook-off from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Oct.

Perry County authorities discover meth lab Wed, Sep 09, 2009. 09:27 PM Authorities arrested three men after discovering a methamphetamine lab in Perry County.

ATHENS -- The following graduated from Ohio University in the spring: Thornville -- Patrick Carpenter, Bachelor of Business Administration Zanesville -- Summer Sands, Bachelor of Science in communication; Jennafer Wilson, Bachelor of Science in communication, cum laude; Caitlin Miller, Bachelor of Fine Arts; Emily Fitzgerald, Bachelor of Science; ...

Both the Muskingum and Perry county library systems will be on the November ballot thanks to statewide budget cuts.

Clare Lutton, far left, puts together the cake walk booth Wednesday, July 8, 2009, in preparation for the church festival at St.

Junction City Independence Celebration Sun, Jul 05, 2009. 06:42 PM It may be a day after Independence Day, but the patriotic celebrations continued today across the state.

The following people were booked into the Fairfield County Jail on Wednesday. The bookings are reports only.

Hundreds of people from around the West and as far away as Rhode Island traveled to this remote outpost over the Independence Day holiday to lay claim to a dirt road and rally against federal control of natural resources.

NEW LEXINGTON - When Andrew Woods, 13, and Mack Swachhammer, 14, of New Lexington, heard their library was in trouble, they immediately jumped into action.

The Ohio Department of Transportation District 5 has announced County Road 88, Clay Road, will be closed starting Monday, June 22.

The Perry County District Library will launch 2009 summer reading programs for all ages on Monday.

NEW LEXINGTON - Patrons of the Perry County District Library System will find one branch closed and others with reduced hours after the library board voted last week on changes to help off-set declining state assistance.