Lancaster News

Three domestic-violence reports taken by the Hocking County sheriff's office involving a married couple whose lives ended in a murder-suicide on Saturday night were investigated and closed without prosecution, records show.

Kevin Buckley, 47, used a shotgun to shoot his wife, Tammy Buckley, 49, in the right ear in the living room of their home at 9927 Rt.

Sgt. Dan Kinsel, solid-waste and recycling coordinator at the Southeastern Correctional Complex near Lancaster, shows its composting field, where food slop is mixed with wood chips and manure from the site's cows for use on the farm fields.

Phoenix Electrotek, which produces and distributes wiring harnesses and cable wiring, broke ground on a new 30,000-square-foot plant.

Afternoon Update, sent weekday afternoons, keeps you up to date with breaking news and updates from later in the day.

Lee and Beverly Benner of Sugar Grove, Ohio are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Kristin Lea Benner, to Shane Austin Emmert, son of Scott and Heather Emmert of Lancaster.

Mickey L. Griffith, 21, was driving eastbound on Pleasantville Road west of Havensport Road in Fairfield County, according to the State Highway Patrol.

I currently am enjoying my seventh year on council, and I have learned so much about our city and about budget responsibility.

Phoenix Electrotek will break ground next week for a new $2 million manufacturing facility in the Rock Mill Corporate Park.

Medical personnel are responding to a motorcycle crash on Hamburg Road just outside of Lancaster.

With Lancaster in the midst of a race for a conference championship, here's an updated list of standings in the Ohio Capital Conference-Ohio Division and who all of the teams have remaining on their schedule, to be updated daily through the rest of the season.

A Somerset woman was taken by medical helicopter from the scene of a Wednesday evening rollover crash in Perry County.

Facts are Groff refuses to be a rubber stamper for the mayor. You have to ask yourself why Brown would not answer any of the important questions requested by city residents that were provided on the Citizens For Downtown Lancaster questionnaire or Columbus Dispatch.

Despite our differences, one thing we all share is our opinion regarding the deplorable condition of our streets.

May I introduce to you, Mike Fracassa, Republican candidate for Lancaster City Council, 2nd Ward.

3 singles opponent 7-6, 3-6, 6-1. Lancaster's No. 1 doubles pair of Ian Elick and Seth Quay lost in three sets.

Robert L. Bickel, 68, pleaded guilty to first-degree rape, third-degree gross sexual imposition and second-degree illegal use of a minor in nudity-oriented material or performance.

Bolton had a string of hits in the late 1980s and early 1990s, and also had success writing songs for other artists.

Sierra Club and Aveda , Rock for Water fundraiser, 7 p.m. May 4 at the Woodlands Backyard, 668 Grandview Ave.

Lancaster is hoping to start the second phase of the Baldwin Run stream restoration project later this year with grant money from the Ohio EPA.