Lancaster News

LANCASTER - Employees at a local McDonald's are thankful the only victim of a kitchen fire was their lunchtime business.

LANCASTER - Firefighters and police officers worked to extricate an injured Lancaster woman from her car Wednesday, first removing the driver's-side door, then cutting the entire roof from the vehicle.

LANCASTER - Lt. John Craiglow of the Lancaster Fire Department said fire crews were called to McDonald's, 1401 N. Memorial Drive, around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday after reports of a fire in the restaurant's deep fryer.

HEMLOCK: Nora Annette 'Nettie' Tharp, 97 of Hemlock passed away at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday June 30, 2009 in the care of Genesis Hospice at Good Samaritan Hospital, Zanesville.

ETNA - Two men were taken to a Columbus hospital after a crash Tuesday that closed both eastbound and westbound U.S. 40 for close to an hour.

LANCASTER - Police say they caught a man allegedly in possession of drugs after a traffic stop in the 100 block of East Main Street.

LANCASTER - Somewhere among Fisher Catholic's 75 sophomores is a girl who was told she isn't entitled to the same rights as the rest of her schoolmates.

LANCASTER - One woman was stabbed with a steak knife during a domestic dispute in an apartment in the 300 block of Trace Drive.

LANCASTER - A Lancaster man convicted of several sex offenses attributed his criminal behavior to a childhood full of abuse and adult years riddled with family stresses.

LANCASTER - A man accused of forcing a child to perform sexual acts on him is expected to enter a plea in Fairfield County Common Pleas Court Monday.

LANCASTER - A Laurelville man was treated and released from Fairfield Medical Center Monday after a two-vehicle crash that day.

LANCASTER - The death of Michael Jackson quickly has turned many CDs and DVDs from ordinary purchases into a hot ticket items.

The Lancaster Chorale will have auditions for the upcoming season. Auditions will be August 3, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church located at 222 N. Broad Street, Lancaster and August 5 from 6 to 9 p.m. at First Congregational Church located at 444 E. Broad Street, Columbus.

Beginning at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, June 27 the Lancaster Soap Box Derby Association will host its first Super Kids Soap Box Derby Race at Derby Downs, 3060 BIS Road in Lancaster.

LANCASTER - A 27-year-old Lancaster man was apprehended in a river behind Carnival Foods after he led police on a foot chase Wednesday.

By JOE GIESSLER The Eagle-Gazette Staff jgiessler@nncogannett.com LANCASTER - For nearly 50 consecutive years, Carol Bowen has celebrated Independence Day the same way - and she wouldn't have it any other way.

LANCASTER - The annual Consumer Confidence Report has been released by the Lancaster Division of Water.

LANCASTER - A Lancaster man was reportedly taken by Med-Flight to a Columbus hospital to be treated for several stab wounds early Tuesday morning.

LANCASTER - The Lancaster Public Transit Authority will implement new operating hours beginning July 6. The new hours of operation will be 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday.

LANCASTER - Young local artists are discovering new uses for old materials. During Art & Clay on Main's annual summer camp workshops, children and their parents learn to create and construct new pieces of art out of all recycled materials.