Somerset News

Authorities in Perry County arrested a 26-year-old man early Wednesday morning, July 1, who was wanted for shooting two women in their 60s, including one who held a 2-year-old in her lap, outside of a home in a quiet residential Riverside neighborhood Tuesday night.

RIVERSIDE - A Somerset man has been arrested on multiple counts of felonious assault after a shooting incident in Riverside Tuesday night.

NEW LEXINGTON: Marion L. Williams, 75, of New Lexington, passed peacefully away at 2:46 p.m. Sunday, June 21, 2009 at Willow Haven Care Center.

SOMERSET - US 22, approximately one mile east of Somerset at mile marker 7.31 will be closed for two weeks starting today for a culvert replacement.

ZANESVILLE: Paul E. Curry, 74, of Zanesville, OH passed away at 12:42 a.m. June 6, 2009, at Good Samaritan Hospital after suffering from pancreatic cancer for 4 months.

NEW LEXINGTON: James Edward Stenson, 78, of New Lexington, Ohio died at 11:17 a.m. on Monday, June 1, 2009 at the Pickering House, Lancaster, Ohio.

LANCASTER - For the about 30 years, Jim Wilson has ordered two eggs and hash browns twice a week from White Cottage, but he soon might need to find a new breakfast spot.

WHAT 11th annual Sheridan Boys Basketball Camp for boys entering grades one through nine WHEN June 22-26 WHERE Sheridan High School COST $40 REGISTRATION Forms can be picked up at Glenford, Holy Trinity, Somerset and Thornville elementary schools and at Sheridan Middle School INFORMATION Sheridan boys basketball coach Lance Dupler, ...

ZANESVILLE: Mary 'Mitzie' Louise Cope, 89 of Zanesville, Ohio, passed away at Summerville at North Hills in Zanesville, Thursday, May 21, 2009.

Due to stormy weather in April, the spring trek to the Glenford Fort was canceled and has been rescheduled for 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 23.

The Ohio State University Extension Office's Master Gardeners will speak Monday, at the Historical Society Museum, 105 S. Columbus St.

The following people were booked into Fairfield County Jail Monday. These are booking reports only.

CROOKSVILLE: Ronnie L. McCabe, Sr., 62, of Crooksville, Ohio, died at 7:39 p.m. on Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at Genesis-Good Samaritan Medical Center Emergency Department, Zanesville, Ohio.

The Somerset Lions Club will host a chicken barbecue beginning at 11 a.m. today, at the Somerset Public Square.

WHAT Singles bowling tournament to raise money for Corey E. Kissling, who died at age 18 while on a senior trip in Myrtle Beach.

The following people were booked into Fairfield County Jail Monday and Tuesday. These are booking reports only.

NEW LEXINGTON - Elizabeth Rostash, 96, of New Lexington, Ohio, formerly of Shawnee, Ohio died Thursday, April 16, 2009 at Autumn Healthcare Center of Somerset, Ohio.

EAST FULTONHAM - Bright sunshine and a variety of treats and prizes awaited eager area children Saturday afternoon at the annual Newton American Legion Easter egg hunt in East Fultonham.

Somerset Village Council met Tuesday evening with Mayor William Mohler presiding.

These are booking reports only. The city or county prosecutor will decide later whether to file formal charges.