Fairfield County News

Scott Nelson, left, talks to his attorney Scott Wood after Nelson change of plea hearing.

May's a popular time for moving. The Better Business Bureau suggests you take care when hiring a mover, however, because of the handful of bad apples that take advantage of families in transition.

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With 4,500 unique types of trees, Dawes Arboretum is like a Vegas-style all-you-can-eat buffet for... The 2012 Lancaster-Fairfield County Charity Newsies Vic Sabo Memorial men's golf invitational is June 10 at Pleasant Valley Golf Course.

With 4,500 unique types of trees, Dawes Arboretum is like a Vegas-style all-you-can-eat buffet for... LANCASTER -- Lisa DeGeeter, executive director of Child Advocacy of Fairfield County, MaryAnn Richards, of Fairfield Federal, and Kevin Boyer, victim advocate of Child Advocacy, spent April 26 and 27 collecting spare change from motorists.

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Five of eight public school districts in Fairfield County met state standards on all five of the Ohio Graduation Tests, according to preliminary results recently released from the Ohio Department of Education.

George Conrad, 49, of Tarlton, is accused of shooting Misty M. Conrad, 36, of Tarlton, and Kevin M. Iles, 38, of Bremen, in Lancaster early on Jan.

In case you missed it when we posted this on Friday, we have a full -text .pdf of the Main Street Dam Removal study on Dispatch.com. You can see it here The Historical Aircraft Squadron Museum at the Fairfield County Airport will mark Armed Forces Day on Saturday with a free open house from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Ohioans with criminal records will find ... (more)

The 2012 Lancaster-Fairfield County Charity Newsies Vic Sabo Memorial men's golf invitational is June 10 at Pleasant Valley Golf Course.

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Bloom Township Firefighters and community volunteers are preparing for the 74th annual Fish Fry and Memorial Day festivities in Lithopolis on Monday.

A man who was ordered to stay away from children by two courts remains in a county jail accused of approaching children at Cenci Park this past week.

Dan Peters, left, and Justin Willey carry a partition Wednesday through what will be the showroom of Lancaster Bicycle at the Essex Building, 219 N. Columbus St., Lancaster.

A man accused of driving into a sheriff deputy's vehicle was indicted by a Fairfield County grand jury.

According to the Fairfield County sheriff's office, a person driving in the area of Pickerington North High School reported seeing a man with a gun around 9:50 a.m. Wednesday.

The latest Ohio Department of Job and Family Services unemployment numbers brought good news for Fairfield County workers Tuesday.

From left, Trevor Kohen, Mark Clingan, Andrew Clayton and Steve Oxley will start a 185 mile bike ride to Canonsburg, Pa., on Thursday.

LANCASTER , Ohio -- Deputies from the Fairfield County Sheriff's office arrested three suspects during a routine traffic stop Tuesday afternoon.