Fairfield County News Archives

A Fairfield County man was killed this morning when his car drove off the road In Perry County and hit a guardrail.

FAIRFIELD COUNTY --Thieves with an eye for copper targeted Carroll's Eastland-Fairfield Career Center last weekend, stealing six heat pumps and nine air conditioning units valued at more than $16,000. Not only that, similar crimes occurred in Lancaster, with residents reporting to police Monday three stolen air conditioning units valued at a total ...

LANCASTER - The fire at 415 Wheat St. is out. The fire was reported at 10:59 a.m. after a fire was discovered by residents in a one-story home containing two apartments.

Some people waited more than three hours to get the vaccine on Monday. H1N1 Virus: SPECIAL SECTION: H1N1 Ohio Department of Health H1N1 Hotline: 1- 866-800-1404 Resources For Pregnant Women Centers For Disease Control Vaccination Resources VACCINE AVAILABILITY: For more information on vaccine availability, check the ODH Web site or call the Ohio ...

LANCASTER -- County officials want residents to know they're gaining headway on a plan to ease traffic flow on County Road 33A, but nothing is set in stone.

Fairfield County consumers will notice a 0.25 percentage-point bump in the sales tax starting Jan.

Philosophical differences cost the Pickerington city manager his job, a council member and the mayor said yesterday.

LANCASTER -- A jury's verdict ultimately came down to testimony of a man who admits he made a living from befriending people, only to turn on them.

LANCASTER -- If the official unemployment rate is down in all 88 Ohio counties, why isn't that good news? Ask any of the people in Fairfield County who have stopped looking for a job, or those who can't find a full-time position.

Two residents came to a public hearing tonight to support a proposal by the Fairfield County commissioners to raise the sales tax by a quarter-percentage point.

LANCASTER -- They share matching heart-and-key charm bracelets and memories of high school trips to the fair, double dates at Jimmy Jawbreakers and weekend excursions to Buckeye Lake.

This map shows collisions between vehicles and deer in selected Ohio counties in 2008.

Although 4-H has changed during the years, it still is a great organization for youth.

LANCASTER -- This year's number of fatal vehicle crashes in Fairfield County has surpassed 2008's total, with more than two months left in the calendar year.

Thursday, October 15, 2009 4:39 AM Eric Brown A woman is dead after being ejected from her van in a crash in south-eastern Fairfield County Wednesday night.

LANCASTER - Dozens of dedicated music lovers grabbed their blankets, coats and gloves, and sat in the steel seats of the Grandstand to watch local performers showcase their craft.

LANCASTER -- Fairfield County health officials expect the H1N1-related death of a 14-year-old Columbus boy to increase the demand for vaccines that have yet to arrive.

LANCASTER -- The rides are ready, the food is being dipped into the fryers and the animals are preparing to take center stage.

LANCASTER -- Since 2006, Web and Diane Rice have been the groundskeepers of the Fairfield County fairgrounds.

LANCASTER -- Business owners always are looking for the up-and-coming workers who might be the next leaders of their companies.

Fairfield County is discussing possibly raising its sales tax by 0.25% to help generate about three million dollars for 2010.

Out of Ohio's 88 counties, Fairfield County is one of four to have the lowest sales tax percentage at 6.25 percent compared to 6.75 percent in Franklin County and 7.75 percent in Cuyahoga County.

The State Highway Patrol is investigating a two vehicle accident that claimed the life of a Fairfield County man.

LANCASTER -- He was a man who lived and died some 150 years ago -- but historian and writer Charles Flood still can describe Abraham Lincoln in a way that would make one think he or she personally knew the former president.

LANCASTER -- Rita and Bernard Shonk stopped by the Fairfield County Board of Elections on Tuesday to be one of the first early voters for the Nov.

LANCASTER -- A local man is expected to have an initial appearance today in connection with a fire from two weeks ago.