Apr 30, 2008 | LancasterEagleGazette
The following people were booked into the Fairfield County Jail on Monday and Tuesday. via LancasterEagleGazette
Laid-off workers ponder future
Debra Fertig carried her granddaughter, Payton, with her as she went into the Johnson Rubber Co. via Tribune-Chronicle
“It's really unfortunate and I don't know what the answer is”
There is hardly anyone not affected by the rising gas prices. Not only are consumers hurt at the pump, but in other facets of their lives. via Central Ohio
Parent lodges complaint against teacher
“My actions were unprofessional, and I made a mistake”
A complaint has been forwarded to the Ohio State Board of Education regarding a Liberty Union teacher who allegedly sprayed one of her students in the face with vinegar. via Central Ohio
Republicans elect to retain committee leaders
“I just wanted it to be fair for all the candidates”
Local Republicans have decided to keep its current leadership going into this presidential election year. via Central Ohio
“The mood that people are in is one of caution”
Salvation Army officials say a bad economy has severely strained their resources, leading them to cut back vital services. via Toledo Blade
Participating in the mock accident were the school's National Honor Society, the State Highway Patrol, Fairfield County Sheriff's Office, MedFlight, Halteman-Fett & Dyer Funeral Home and Greenfield Township ... via LancasterEagleGazette
10 YEARS The Fairfield Union and Liberty Union-Thurston school boards adopted grade-point average requirements for their student-athletes. Three people were arrested on misdemeanor charges after they led Baltimore police on a brief Chase. 20 YEARS Gary Mauller, General Sherman Junior High School principal, was chosen as Lancaster High School's new athletics director replacing Dick England, who retired in March. 30 YEARS Charle's Gosling celebrated 25 years of writing his Lancaster Eagle-Gazettecolumn 'Nature Notes.' Gosling also had written 15 or 20 similar columns in 1936, but local residents' requests spurred him to continue a local nature/history column. 40 YEARS The Lancaster High School baseball coach Dick England, took the lead in the Central Ohio League's Western Division by defeating the Chillicothe Cavaliers in a doubleheader 6-0 and 12-4. via LancasterEagleGazette
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers a...
CSX plan for Ohio rail yard wins converts, though some in area still opposed
“I think we're just going to be stuck in a big mess.”
NORTH BALTIMORE, Ohio - From their current front door, Tim and Beth Apple can see the house along State Rt. via Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers a...
Skyline Chili to reopen seven weeks after crash
“If it'd happened two seconds earlier, I'd have lost an employee. We looked at the video from inside and he moved three feet just before the crash. He was not hurt.”
Skyline Chili will reopen in about a week, seven weeks after it closed because of damages caused by a car crashing into the restaurant on Ohio 79. via Newark Advocate
Heading into the sixth event on the NMRA series roster, everyone-the promoters, the racers, the car-show attendees, and even the spectators-knew the NMRA had been on borrowed time. via Automotive
More than 2,400 trees were distributed as part of the project. The Lancaster Board of Education unanimously announced longtime LHS assistant Scott Zollinger as Steve Clippinger's replacement. via LancasterEagleGazette
“It just about broke me in half”
Doris Conner After a series of crashes, a smashed-up Rent-A-Center delivery truck rests in a ditch next to two vehicles it hit. via Columbus Dispatch
The following people were booked into the Fairfield County Jail from Monday and Tuesday. via Central Ohio
Missing OH soldier's remains found in Iraq The father of an Army sergeant from Ohio revealed that his son's remains have been found in Iraq after missing nearly four years. via WTOL-TV Toledo