Croton News

CROTON -- Jay Osborn, 22, had planned the special day since the beginning of the year.

Thousands of dead fish in Rattlesnake Creek sent members of the Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Natural Resources running to the Sunbury area early this week.

CROTON -- Tuesday evening was supposed to be Don Williams' turn behind the wheel of 'Out'a Control.' But because he drove the flashy red two-wheel drive in last year's Hartford Fair tractor pull, Don Williams, ...

CROTON -- It has been a long time since Julie Ellis was the queen of the Hartford Fair.

CROTON -- Country music fans seeking a true country sound kicked back to the vocals of Tracy Lawrence at the Hartford Fair Sunday evening.

CROTON - A beautiful clear sky and comfortable temperatures Saturday welcomed the multitudes to the extra day added to the 150th Hartford Fair.

CROTON -- The Licking County Aging Program and the Hartford Fair Board will provide scooter service for the mobility impaired at the 150th Hartford Fair, which is Saturday through Aug.

CROTON -- The alumni of the Licking County 4-H Band are invited to celebrate the 150th Hartford Fair by participating in the parade and a concert Saturday.

CROTON -- To find any historical information about the Hartford Fair, everyone goes to one source -- the grand lady of the fair, Mary Ann Arter.

With a slumping housing market, soaring fuel costs and high food prices, Central Ohioans are looking for any way to save money.

The Hartford Fair on Fairgrounds Road near Croton is celebrating its 150th anniversary with a long list of events at the grandstand and throughout the fair.

The number of capital improvement projects at the Hartford Fair during the past few years leaves little to be done this year.

CROTON -- When the members of Croton United Methodist Church and Pastor Eva Marie Wolfe tried to think of ways to help members of their congregation and the community, the soaring price of gas and food was the ...

NEWARK POLICE REPORTS A man was punched in the neck at a business on Sisal Street between 10 and 10:15 p.m. Sunday.

CROTON -- In celebration of this year's 150th Hartford Fair, former kings and queens are requested to call and give contact information.

Ohio Fresh Eggs is the largest egg producer in the state and one of the 12 largest in the United States, accounting for 27 percent of Ohio's commercial egg-laying chickens.

GRANVILLE, Ohio - A motorcyclist died last night in Licking County when his bike collided with a car in St.

CROTON - The Hartford Fair will celebrate its 150th year with free admission, music, fireworks and a parade on opening day, Aug.

* A vehicle's windows were broken out on the 100 block of South Fifth Street between 4:15 and 4:25 a.m. Sunday. * A suspect assaulted his girlfriend and broke the windows of her vehicle as she escaped on the 300 block of Zelora Avenue between 6 and 6:26 a.m. Saturday. * A garage was broken into and power tools valued at $3,025 were stolen on the 400 block of South Fourth Street between 1:30 and 6 a.m. Friday. * A 35-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of beating his 24-year-old girlfriend and a 52-year-old woman who intervened on the 11,600 block of Jacksontown Road, Thornville, between 10:30 and 11:30 p.m. Saturday. * Three teenagers are suspected in a drunk-driving incident in which a gate and a tree were struck on the 12,200 block of Croton Road, Croton, between 12:30 and 7:30 a.m. Sunday. The boys were ages 15, 18 and 19. * A 44-year-old man shot three 10-week-old puppies on the 14,000 block of Willey Road, Fallsburg, between 4:50 and 4:58 p.m. Saturday. He said he could not find a home for the dogs. The incident is being forwarded to animal control for review. * Seven catalytic converters were stolen off vehicles at a dealership on the 12,800 block of Worthington Road, Pataskala, between 8 p.m. Thursday and 7 a.m. Friday. * A spoiler was stolen from a vehicle at a dealership on the 8,900 block of East Main Street, Reynoldsburg, between May 7 and 8 a.m. Thursday. * A garage was broken into and four saws were stolen on the 8,700 block of Ballou Road, Newark, between Friday and 12:19 p.m. Saturday. * All four door windows and a windshield were smashed on a vehicle at Watkins Memorial High School between 1 p.m. Friday and 1:30 p.m. Saturday.

The following were reported in the April 30, 1958 edition of the Johnstown Independent: Last Tuesday evening the Johnstown Volunteer Firemen were called at about 5 p.m. to the Calvin Walker home on Pratt Street ... via ThisWeek Community Newspapers