New Lexington News

OAKFIELD: Paul O. Wallace, Sr., 85, of Oakfield, Ohio, died at 9:10 a.m. on Friday, November 20, 2009 at New Lexington Care and Rehabilitation.

ZANESVILLE --A man involved in the robbery of a Greenwood Avenue gas station was sentenced to three years in prison.

NEW LEXINGTON -- More than $30,000 was raised at the 25th annual Toys for Tots Auction Nov.

A New Lexington woman, who was diagnosed with cervical and ovarian cancer back in 2000, says she is saddened by the loss of 42-year-old Stefanie Spielman.

NEW LEXINGTON -- TCCI Laboratories in New Lexington has grown steadily since its inception in 1984.

NEW LEXINGTON - Newark resident Kenneth Nichols could be sentenced to 90 days in jail if found guilty of vehicular manslaughter.

Lancaster is looking forward to Santa's arrival and the annual holiday parade downtown on Saturday.

CORNING: Wilda G. Bolyard, 80, of Corning, Ohio died at 5:34 p.m. on Saturday, November 7, 2009 at Genesis-Good Samaritan Medical Center, Zanesville, Ohio.

NEW LEXINGTON -- Tim Fisher has spent thousands of hours uploading documents and information to two Web sites designed to help people research their Perry County family histories.

SOMERSET: Mary Rita Snider, 62, of Somerset, died at 7:44 p.m. Thursday, November 5, 2009 at the O.S.U. Medical Center after a short illness.

NEW LEXINGTON -- On Oct. 17, Odetta Smith, 75, a resident at New Lexington Care and Rehabilitation Center, received her 'twilight wish' to ride in a train as she so fondly remembered as a young girl of 10.

ZANESVILLE: David A. Johnson II, 40, of Zanesville, passed away Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at the Good Samaritan Hospital, Zanesville.

The Cooper Standard Automotive in New Lexington caught fire Wednesday night. According to the New Lexington Fire Department crews were called to the business on State Route 345 around 8:40 p.m. The fire was contained less than an hour later.

State Route 37 in Perry County going into Junction City from New Lexington is closed at this time due to an accident.

COSHOCTON -- The Cash for Clunkers program helped one Coshocton dealership sell 15 cars with combined sticker prices of $318,845, data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shows.

The Muskingum Valley Red Cross is helping out a New Lexington man who lost his home Friday afternoon.

After leading Tri-Valley to a perfect 16-0 mark in the Muskingum Valley League, Leigh Ann Longaberger was named Muskingum Valley League Coach of the Year on the team picked by the conference coaches.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency , in partnership with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources , will host a flood risk information open house for Perry County on Tuesday, Oct.

A Perry County woman is being held in the Southeast Regional Jail on rape charges.

NEW LEXINGTON - The New Lexington Police Department is releasing very little information in connection with a woman being charged with rape.