Pickerington News

One reader is all fired up about Schocalog Road. Or Shocalog. Or Chocolog. Bill Barnes points out that it has been spelled the first way in Akron, the second way in Copley and the third way in a widely respected Akron history book written by Samuel Lane.

PICKERINGTON -- A man accused of rapes in California and Columbus was shot and killed by police Tuesday after a chase that ended on Interstate 70 in northwestern Fairfield County, 10TV reported.

A portion of Interstate 70 is closed in both directions after a police pursuit, crash and a police-involved shooting.

PICKERINGTON - About 494 Pickerington senior citizens who once relied on their city's shuttle service will have to find another mode of transportation.

The Pickerington and Violet Township Fourth of July Celebration will be held from 4 to 11 p.m. Saturday, July 4 at Victory Park on Lockville Road, Pickerington.

FAIRFIELD COUNTY - Gov. Ted Strickland's proposed funding cut for Ohio libraries likely will have a serious impact in Fairfield County - and local librarians want residents to help them do something about it.

Thirteen people were indicted today in connection with a $9 million mortgage-fraud scheme involving central Ohio properties.

When: 10 a.m. July 4 Parade route: North Columbus Street to West Main Street to North Broad Street to Fairfield County Fairgrounds Cost: Free When: 12:30 p.m. July 4 Where: Fairfield County Fairgrounds, 157 E. Fair Ave., Lancaster Entertainment: Live music, food, rides and games Cost: Free to walk in; $5 for parking; $20 for large ...

LANCASTER - One by one they climbed in by themselves, stepped in with some help or even were lifted in by parents.

To the Editor: In reading the online comments to the Eagle-Gazetteconcerning the Fourth of July parade and band participation, I would like to address the subject.

A new office for a medical group out of Columbus recently opened on Newark-Granville Road, but one of the doctors is a familiar face.

After five days, there's only one ladybug on the collection card of Jillian Hunt, 12, and brother Andy, 14.

FAIRFIELD COUNTY - Father's Day brings people together every year for many different reasons.

PICKERINGTON, Ohio -- The Society of Automotive Engineers International has produced a simple, consistent and economical sound test standard that can be used to determine whether a streetbike exhaust system emits excessive sound, the American Motorcyclist Association reports.

Family and friends will host a benefit spaghetti dinner to support Kevin Eichner's fight with ALS, Lou Gehrig's Disease on June 19 from 5 to 9 p.m. at the American Legion located at 7725 Refugee Road, Pickerington.

The classrooms at Columbus State Community College are bulging with a record number of students, but the bulk of that growth has come from teenage students.

Sustainable Pickerington is having a multi-community Sustainable Group potluck picnic from 1 to 4 p.m. today at the Moorhead Shelter, Sycamore Park, 500 Hereford Drive, Pickerington.

Bill Arnett's tenure as Fairfield County Economic Development Director will come to an end June 19.

PICKERINGTON - Six people, including three children, were inside their home when a can crashed into it Tuesday morning.

A mini-van slammed into a house at 342 Hereford Dr. in Pickerington about 7 a.m. today.