Shawnee News

NEW LEXINGTON: Barbara L. Pearl, 64, of 400 First Street, New Lexington, Ohio, died at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 12, 2009 at the home of her daughter.

Some local performers are lending their talents to help benefit the Muskingum Valley Red Cross this holiday season.

Pictured above is Carter Cole as he is being assisted by Sean O'Day at the Panning for Gold station.

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.

The father of a missing Oldham County 14-year-old girl said the girl has been found in Ohio.

The Office of Career Services at Shawnee State University in Portsmouth is collaborating with the Shawnee 7.0 conference for Interactive Digital Technology to sponsor a Technology Job and Internship Fair from 1 to 4 p.m. Friday in the Sodexo Ballroom west.

Shawnee State's "Verne Riffe Center for the Arts" in Portsmouth will welcome 90 young women representing every corner of Ohio for the "Miss Ohio USA" title this weekend.

For the seventh year, Shawnee State University is site of the Shawnee 7.0 Conference scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday, Oct.

NEW STRAITSVILLE -- The home of a New Straitsville fire fighter is a total loss after an early morning fire.

NEW STRAITSVILLE - A structure fire has been reported in the 300 block of Van Hyde Street in New Straitsville this morning, according to the Perry County Sheriff's Office.

Both the Muskingum and Perry county library systems will be on the November ballot thanks to statewide budget cuts.

Both the Muskingum and Perry county library systems will be on the November ballot thanks to statewide budget cuts.

NEW LEXINGTON - When Andrew Woods, 13, and Mack Swachhammer, 14, of New Lexington, heard their library was in trouble, they immediately jumped into action.

The Perry County District Library will launch 2009 summer reading programs for all ages on Monday.

PERRY COUNTY - 'We're going to keep plugging away.' That statement is symbolic of southern Perry County, known for its toughness and self-reliance in the aftermath of a coal industry which petered out decades ago.

An Ironton woman arrested for burglary will go to a hospital, not court, at least for now.

Mon, Jun 01, 2009. 10:26 PM The Shawnee Main Street Historic District has been on the list of Ohio's Most Endangered Historical sites since 2007, 2009 proves to be no different.

NEW LEXINGTON - The Perry County District Library Board will close its Shawnee branch, reduce hours at others and layoff several employees to make up for declining state assistance.

Shawnee Library to Close Fri, May 29, 2009. 11:11 AM An official with the Perry County Library System says they're making the hardest decision they've ever had to make.