Perry County News

Junction City Independence Celebration Sun, Jul 05, 2009. 06:42 PM It may be a day after Independence Day, but the patriotic celebrations continued today across the state.

Seven central Ohio residents who bought puppies from a Perry County breeder have filed a lawsuit alleging the pups were so diseased that some soon died.

Authorities in Perry County arrested a 26-year-old man early Wednesday morning, July 1, who was wanted for shooting two women in their 60s, including one who held a 2-year-old in her lap, outside of a home in a quiet residential Riverside neighborhood Tuesday night.

Sat, Jul 04, 2009. 06:33 PM A New Lexington man is dead following an ATV accident in Perry County last night.

Many residents of Muskingum, Perry and Morgan counties are ready for an additional day off Friday in advance of Saturday's Independence Day festivities, and there will be lots to do this weekend.

Thursday, July 2, 2009 4:35 AM WCLT News Staff A man was arrested in Perry County after police say he shot two elderly women Tuesday in Riverside, Ohio near Dayton.

ZANESVILLE - A Zanesville man was sentenced to 27 months in prison for not paying his child support and ordered to pay $43,898.25 in arrearages, according to the Muskingum County Prosecutor's Office.

Thu, Jun 25, 2009. 10:50 AM A Perry County man was indicted by a Grand Jury today for shooting his mother in the head.

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

Sun, Jun 21, 2009. 04:09 PM A Zanesville woman is in critical condition after an early morning accident.

READING TOWNSHIP - A Zanesville couple and a Crooksville woman remain hospitalized after an early Sunday morning traffic accident.

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

11:49 PM Two people were rushed to the hospital, after a four car crash. It happened Monday afternoon on State Route 93, just north of the Perry County line in Roseville.

Corning Fire Under Investigation Mon, Jun 15, 2009. 04:06 PM The Muskingum Valley Red Cross says a Perry County family lost its home to fire over the weekend.

Friday, June 12, 2009 9:39 AM WCLT News Staff A man will spend 8 years in prison for several Perry county thefts.

Bulgarian VP Visits Festival Sat, Jun 13, 2009. 05:10 PM Perry County is home to quite the hero and not a lot of people know about him.

NEW LEXINGTON - A 'career criminal' was sentenced to spend the next eight years in prison during a hearing in a Perry County Common Pleas court Thursday.

Wed, Jun 10, 2009. 10:42 AM One person was injured in a Perry County fire last night.

PERRY COUNTY, Ohio a ' Southern Perry County Water District has issued a boil order for all customers located on Main Street and Township Road 257.

Mon, Jun 08, 2009. 05:38 PM The State Fire Marshal's Office has ruled the cause of a fatal vehicle fire in Perry County last month as undetermined.