A head-on crash has left two people in the hospital Sunday night.
Two pick-up trucks hit head on around 4:30 PM on State Route 93 near Bristol Hill Road in Perry County. Captain Don Phillips with the New Lexington Fire Department says when they arrived on the scene everyone was out of the vehicles, but two people did need to be taken to the hospital.
"We had two patients, one is being transported by a squad the other one, the male subject, is being transported by med-...
High winds have knocked out power to some residents in our area.
American Electric Power is reporting that 614 customers in Muskingum County are without power, in Guernsey County 547 are without service and in Morgan County 503 lost power. A spokeswoman from AEP says crews are making repairs, but high winds that are still blowing through the area are still knocking out power and hampering repairs.
Guernsey-Muskingum Electric Cooperative reports...
Christmas spirit is alive and well in New Lexington.
About 300 people packed into the St. Rose Parish Community Center to take part in the Perry County Community Club's "25th Annual Toys for Tots Auction," and there were about 280 items for people to bid on.
"It's all thanks to the people of this great community of Perry County. The businesses and the individuals that give and donate to it really make this event worthwhile, " says Perry County Community Club...
State Route 37 in Perry County going into Junction City from New Lexington is closed at this time due to an accident. We'll bring you more information as it becomes available.
One man is dead after an early morning crash on State Route 188 near High Point Road.
The Lancaster Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol says Robert Banfill of Thurston drove off the right side of the road, struck a guardrail and overturned. Troopers say Banfill was not wearing his seatbelt and was pronounced dead at the scene. Troopers are still investigating the cause of the accident.
Thorn Township EMS and the Perry County Coroner both responded to the scene.
...
A Perry County woman is being held in the Southeastern Ohio Regional Jail on rape charges.
New Lexington Police arrested Terri Hiles Dupler on Saturday but at this time are not releasing any details in connection with the alleged incident.
Hiles Dupler appeared via video in Perry County Court Tuesday morning where her bond was set at $100,000 and she was ordered not to have contact with a juvenile under the age of 18.
Her preliminary hearing is...
Four people remain hospitalized Wednesday , one in critical condition, after a head-on crash on State Route 13 in Perry County.
According to the Lancaster Post of the State Highway Patrol, 18-year-old Aaron Murrey of New Lexington was driving on Jamestown Road around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday when he went through a stop sign and crashed head on into another vehicle heading west on State Route 13 driven by Tamara Searl of McConnelsville.
Searl and Murrey both had one passenger...
WHIZ-TV
WHIZscores
