Bexley News

Katrina Zidel still laughs when telling that story - more than six years after her identical twin sister, a wife and mother of two children, died at age 34.

Columbus is starting phase two of its record-setting street-resurfacing program, an installment that will redo 45 streets at a cost of $8.5 million throughout this summer.

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Bexley Mayor Ben Kessler said details of redevelopment plans for Bexley Square and Bexley City Hall would be revealed in a city meeting Tuesday.

Last Tuesday, Dean for Student Life Chris Colombo announced that Bexley Hall would be closed for up to three years for renovations, displacing all residents at the end of this semester.

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Leaders of cities in Franklin County that have taken a financial beating from state funding cuts, the estate-tax elimination and recession-fueled reductions in local tax collections say they can ill-afford another gut punch under the guise of tax uniformity.

There are many things I dislike about Bexley. For one, the radiators are always completely off when it's snowing and cold, and full-blast when it's warm out, so the temperature of my room is rarely comfortable.

Dr. James Metz stands in front of the building he tried to restore and use for his small business.

Performances of "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" are set for 8 p.m. May 2-4 and 3 p.m. May 5. Every student who has nervously stood before a crowd of onlookers at a spelling bee has his or her own quirky way of sounding out the words.

Columbus School for Girls , Prospective Parent Coffees, 10:30 a.m. May 8 and 9 in the Alumnae Living Room, 56 S. Columbia Ave., Bexley.

Bexley police confiscated a bag of marijuana after approaching a vehicle found in Jeffrey Park after hours, according to reports.

Bill Brown pulled up to the mausoleum in Green Lawn Cemetery and found it defiled.