Bexley News

Fall foliage fantasia is almost past. It was a particularly fine season, and there were some surprises this year, especially pleasing peach-blush colors of sassafras and wonderful deep reds of pin and scarlet oaks, as well as seasonal needle yellowing on the inner needles of native and exotic pines.

Health issues prevented Bexley resident Jim Tornes from participating in his 50th marathon last weekend in New York City.

The Franklin County Board of Elections said results for some races may not be in until after midnight.

Oktubafest Capital University, COLLEGE AVENUE AT E. MAIN STREET, Bexley The final two concerts of a five-performance celebration of the tuba and euphonium will involve recitals by R. William Roesch and Tony Zilincik.

Ed Lentz writes a history column for ThisWeek. It has taken a while, but Halloween is coming into its own once again.

The Division I state tournament didn't start the way St. Charles Preparatory School golf coach Anthony Mampieri and his team had hoped.

Kyle Goodrich announced last week that he has stepped down as coach of the St. Charles Preparatory School swimming and diving team.

While two write-in candidates technically are running for Bexley city auditor on Tuesday, only one is interested in holding the office.

Howunique Blasingame, 4, looks at books during her pre-kindergarten class at Trevitt Elementary.

A modest man who chose a life under the radar, Hugo Ofverstrom spent 50 years painting the Bohuslan archipelago in Sweden.

The following is the Trick-or-Treat schedule for the various Franklin County communities.

Where people once bought groceries, now there are ghouls. Fanged fiends have replaced frozen foods.

St. Charles won its first Division I district golf championship Oct. 13 at Apple Valley.

If your mail seems like it's been arriving later this fall, you're not alone. Postal officials in the Columbus area plan to sort out glitches stemming from overburdened mail routes and other problems within the next two weeks, spokeswoman Kathy Lucas said.

After 20 years battling a disease that debilitated his body but not his mind and spirit, Bexley resident Marc Levison has died.

Chances are, you were an expert on your old neighborhood -- from the best restaurants to your favorite park.

Eight students at St. Charles Preparatory School are among approximately 16,000 semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program.

A world champion pizza-dough thrower will entertain Taste of Bexley participants and attendees during the Bexley Area Chamber of Commerce's inaugural event.

A house explosion rocks an east Columbus neighborhood. The home on Dale Avenue is destroyed after flames tore through the home.

The following is a list of Metropolitan Park District of Columbus and Franklin County programs for this week.