Gahanna News

Malik Roberts, 17, dumps a bucket of water during a competition between firefighters and Gahanna Lincoln High School students at Mifflin Township's Fire Station 131.

Laurie Jadwin, chairwoman of the Creekside Blues & Jazz Festival, said 400 volunteers usually work at the event that's celebrating its 15th anniversary June 14-16 in Gahanna.

The Ohio Supreme Court has agreed to review a case against the Ohio State University Medical Center clarifying the standard of care that the Ohio Patient's Bill of Rights provides patients in Ohio psychiatric institutions.

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George Tanchevski is set to open his second Local Cantina Mexican-style restaurant at Creekside as early as next month.

Afternoon Update, sent weekday afternoons, keeps you up to date with breaking news and updates from later in the day.

A magistrate's decision to put a former Gahanna-Lincoln High School student on probation for five months is a sign of a "changing climate" that takes school violence seriously, his attorney said yesterday.

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Following an outstanding District Contest showing in early March the VWHS Symphonic Band traveled to state finals this past Saturday, May 4. The band performed at Gahanna Lincoln High School for the event that is sponsored by the Ohio Music Education Association.

In Franklin County, voter turnout totaled 4.5 percent, by far the lowest in more than a decade and among the tiniest turnouts ever.

Otterbein University will stop requiring students involved in sexual-assault cases to sign confidentiality agreements, after student journalists discovered that the school was violating federal law.

The Ohio Herb Education Center in Gahanna, Ohio is offering a free, family-friendly festival on Saturday, May 11 where herb enthusiasts can come and celebrate the many contributions herbs make to our lives.

Authorities arrested a man early Wednesday morning after he allegedly drove the wrong way along I-270 through Gahanna.

Cuts to city services will be made and they'll be felt, Gahanna officials said last night after nearly 52 percent of Gahanna voters rejected a 1 percent increase to the city's income tax.

Polls were open at Licking Heights High School on Tuesday, and Superintendent Phil Wagner says security preparations were made far in advance.

Voters will weed out city council candidates in three Franklin County municipalities and decide a handful of tax and liquor issues during the primary election today.

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Local Republicans sipped bourbon and wine in a packed banquet room at the Athletic Club of Columbus as the polls closed on the 2011 local elections.

Terra State Community College honored many students at the second Student Recognition Banquet on April 24 at the college.

With Lancaster in the midst of a race for a conference championship, here's an updated list of standings in the Ohio Capital Conference-Ohio Division and who all of the teams have remaining on their schedule, to be updated daily through the rest of the season.