Powell News

ZANESVILLE: John 'Jack' Farris, 76, of Zanesville, passed away at 10:40 p.m. Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at Willow haven Care Center, Zanesville.

Delaware General Health District confirmed the county's third case of H1N1 influenza Tuesday.

Dale Schmidt, chief operating officer at the zoo since fall, will be interim director.

A 13-year-old Powell boy has a confirmed case of Novel H1N1 Influenza. It is the first known case of the disease in Delaware County.

Here are some of the highlight and low points of this week: Thumbs up: To Henry Burke and all those who have worked so hard to remind us of our proud history as many people in our area helped slaves make their way to the north.

Police are searching for relatives of a newborn girl found abandoned Saturday outside a vacant East Side home.

Here's a quiz. Identify these suburbs by their slogans: A Pride Community City of Pride City of Respect It's Just Right I only know them because I looked them up on their Web sites.

Warrants were issued this week for two former Columbus Recreation and Parks workers accused of theft in office in two separate incidents.

After ignoring objections by the county prosecutor, Delaware County commissioners approved a $3.13 million contract to study whether they should build and operate a facility that would convert septic waste into fuel.

Detectives seized furniture, electronics, jewelry, luggage and other expensive items from the Powell home that Melanie and Phylip Chen shared before the couple were charged last year in an elaborate cancer hoax.

The Mineral County Board of Education can move forward with a drug testing program for students involved in extracurricular activities and those who drive to school following recent approval by the board.

A dog considered a survivor by many was reunited with her owners after she was missing for three weeks.

Here is A list of Columbus freebies, courtesy of Metromix and MomsLikeMe. Chick-fil-A Polaris: Free kids meal on Wednesday nights from 5 to 9 p.m. with the purchase of a combo meal.

MARION - The Delaware, Knox, Marion, Morrow Solid Waste District will recognize numerous curbside programs for their achievements in 2008 at an awards ceremony July 21.

An abandoned newborn boy will be placed with a foster family as authorities try to determine how he ended up alongside a busy road in Delaware County on Tuesday.

Get in on the Roller Coaster's thrill fun rides at, Jungle Jack's landing, located at 10101 Riverside drive, in Powell Ohio 43065.

Investigators are examining surveillance video from nearby businesses as they try to find the mother of a newborn left beside an Ohio road.

A newborn boy was found abandoned near a Meijer store along Rt. 23 near Powell early this afternoon.

Powell Police Officer Ben Boruchowitz collects newspapers from the driveway and checks the garage door as part of his house-checking duty on behalf of absent residents.

Kim Shearrow dyes tissues in Kool-Aid-colored water in her Powell studio. Scissor cuts and layered materials are employed in Silence by Judy Rush.