Worthington News

COLUMBUS -- Large budget cuts to Ohio's adoption services will make it more difficult for the 3,000 children in need of a stable home to find suitable parents, advocates said.

On Tuesday, Ohio voters faced the fewest school levies in a general election since 2001, but the response from taxpayers was pretty much the same as in recent years.

For the second consecutive season, the Thomas Worthington High School field hockey team saw its season end with a loss to Columbus Academy.

Thomas Worthington High School girls cross country coach Andy Cox originally thought the Division I regional meet was going to be less challenging for his team after it was announced that four squads from the Northwest District would be added instead of four squads from the Southwest District.

Jake Szabo watches the final minutes of the Cardinals' loss. Brian Wilson, 7, holds a sign to cheer for his big brother, Tim, as the Wolves take the field.

Voters made decisions on some controversial issues and races Tuesday, including three state issues and several school issues.

Westland High School students, Jaclyn Barnhart, 15, left, and Chloe Evans, 15, celebrate the apparent victory of a South-Western school district levy after three defeats.

Levy supporters in Worthington and Westerville declared victory tonight as it appeared that both school issues had passed.

There is no shortage of hotly-contested issues on Tuesday's ballot. Voters are being asked to decide the fates of more than 20 school levy and bond issues, along with statewide issues pertaining to war bonds, livestock regulation and future of casinos in Ohio.

The Thomas Worthington High School girls water polo team capped its 25th-year anniversary by winning one of the biggest games in school history.

Because of injuries to two of its top three runners, Claire Graupmann and Amber McAlpine , the Thomas Worthington High School girls cross country team hasn't run to its potential this season.

Heading into its second-round game of the state qualifying tournament with Granville on Oct.

A fire erupts at a Worthington home, completely destroying the garage. The fire broke out at Cross Country Drive and Linworth Road when a resident was working on a car and electronics in the home's garage.

The Cardinals' Ryan McFarland heads the ball from Northland's Abdul Jolloh last Saturday.

Besides the school operating levy, voters in the Worthington school district will decide several races for councils and townships next Tuesday.

Worthington, Ohio While consumers are planning to spend more in the next 90 days than they did a year ago as they prepare to face the critical holiday spending season, a survey conducted by BigResearch found that shoppers still expect to restrict their gift purchasing to less than they did in 2007 prior to the recession.

A decision to not install a state-of-the-art crossing signal on Olentangy River Road left one council member seeing red on Monday night.

The city's immediate financial crisis and its long-term economic development are the most important issues that will face Worthington City Council in the next four years, said council candidate Dave Foust.

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

Allan Buller, former CEO and chairman of the board of Worthington Foods, will be keynote speaker at the Mayor's Interfaith Prayer Breakfast.