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Youth Leadership Summit

McGrady: City, schools would share cost

Reynoldsburg City Councilman Cornelius McGrady III proposed last week that $4,900 be added to the parks and recreation department budget to cover Reynoldsburg's share of paying for a Youth Leadership Summit.

Registration still open for spots in Camp Adventure program

Parents still have a couple of weeks to register children for Camp Adventure, a new summer program for Reynoldsburg children that includes ventures into academics, athletics and art.

Police beat

Reynoldsburg: Presidential pardon not in officer's purview

A Reynoldsburg policeman had to explain to a driver May 9 that he could not grant a presidential pardon.

Middle school will open monthly market

A produce market offering fresh vegetables, fruits, bakery and dairy items for Reynoldsburg families in need will begin operating on a monthly basis this month at Hannah Ashton Middle School, 1482 Jackson St.

May 22 balloon release

Ceremony will focus on children still missing

More than 800 helium balloons, each personalized with the name of a missing child, will be set adrift over Reynoldsburg May 22 in an early observance of National Missing Children's Day.

Faith, family help Brooks fight leukemia

Reynoldsburg resident Jada Brooks gathered her five children around her hospital bed on Mother's Day instead of around her kitchen table.

Etna Township

JEDD could help fund Route 310 roadwork

Etna Township trustees want to establish a Joint Economic Development District on land north and south of Interstate 70 to help fund improvements to state Route 310 and local infrastructure.

City seeks grant for community resource officer

Reynoldsburg City Council this week authorized the chief of police to apply for a grant that could fund a community resource officer and approved a transfer of funds to hire a part-time employee at the senior center.

Group's founder hopes to motivate fellow amputees

Dozens of people joined the ranks of amputees April 15 when first one and then another terrorist bomb exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon.

Felony OVI charge filed after van hits house

A Reynoldsburg man with five prior OVI convictions was charged with felony OVI April 29 after the vehicle he was driving went off the road and crashed into a house on Rosehill Road.

Police beat

Reynoldsburg: Driver warned about displaying handgun

Reynoldsburg police were dispatched to Rosehill Road May 2 to investigate a complaint from a driver who said another motorist had been tailgating him and pulled out a handgun after the two exchanged words.

Tree pollen first wave of spring allergy assault

The spring allergy season is here -- and it's arrived early.

Band competition added to Franklin County Fair

Franklin County Fair organizers are accepting applications for the Battle of the Bands scheduled Monday, July 15.

Singing Buckeyes uphold barbershop tradition

For more than 60 years, a group of Columbus-area men have sought to keep a piece of Americana alive through four-part, harmonized singing.