Reynoldsburg Top Stories

  • By PAUL VERNON/THISWEEKNEWS
    Allison Cook, 6, of Reynoldsburg, a member of Daisy Troop 2130, works on planting petunias outside the Municipal Building on East Main Street as part of the annual Plant Reynoldsburg event Saturday, May 11.

    Plant Reynoldsburg

  • Reynoldsburg resident Jada Hightower Brooks underwent a bone marrow transplant May 8 to treat the leukemia that was first diagnosed in 2007. With her are her husband, Larry, (center) and children Julian Hightower, Jordan Brooks, Justin Brooks, Cameron Brooks and Kennedy Brooks.

    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.

  • Slideshow: Tartan Day

    Pipers piping, drummers drumming, ladies dancing and beefy men tossing 300-pound cabers -- all are part of Reynoldsburg's Tartan Day.

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Top 10 central Ohio stories

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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Sports

  • Reynoldsburg Roundup

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    Reynoldsburg's Nick Hedrick looks up after Grove City's Drew Artrip slides into home plate safely during a game earlier this season. The Raiders baseball team was 11-16 overall after defeating 37th-seeded Delaware in its Division I district tournament opener May 13.

    Pitching, defense key squad's run

    Having a healthier lineup, along with better pitching and defense, proved to be a positive combination for the Reynoldsburg High School baseball team as it closed the regular season.

  • Reynoldsburg Roundup

    Sisters share passion on field

    Reynoldsburg High School senior Jessie Alianiello wasn't exactly jumping for joy when she found out a couple months ago that her younger sister, Kelley, would be graduating early.

  • Hartley Roundup

    Girls track team puts focus on state meet

    Senior Mallory McCormick and her teammates in the Hartley High School girls track and field program can erase a painful memory in a few weeks.

  • Reynoldsburg Roundup

    Baseball team 'turning around'

    The Reynoldsburg High School baseball team is doing its best to look on the bright side of its situation.

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Arts.Food.Fun

  • Fischer's Fab Five

    With Les Miserables being The Beat's favorite piece of musical theater, you can bet we saw the film this past winter. We BeatBlogged about it a couple of times, but since this piece is about the touring production, we'll leave the movie be.

  • Q&A

    Chris Trapper, with opener Jared Mahone, will be in concert Friday, May 17, at the McConnell Arts Center in Worthington. Tickets are $15, $20 for the concert plus a pre-show reception. Visit mcconnellarts.org.

    Songwriting a welcome outlet for former frontman

    Q&A with singer-songwriter Chris Trapper and a video feature on his opening act, local musician Jared Mahone.

  • Table Talk

    By JOSHUA A. BICKEL/THISWEEKNEWS
    Kitchen manager Tim Blanton (left), and owners Tia and Joe Stropkai pose for a portrait inside O'Nelly's Sports Pub and Grill in Lewis Center.

    Polaris-area pub commits to sports, solid food

    Joe and Tia Stropkai will open O’Nelly’s May 17 on South Old State Road.

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