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  • Health care

    By LORRIE CECIL/THISWEEKNEWS
    U.S. Air Force veteran Bob Thurman speaks during a rally at Whitehall's John Bishop Park on May 20 to support Gov. John Kasich's plan to expand medicaid. Thurman is a trustee with the Franklin County Veterans Commission and is a member of the Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame. This was one of several rallies around the state today. Holding the sign behind Thurman is Deborah Steele with Universal Health Care Action Network of Ohio.

    Groups rally at Bishop Park to push Medicaid expansion

    About 35 people gathered May 20 at John Bishop Park for a rally to persuade state lawmakers to extend health care coverage to more low-income Ohioans.

  • By Deborah M. Dunlap/ThisWeekNEWS
    The Whitehall Board of Education recognized five new Permanent Art Scholars during its May 9 meeting. The students' framed creations will be on display in the administrative offices for the next year. Each scholar is chosen for his or her outstanding artwork and receives both a certificate and a bag of art supplies courtesy of Key Bank. Pictured are (from left) Jenna Ruiz, Etna Road Elementary School third-grader; Ariadna Luna, Rosemore Middle School seventh-grader; and Briana Visocky, Kae Avenue Elementary School first-grader. Standing with them is Key Bank representative Candy Scarberry. Not pictured are Beechwood Elementary School fifth-grader Cheyanne McNichols and Whitehall-Yearling High School senior Esmeralda Hernandez.

    Permanent Art Scholars

  • Proposed uniform municipal tax code

    By JOSHUA A. BICKEL/THISWEEKNEWS
    Whitehall Mayor Kim Maggard speaks during a press conference regarding opposition to Ohio House Bill 5 on May 9 at Columbus City Hall. The bill seeks to apply uniformity to the Ohio municipal income-tax code.

    Local mayors: HB 5 would take money from 'little guy'

    Several central Ohio mayors and city managers participated in a May 9 press conference at Columbus City Hall to voice their opposition to a proposed bill that would create a uniform municipal tax code statewide.

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Sports

  • Whitehall-Yearling Roundup

    LAURIE STEVENSON/THISWEEKSPORTS
    Whitehall catcher Delina Farnlacher of Whitehall tags out Hartley's Miranda Golden in a game earlier this season. Delina Farnlacher tied with her sister, Danielle Farnlacher, for the team lead in runs scored with 20.

    Kiflu breaks Reid's 800 school mark

    Whitehall-Yearling High School senior Abiel Kiflu entered the track and field season with his sights set on a program record that had stood since 1969.

  • Whitehall-Yearling Roundup

    Track teams ready for postseason

    The Whitehall-Yearling High School track and field teams hope to capitalize in the postseason on the competition they faced May 11 in the Hilliard Bradley Invitational.

  • Whitehall-Yearling Roundup

    Grassel valuable to tennis team

    When Ben White took over the Whitehall-Yearling High School boys tennis team before this season, he looked to senior Seth Grassel for leadership and guidance.

  • Whitehall-Yearling Roundup

    Turner impacting track team

    Whitehall-Yearling High School track and field coach Zach Wright calls senior Isaiah Turner one of his more dependable athletes, one he can count on in key situations.

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Arts.Food.Fun

  • By Submitted photo
    Radical Dads

    Fischer's Fab Five

    Dark Star Jubilee (including on-site video at Legend Valley Campgound), Alkaline Trio and more in the latest Fab Five.

  • Table Talk

    By CHRIS PARKER/THISWEEKNEWS
    The Plate at 29 S. High St. in New Albany offers "modern, healthy american comfort food," including seven signature pizzas such as the Margherita pizza. Executive chef Phillip Gulis said the Plate's mission is chef-driven, locally sourced, handmade dishes.

    New Albany restaurant’s populist pursuits include pizza

    The Plate specializes in simple, farm-to-fork cuisine.

  • By Submitted photo
    Lauren Mann and the Fairly Odd Folk

    'Little adventures' inspire Mann, eclectic band

    You make the decision to do music full time, like Lauren Mann did in 2008, and you're going to have to hit the road.

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