http://thisweeknews.com Olentangy RSS Feed - ThisWeek News Copyright © 2011 ThisWeek News Copyright © 2011 ThisWeek News http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/olentangy/news/2013/06/11/powell-loosens-purse-strings-for-more-road-repairs.html Powell officials say they'll expand the city's road repair plan for 2013 to get ahead of schedule. 2013 brett nuckles cavanaugh court funding more road repairs old pond lane powell officials resurface 3 roads road repair plan woods hollow lane http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/olentangy/news/2013/06/11/powell-loosens-purse-strings-for-more-road-repairs.html http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/olentangy/news/2013/06/11/new-shanahan-bleachers-highlight-summer-upgrades.html Capital-improvements projects will get underway this month at Olentangy schools now that students and teachers are gone for summer vacation. brett nuckles capital-improvements field turf hot-water tank hyatts middle indian springs liberty hs new new field turf new lockers olentangy schools orange hs projects shanahan bleachers summer vacation http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/olentangy/news/2013/06/11/new-shanahan-bleachers-highlight-summer-upgrades.html http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/olentangy/news/2013/06/11/its-a-wash.html by chris parker cancelled lollipops concert http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/olentangy/news/2013/06/11/its-a-wash.html http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/olentangy/news/2013/06/11/golf-village-expansion-splits-city-council.html Two Powell City Council members oppose a plan to expand the Golf Village subdivision because they fear a planned connector driveway will cause trouble. brett nuckles cause trouble city council connector driveway expansion splits golf village hickory rock dr subdivision http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/olentangy/news/2013/06/11/golf-village-expansion-splits-city-council.html http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/olentangy/news/2013/06/11/council-for-older-adults-says-thanks-via-pig-roast.html The Council for Older Adults of Delaware County will hold a pig roast this week to thank residents for their support. brett nuckles celebration classic car show coac council for june 14 levy passage live music of delaware county older adults pig roast pulled pork dinner http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/olentangy/news/2013/06/11/council-for-older-adults-says-thanks-via-pig-roast.html http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/olentangy/news/2013/06/11/birthday-girls-gifts-are-for-the-dogs.html For her 7th birthday, Lauren Nguyen didn't want a Barbie doll or a new bike. brett nuckles http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/olentangy/news/2013/06/11/birthday-girls-gifts-are-for-the-dogs.html http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/olentangy/news/2013/06/11/state-route-315-roadwork-township-takes-pre-emptive-strike-as-congestion-looms.html With major construction projects planned along state Route 315 this summer, traffic near Powell's central hub likely will be more congested than ever. brett nuckles http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/olentangy/news/2013/06/11/state-route-315-roadwork-township-takes-pre-emptive-strike-as-congestion-looms.html http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/olentangy/news/2013/06/11/police-beat-thieves-target-lewis-center-powell-vehicles.html Delaware County Sheriff's deputies responded to several reports of thefts from vehicles in recent weeks. http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/olentangy/news/2013/06/11/police-beat-thieves-target-lewis-center-powell-vehicles.html http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/olentangy/news/2013/06/11/a-walk-in-the-park-early-mornings-magic-spurs-sanguine-outlook-on-life.html Driving into work one perfect, sunny day, I listened to National Public Radio's Morning Edition, as I often do. At the end of this particular broadcast, a narrator was reading a poem by New Jersey writer Amiri Baraka: http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/olentangy/news/2013/06/11/a-walk-in-the-park-early-mornings-magic-spurs-sanguine-outlook-on-life.html http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/olentangy/news/2013/06/04/contentious-hotel-plan-shelved-but-developer-forges-ahead.html A plan to build an adult-themed hotel that met strong opposition from residents in Orange Township apparently has been scuttled for now, although developer John Kranjec has gone to court to try to revive the proposal. adult-themed hotel against chris betts common pleas court contentious delaware county developer development llc gone to court gooding boulevard john kranjec judge north orange plan shelved prosecutor's office revive the proposal tom farahay tom sheehan township w. duncan whitney west of u.s. route 23 zoning inspector http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/olentangy/news/2013/06/04/contentious-hotel-plan-shelved-but-developer-forges-ahead.html http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/olentangy/news/2013/06/04/resigning-firefighter-cites-attacks-on-department.html A Liberty Township firefighter resigned this week, citing political fallout and job instability, making him the third to do so in the past nine months. brett nuckles citing political fallout golf village job instability liberty township moving to marysville past nine months resigning firefighter steve hemmelgarn third to do updated zoning plan http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/olentangy/news/2013/06/04/resigning-firefighter-cites-attacks-on-department.html http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/olentangy/news/2013/06/04/two-summer-projects-will-cause-route-315-headaches.html State Route 315 through Delaware County is one of central Ohio's most scenic drives -- but this summer, lines of stopped traffic could dominate the scenery. $1.3 million afternoon brett nuckles carriage road closed for 60 days closed for 7 days construction projects dominates scenery first closure july morning notorious bottleneck odot orange road project manager rob riley roundabout route 315 route 750 rush-hours scenic drive state route 315 stopped traffic turn lanes two summer projects http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/olentangy/news/2013/06/04/two-summer-projects-will-cause-route-315-headaches.html http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/olentangy/news/2013/06/04/donated-ladder-truck-boosts-centers-fire-training-program.html Rescuing someone from a burning building takes practice. berkshire brett nuckles built in 1984 career center delaware area donated ladder truck fire-training program firefighter-training galena joint fire district old vehicle sunbury teens and adults training ground trenton http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/olentangy/news/2013/06/04/donated-ladder-truck-boosts-centers-fire-training-program.html http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/olentangy/news/2013/06/04/ducklings-scooped-from-sewer-doing-just-fine.html Some roadside emergencies call for a medical team or firefighters wielding the Jaws of Life. brett nuckles crossfit polaris firefighters jennifer clay kitty-litter scooper medical team ohio wildlife center pluck 11 ducklings polaris parkway roadside emergencies storm drain http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/olentangy/news/2013/06/04/ducklings-scooped-from-sewer-doing-just-fine.html http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/olentangy/news/2013/06/04/turf-fields-at-liberty-orange-reality-this-summer.html That's two out of three for backers of artificial turf in the Olentangy Local School District. $500k 100 percent artificial turf fields athletic boosters booster contributions brett nuckles funding deal high schools installing liberty loans orange private donations privately funded synthetic turf this summer http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/olentangy/news/2013/06/04/turf-fields-at-liberty-orange-reality-this-summer.html http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/olentangy/news/2013/06/04/professor-to-discuss-fast-food-at-historical-society.html David Hogan, professor of history at Heidelberg University, will discuss the history of the fast-food industry at 7 p.m. Monday, June 10, at the Powell Liberty Historical Society, Powell Road and Grace Drive. 7 p.m. monday david hogan heidelberg university history of fast-food june 10 professor of history http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/olentangy/news/2013/06/04/professor-to-discuss-fast-food-at-historical-society.html http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/olentangy/news/2013/06/04/ceremonies-marked-by-special-send-off.html When they graduate, Olentangy seniors are invited to choose a special teacher to shake their hand as they cross the stage. 1055 graduating seniors 2013 graduation 319 seniors 333 seniors 403 seniors amjad akif amy li as they brett nuckles choose a cross the stage dane sowers june 1 ohio expo center olentangy olentangy liberty olentangy orange olentangy seniors sneha rajendran special teacher to shake their hand two valedictorians valedictorian http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/olentangy/news/2013/06/04/ceremonies-marked-by-special-send-off.html http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/olentangy/news/2013/06/04/librarys-summertime-goal-keep-noses-in-books.html Delaware County librarians hope local kids and teens will "Dig into Reading" this summer. brett nuckles http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/olentangy/news/2013/06/04/librarys-summertime-goal-keep-noses-in-books.html http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/olentangy/news/2013/06/04/police-beat-more-than-140-pieces-of-jewelry-nabbed-from-business.html Numerous pieces of jewelry were stolen between noon and 3 p.m. May 26 from a business in the first block of North Liberty Street, Powell police said. http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/olentangy/news/2013/06/04/police-beat-more-than-140-pieces-of-jewelry-nabbed-from-business.html http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/olentangy/news/2013/06/04/no-changes-planned-after-sale-of-delaware-diaper-plant.html Workers at a diaper manufacturing plant in Delaware can rest easy after their company was acquired by a Canadian corporation late last month, officials say. brett nuckles http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/olentangy/news/2013/06/04/no-changes-planned-after-sale-of-delaware-diaper-plant.html