http://thisweeknews.com West Side RSS Feed - ThisWeek News Copyright © 2011 ThisWeek News Copyright © 2011 ThisWeek News http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/west/news/2013/06/17/prairie-township-snyder-is-named-new-fire-chief.html With almost 30 years of experience in the fire business, Prairie Township hired from within in selecting a new fire chief. a new fire chief assistant carla smith chris snyder fire chief hired from within in selecting prairie township steve feustel succeeds http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/west/news/2013/06/17/prairie-township-snyder-is-named-new-fire-chief.html http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/west/news/2013/06/17/art-with-your-wine.html http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/west/news/2013/06/17/art-with-your-wine.html http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/west/news/2013/06/17/invention-convention-grandmas-garden-leads-to-top-prize.html Each spring, Lara Detrick helps her grandmother tend the flower garden in front of her grandmother's home. jennifer nesbitt http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/west/news/2013/06/17/invention-convention-grandmas-garden-leads-to-top-prize.html http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/west/news/2013/06/17/european-tour-starts-june-24-central-crossing-student-is-ambassador-of-music.html When Central Crossing High School junior Meryl Fowler participates in the upcoming Ohio Ambassadors of Music tour of Europe, she hopes to not only use her singing skills but give her French speaking abilities a rehearsal. alan froman http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/west/news/2013/06/17/european-tour-starts-june-24-central-crossing-student-is-ambassador-of-music.html http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/west/news/2013/06/17/city-mosquito-hunting-requires-help-from-residents.html Columbus Public Health officials are calling on residents to help control mosquitoes and fight the spread of the West Nile virus. gary seman jr. http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/west/news/2013/06/17/city-mosquito-hunting-requires-help-from-residents.html http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/west/news/2013/06/17/haus-und-garten-tour-pretour-offers-firsthand-look-at-featured-sites.html The German Village Society will take a big step back in time June 29, when it throws a Roaring '20s-era party at the German Village Meeting Haus. gary seman jr. http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/west/news/2013/06/17/haus-und-garten-tour-pretour-offers-firsthand-look-at-featured-sites.html http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/west/news/2013/06/17/new-players-theater-troupe-to-stage-rowdy-shakespeare-plays-at-mill-run.html The New Players Theater will kick off its third season Thursday, June 20, at the Mill Run Amphitheater, 3455 Mill Run Drive. kevin corvo http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/west/news/2013/06/17/new-players-theater-troupe-to-stage-rowdy-shakespeare-plays-at-mill-run.html http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/west/news/2013/06/17/untitled-story.html The South-Western City Schools Board of Education is accepting applications to fill a vacancy created after Jo Ellen Myers submitted her resignation Monday, June 10. http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/west/news/2013/06/17/untitled-story.html http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/west/news/2013/06/10/feustel-steps-down-as-prairie-township-fire-chief.html Fire Chief Steve Feustel retired June 6 after a nine-year career with the Prairie Township department. carla smith fire chief fire dept prairie township retired june 6 steve feustel http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/west/news/2013/06/10/feustel-steps-down-as-prairie-township-fire-chief.html http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/west/news/2013/06/10/pancreatic-cancer-action-network-familys-battles-lead-oliver-to-advocacy-post.html After losing three family members to pancreatic cancer, Jami Oliver is putting her all into fighting the disease that has a survival rate in the single digits. jennifer noblit http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/west/news/2013/06/10/pancreatic-cancer-action-network-familys-battles-lead-oliver-to-advocacy-post.html http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/west/news/2013/06/10/morpc-rankings-morse-cleveland-intersection-tops-danger-list.html Central Ohio roads are getting safer, but the most dangerous intersection in the area still logged 233 crashes over the past three years. jennifer noblit http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/west/news/2013/06/10/morpc-rankings-morse-cleveland-intersection-tops-danger-list.html http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/west/news/2013/06/10/red-white--boom-officials-ramp-up-security-efforts-post-boston-bombing.html Because of the Boston Marathon bombings, Red White & Boom! will have a beefed-up security detail. gary seman jr. http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/west/news/2013/06/10/red-white--boom-officials-ramp-up-security-efforts-post-boston-bombing.html http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/west/news/2013/06/10/southwest-public-libraries-reading-club-aims-to-avoid-summer-slide.html Southwest Public Libraries have the antidote to help youngsters avoid the "summer slide." alan froman http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/west/news/2013/06/10/southwest-public-libraries-reading-club-aims-to-avoid-summer-slide.html http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/west/news/2013/06/10/more-space-to-chill-this-year-at-zoombezi-bay.html New amenities greeted Zoombezi Bay's guests when the water park opened its gates for the season earlier this month. brett nuckles http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/west/news/2013/06/10/more-space-to-chill-this-year-at-zoombezi-bay.html http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/west/news/2013/06/10/district-breaks-ground-for-new-schools.html South-Western City Schools last week celebrated breaking ground on the construction of four new elementary schools -- Alton Hall, Harmon, Monterey and Prairie Norton elementary schools. alan froman http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/west/news/2013/06/10/district-breaks-ground-for-new-schools.html http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/west/news/2013/06/10/disaster-preparedness-injured-were-easy-to-recruit-for-major-exercise.html People were happy to be hurt -- for a worthwhile reason. kevin parks http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/west/news/2013/06/10/disaster-preparedness-injured-were-easy-to-recruit-for-major-exercise.html