Sunbury Ohio

Does The Jessica Logan Act Go Far Enough?

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Centers for Disease Control reports that suicide is the third leading cause of death among young people, many times coming from bullying and public humiliation. The 2008 death of a Cincinnati teenager became the catalyst for an anti-bullying law that was signed recently. But not everyone thinks the Jessica Logan Act [...]

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Ohio Dominican program covers family business

Monday February 13, 2012 5:48 AM   The Conway Center for Family Business will offer a program on “Four Keys to Revitalizing Your Family Business” starting at 7:30 a.m. Thursday at Ohio Dominican University. The 90-minute program will review the roles of communication, work-life balance, trust and planning in family-business success. The event will take [...]

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Put lower deer harvest in perspective

By  Dave Golowenski For The Columbus Dispatch Sunday February 12, 2012 6:42 AM The considerable number of deer grazing among the corn stubble and empty lots around Sunbury doesn’t say much about the overall shape of Ohio deer hunting. Further, what last week’s clipped report from the Ohio Division of Wildlife did say raises questions. [...]

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Wildcat Weekly: Penn College wrestlers 3rd at tournament – Williamsport Sun

Competing Sunday in the Penn State University Athletic Conference/United States Collegiate Athletic Association wrestling championships, Pennsylvania College of Technology placed third as a team and crowned two individual champions. FLASHBACK: Wrestling Freshmen Derek Leiby, of Troy, in the 149-pound weight class, and Logan Gresock, of Wadsworth, Ohio, at 174, claimed titles in the nine-team tournament [...]

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Mona C. Crabtree

Mona C. Crabtree, 85, of Sunbury, Ohio and formerly of Braxton County, passed away Thursday morning, February 9, 2012 at Country View of Sunbury. Born on August 20, 1926 in Braxton County, to the late Clark and Zula (Holden) Sponaugle, she had formerly resided in Florida and Ohio. For 32 years, she worked with Packaging [...]

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Solid effort lifts Big Walnut boys past rival Pacers, 52-48

Playing sound, basic basketball … Big Walnut, making sound decisions with the basketball while controlling the defensive boards, avenged an early-season loss to Delaware Hayes with a 52-48 Ohio Capital Conference Capital Division victory over the Pacers Friday night in Sunbury. Eric Myers’ Golden Eagles, winning for the seventh time in their last eight outings, [...]

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Drunken man booted from Ohio Wesleyan frat arrested

A 22-year-old man was arrested for disorderly conduct while intoxicated at 10:24 p.m. Feb. 5 in the first block of Williams Drive. According to Delaware police reports, the man recently had been kicked out of a fraternity at Ohio Wesleyan University and became argumentative with other students and an OWU public safety officer. A resident [...]

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Education course key to motorcycle safety

MOUNT VERNON — Unusually warm weather last week has produced a sight that’s not common this time of year — motorcycles on the road. And although the normal riding season for motorcyclists remains a distant dream, the state of Ohio is already gearing up for spring. Beginning today, the Ohio Department of Public Safety’s Motorcycle [...]

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Residential trash fee to increase in Sunbury

By TOM SHEEHAN ThisWeek Community Newspapers Saturday February 4, 2012 6:58 PM Sunbury residents can expect to pay 2 percent more, or about 29 cents monthly per residence, for trash-hauling services beginning in April. Village administrator Dave Martin on Feb. 1 told village council members the village is opting to take a one-year contract extension [...]

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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Ohio (Feb. 3)

Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 — The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Ohio. *** Pioneer Hi-Bred International Assigned Patent for Soybean Variety XB31E09 ALEXAN . . . For more information about Targeted News Service and its NewsFocus products, such as the Federal Contract Awards, contact Myron Struck, Editor, Springfield, Va., [...]

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TID could fund Delaware County road projects

With the state budget languishing and the recent announcement that the Ohio Department of Transportation will delay projects because of budget constraints, municipalities have been charged with finding new ways to afford their roadway needs and wants. Some Delaware County, city and township leaders believe the creation of a Transportation Improvement District could be an [...]

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TID could fund Delaware County road projects

With the state budget languishing and the recent announcement that the Ohio Department of Transportation will delay projects because of budget constraints, municipalities have been charged with finding new ways to afford their roadway needs and wants. Some Delaware County, city and township leaders believe the creation of a Transportation Improvement District could be an [...]

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Stewart receives endorsement from veterans group

Posted: Thursday, February 2, 2012 11:35 am Stewart receives endorsement from veterans group MATT LUCAS, STAFF REPORTER Circleville Herald | 0 comments Brian Stewart received an endorsement for his race as Pickaway County Commissioner on Wednesday from Ohio Veterans United (OVU), a statewide political action committee. Stewart, who is a member of Ashville village council, is [...]

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‘Red’ Edwards presented with prestigious Ed Barker Award at annual OAT&CCC Banquet

Don “Red” Edwards, longtime track and field coach at Big Walnut High School, was honored with the “The Ed Barker Award” last Friday at The Ohio Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches (OATCCC) annual Hall of Fame Banquet held at the Hilton at Easton in Columbus. “I was very happy and surprised, it was [...]

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New district could provide needed boost for road projects

With the state budget languishing and the recent announcement that the Ohio Department of Transportation will delay projects because of budget constraints, municipalities have been charged with finding new ways to afford their roadway needs and wants. Some Delaware County, city and township leaders believe the creation of a Transportation Improvement District could be an [...]

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State-ranked Orange girls shut down BW, 46-25

The Pioneers came as advertised … Olentangy Orange, ranked seventh in this week’s Associated Press Division I girls basketball, shook off a slow start, a start that saw the Pioneers go 1-for-15 from the field, to double up on Big Walnut 46-25 in an Ohio Capital Conference Capital Division matchup Tuesday night in Sunbury. The [...]

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Golden Eagles net 48-36 Homecoming nod

The Golden Eagle defense is becoming a tough nut to crack. Big Walnut, limiting Watkins Memorial to only 7 second-half field goals while claiming a 12-5 edge on the Warriors’ offensive glass, celebrated Winter Homecoming Night with a 48-36 Ohio Capital Conference Capital Division victory over the visitors from Pataskala Friday night in Sunbury. The [...]

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Dog for hire sniffs out drug problems

<!–Saxotech Paragraph Count: 14–> Parents concerned about whether their children are using narcotics, businesses wanting to enforce their drug-free workplace policies, and schools that want to keep drugs out of their parking lots and classrooms now have a new place to turn for help. Frankfort native Brent Snyder has started Snyders K-9 Scent Detection, which [...]

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Population estimate puzzles Sunbury

By TOM SHEEHAN ThisWeek Community Newspapers Saturday January 21, 2012 10:07 PM Depending on who’s talking, Sunbury has either 4,591 or 4,389 residents. The difference, at least for the village’s dealings with a countywide agency, means about $211. A brief discussion on the matter unfolded at the Jan. 18 village council meeting when fiscal officer [...]

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