Canal Winchester News

BLOOM TOWNSHIP -- Investigation continues into the death of a 15-year-old Canal Winchester girl who was struck by a vehicle while riding a horse Friday evening.

A 15-year-old Ohio girl has died after the horse she was riding was involved in a collision with a car.

A 15-year-old girl died Friday night after the horse she was riding ran into traffic.

CANAL WINCHESTER -- The district is seeking parent input regarding the instructional program of Canal Winchester Schools.

The best of the best in high school cross country take off Saturday at Scioto Downs as the state meet unfolds.

CANAL WINCHESTER at LOGAN When : 7:30 p.m. Friday Last meeting: First meeting Canal Winchester to date: Defeated Bexley 43-0; def.

The Canal Winchester Planning and Zoning Commission has agreed to recommend to council that seven homes on West Mound and West Oak streets be rezoned.

It has taken a while, but Halloween is coming into its own once again. This should not be all that surprising because the "celebration," such as it is, has had its ups and downs over the past several hundred years.

Despite concerns over traffic, the Canal Winchester Planning and Zoning Commission voted 4-2 to grant a conditional use permit for a Firestone Complete Auto Care Center at the former Sky Bank site, 6574 Winchester Blvd.

Stephen Evers of the Indians kicks the ball downfield as Watterson defender Derek Hesse closes in.

CANAL WINCHESTER -- Representatives from Ohio University will be at the Frances Steube Community Center, 22 Trine St., this evening to gauge community interest in a satellite college program in Canal Winchester.

Supporters of Issue 2 gathered at Ohio State University on Oct. 14 to rally behind the proposed constitutional amendment, which would create a board to examine standards for how farmers treat livestock.

A man who robbed several central Ohio check-cashing businesses earlier this year was sentenced Monday to 59 years in prison.

Canal Winchester Village Council members have pledged not to accept the 25 percent raises they voted to give themselves this summer, after the mayor said he wouldn't take a raise.

The Fairfield County Commissioners plan to vote on a proposed 0.25 percent sales-tax increase at a special meeting today at 1:30 p.m. Commissioners Judy Shupe, Jon Myers and Mike Kiger, all Republicans, still are considering whether to impose a temporary or a permanent increase.

Postseason success is expected of the Canal Winchester High School boys and girls cross country teams.

Tyler Thompson of the Indians catches a pass as Hamilton Township's Tommy Welch closes in last Friday.

FAIRFIELD COUNTY -- No residents spoke in opposition of a proposed sales tax increase at a sparsely attended public hearing for the issue Monday night.

Two residents came to a public hearing tonight to support a proposal by the Fairfield County commissioners to raise the sales tax by a quarter-percentage point.

School district voters will choose three candidates in November to fill three seats on the Canal Winchester Board of Education.