Grove City News

After the passage of Issue 3 on the November ballot, I wrote an op ed article for the Columbus Dispatch about the importance of local control for the casino location in Columbus.

The Hilliard/Southwest club hockey team enjoyed its best season, reaching the semifinals of the Buckeye Cup state tournament for the first time.

Police reports said he was caught stealing Blu-Ray discs at about 1:30 p.m. by security employees at the Meijer off London-Groveport road.

The crash likely occurred late Monday or early yesterday but went undiscovered until daybreak.

South-Western school district superintendent Bill Wise said "the vast majority" of the school board's collective bargaining preparations will be done behind closed doors.

Grove City Town Center Inc. volunteers want to encourage property development and entice new businesses downtown this year.

A Grove City man has been charged with yesterday's robbery of the US Bank branch located inside the Giant Eagle store at 4780 W. Broad St.

The Ohio Association of Child Caring Agencies , a statewide association of private and public agencies that provide a wide array of services to children and families across the state, awarded State Representative Cheryl Grossman with a Certificate of Recognition for her valuable contributions to children and families throughout Ohio.

Miranda Gaitten of Grove City poses after completing her vault routine during the state gymnastics meet last Saturday at Hilliard Bradley.

Cody Culbertson of the Silver Knights looks to maneuver past Grandview's Oliver Rouch.

This year's Taste of Grove City event should prove even tastier than last year's. "We're making it even better this year," said Darlene Murphy, an organizer of the event.

Grove City Parks and Recreation will register teams for adult softball, cornhole and wiffleball through Wednesday, March 31.

The state's recent performance audit of South-Western City Schools makes it clear that the board of education faces a huge task in negotiating labor contracts with administrators, teachers and non-teaching staff.

RecSchool is registering new families for the 2010-2011 school year. Operated by the Grove City Parks and Recreation Department and licensed by the state of Ohio, the RecSchool preschool program is designed to support the developmental needs of pre-kindergarten children who are 3 years of age and older.

Gus Bailey of Grove City catches his breath as he checks the scoreboard after competing in the preliminaries of the 100-yard freestyle during the Division I state meet last Friday in Canton.

Miranda Gaitten of the Grove City High School gymnastics team will be making her second consecutive trip to the state meet, which will be held Friday and Saturday at Hilliard Bradley.

Ready's Josh Hall tangles with Eric Cassidy of Sandy Valley in a match at 112 pounds during the Division III district tournament last Friday at Heath.

Grove City Council on March 1 delayed a vote on an ordinance that would give $75,000 to the downtown business group Grove City Town Center Inc.

The woman tried to fill a fake prescription for Hydrocodone pills at 1:53 p.m. in the CVS on London-Groveport Road.

Richard Cordray lives in a 130-year-old brick farmhouse near Grove City, Ohio, just four miles from the modest home where he polished his jump shot growing up.