Westerville News

A central Ohio day care worker sprinkled drugs on snacks to get children in her day care to sleep during the day, according to police charges filed Monday that the woman adamantly denies as a misunderstood joke.

A Westerville woman is charged with six counts of child endangering after police say she drugged the pancakes she fed children at her daycare center.

A Westerville woman is charged with six counts of child endangering after alleged activities that occurred at her home day care facility.

One bill would make a U.S. military veteran's service count for something when he or she is trying to get an occupational license for a job as a civilian.

The Arts Partnership invites you to uncork some fun at the fifth annual Reineke Family Dealership's Riverside Wine Festival, Saturday, June 22 from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Riverside Park.

Otterbein Summer Theatre will present Boeing Boeing at 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, 8 p.m. June 20, 2 and 8 p.m. June 21, 8 p.m. June 22 and 8 p.m. June 27-29 at Cowan Hall's Fritsche Theatre, 30 S. Grove St., Westerville.

A prosecutor said Todd Smith might face less than 10 years in prison if he provides "substantial" information of crimes committed by others.

Gary Geschke, a Westerville City School District bus driver, carries a mannequin from a bus as OhioHealth exercise physiologist Denise Augsburger directs him.

An Atlanta jury has awarded $500,000 against a Westerville, Ohio-based warehouse and distribution company for failing to promote a female to a supervisory position, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced today.

Hope you weren't driving when you heard former Columbus school-board President Stephanie Hightower on the public-radio talk show All Sides with Ann Fisher yesterday - you might have veered off the road.

Sunbury Farmers' Market, 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays through Oct. 19, on Sunbury Square.

Drug Recognition Experts have been on patrol in parts of central Ohio in an attempt to spot more drivers under the influence of drugs.

By Natalie Knoth After being named an honorable mention Bicycle Friendly Community, Troy officials are looking to boost the rating through a newly established city committee, the Mayor's Committee for Cycling.

I would wade through the creek that ran through the woods, hoping to catch frogs or, if I was lucky, the occasional unwary snake.

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The National Ground Water Research and Educational Foundation's 2014 McEllhiney Distinguished Lecturer Carlos Molano, PE, will present "Groundwater Spreadsheets: Efficient and Practical Resource for Solving Simple and Complex Flow, Pollution, and Environmental Problems."

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Okotoks Dawgs pitcher Dominic Porretta has established a friendship with autistic Ryan Trubee, in Westerville, Ohio and has done considerable charitable work.

Zoup offers soups, salads and sandwiches, but its main selling point is a daily selection of 12 soups.

The Columbus Division of Fire announces on Tuesday that a north Columbus strip mall fire has been ruled an arson.