Public Safety
Powell restaurant measles exposure extends symptom watch to Oct. 25
The Delaware Public Health District is investigating a possible measles exposure at Kraft House No. 5 in downtown Powell on Oct. 4 and is offering walk-in MMR vaccinations at its Delaware office while the 21-day monitoring window remains open.
Community
Powell's Liberty Branch library limits parking Sunday, Monday
The Liberty Branch library in Powell will restrict parking lot access Sunday, Oct. 18, and Monday, Oct. 19, for sealcoating and striping work, closing the drive-up window on Sunday and shifting entrance routes each day.
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Powell restaurant measles exposure extends symptom watch to Oct. 25
The Delaware Public Health District is investigating a possible measles exposure at Kraft House No. 5 in downtown Powell on Oct. 4 and is offering walk-in MMR vaccinations at its Delaware office while the 21-day monitoring window remains open.
Public Safety
Orange soccer coaches' leave letters cite conduct allegations
Personnel files first reported by ABC 6/FOX 28 show all four Olentangy Orange girls soccer coaches were placed on paid administrative leave within days of each other, while athletic director Andre Nash's file contains a prior written reprimand.
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E. Powell Road paving starts Tuesday in Orange Township
The Delaware County Engineer's Office began resurfacing E. Powell Road and Worthington Road on Friday, Oct. 9, with paving set to start Tuesday, Oct. 13, as part of the county's annual road program.
Public Safety
Delaware County tallies 87 felony DV, strangulation charges
Delaware County officials disclosed 50 felony strangulation and 37 felony domestic violence charges against adults as they recognized October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month at an Oct. 6 commissioners meeting.
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Orange, Braves face playoff-or-bust Week 9 games Friday
Olentangy Orange and the Olentangy Braves both sit outside the OHSAA Division I Region 3 playoff cutline entering Friday's Week 9 games, while Liberty hosts Hilliard Davidson on Senior Night with a top-five seed.
Sports
Olentangy Braves sit two spots outside OHSAA playoff cutline
The Olentangy Braves are 14th in the OHSAA Division I Region 3 ratings with two regular-season games left, needing wins and help to crack the 12-team playoff field.
Sports
Olentangy's Han shatters state golf record with 129
Olentangy junior Jodie Han won the OHSAA Division I girls state golf championship with a record-setting two-day 129, while Olentangy Berlin's Owen Heilmann finished tied for 18th in the boys field and Olentangy Orange placed third as a team.
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Liberty alum Carter Smith anchors Indiana's line against Ohio State
Powell native and Olentangy Liberty alum Carter Smith, a consensus All-American left tackle, starts for No. 5 Indiana when the defending national champions host No. 4 Ohio State on Saturday, Oct. 17.
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Brady Johnson is an Illinois native and an Augustana College journalism alumni. His prior experience includes a stint as a Newscast Producer for KWQC-TV6 News in Davenport, Iowa.
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