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Daily editionWednesday, October 28th, 2026

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Here’s your local news at a glance for Wednesday, the 28th of October.

Community

  1. HelpLine will hold its 8th Annual Guardians for Good Awards Celebration on Tuesday, Dec. 1 from noon to 1:30 p.m. at Ohio Wesleyan University's Hamilton-Williams Campus Center to mark Connections' 30th anniversary; tickets are $50 per person + registration closes Wednesday, Nov. 11.

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Civic

  1. Berkshire Township trustees voted unanimously on Oct. 12 to withdraw from the Eastern Delaware County Joint Recreation District, pausing plans for a community center of about 90,000 to 100,000 sqft that had been headed for a May 2027 ballot and prompting a JRD meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29 at Sunbury Town Hall.

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Culture

  1. Ohio Wesleyan announced its November public events with most admission free, featuring the fall play Oct. 29-31 and 2 p.m. Nov. 1 on the Main Stage at Chappelear Drama Center, Friday skywatches Nov. 6, 13, and 20 at Perkins Observatory, plus concerts, dance performances, and Ross Art Museum exhibitions running now through Dec. 18.

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Government

  1. City Council approved a 252-unit Flats at Boulder Park multi-family project on Monday for Donovan Farms' southeast subarea near South Houk Road, with seven three-story buildings accessed from Ridgerock Drive and landscaping planned to buffer new single-family homes (resolution passed 4-2).

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Sports

  1. Big Walnut won the Division II district boys cross country title Saturday in Hilliard as Ethan Shultz finished second in 15:19, Frank Evener placed fifth in 15:57 and Jalen Jones finished in 16:24, giving the Golden Eagles 46 points to edge Watterson by eight and send Buckeye Valley to regionals in sixth.

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  2. Olentangy Liberty beat Olentangy Orange 21-15 in Lewis Center to reclaim the OCC-Central title; quarterback Alex Leonard had a hand in all three touchdowns, and No. 4 Liberty earned a first-round playoff bye and will host the winner of Olentangy Berlin vs. Westerville Central next Friday.

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  3. Ohio Wesleyan beat Oberlin 70-7 Saturday at Austin E. Knowlton Stadium after big plays including a 97-yard kickoff return and a 98-yard interception return, and the Bishops will host Wabash on Saturday, Oct. 31 at 2 p.m. at Selby Stadium.

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  4. The Ohio high school football regular season ended this past weekend, with Liberty clinching a share of the OCC Central Division title after beating Orange and Berlin winning the OCC Cardinal Division over Olentangy (playoffs start next week).

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