Westerville, Ohio

• Gahanna Couple Indicted On Federal Fraud Charges
  

  A Gahanna couple is indicted on 47 counts and is accused of defrauding more than 50 people out of more than $25 million.

• Girls cross country team eyes CCL title
  

  Leah Clarke of the DeSales girls volleyball team passes the ball as teammate Tyler Craig looks on during a match last season.

• Football fever
  

  Davon Reed of Central tries to elude a trio of Big Walnut defenders during the visiting Warhawksa 28-26 loss in the opener last Friday.

• Engagements Ridgway, Hammer plan wedding Wright, Kneisel to wed Saturday
  

  Katherine Ridgway, daughter of Judith and Richard Ridgway of Westerville, and Michael Hammer, son of Kerry and Kathleen Hammer of Troy, Mich., will exchange wedding vows in a Sept.

• Fairgrounds turning to solar power
  

  Something new may soon be placed on top of the sheep barn at the Clark County Fairgrounds.

• Churches join for outreach ministry
  

  Two United Methodist churches, one in the Northland area and the other in Westerville, will be working together to keep alive an outreach ministry to Hispanic, Latino and Brazilian members of the community.

• SWACO To Hold Hazardous Waste Drop Off
  

  SWACO will hold a Household Hazardous Waste mobile collection Saturday September 4th.

• Smart meters up for final vote
  

  Westerville City Council will vote on whether to fund an overhaul of the city's electric metering system when members return from summer break Sept.

• Movie Review | The Last Exorcism: Weak finish removes spirit from truly scary story
  

  Directed by Daniel Stamm. Written by Huck Botko and Andrew Gurland. Photographed by Zoltan Honti.

• 3 great activities for Columbus working parents with young children
  

  Many working parents rush home from work every day, refuse to check email until after bedtime and spend every waking weekend moment with their kids but still have a vague sense of guilt about not getting enough quality time with the little ones.

• What are you doing 5 years after Hurricane Katrina?
  

  Erika Putinsky arrived in Mississippi a few weeks after Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast.

• Kasich says 3-C plan 'dead' if he's governor, as Ohio applies...
  

  In the question and answer period following yesterday's announcement by John Kasich and running mate Ohio Auditor Mary Taylor that they will reduce and reform regulations in Ohio as part of their effort to be a help not a hindrance to business looking to grow and expand in Ohio, Kasich, who hopes to unseat incumbent Democratic Gov.

• Raisin Rack now carrying Glow Gluten-Free cookies
  

  Glow Gluten-Free cookies are some of the best packaged gluten-free cookies on the market and they can now be found right here in Columbus! A Raisin Rack on Schrock Rd.

• Team growing in popularity, skill
  

  Members of the Westerville Special Olympics volleyball team are Bill Johnson, Andy Arnold, Stephanie Finney, Erin Moore, Josh Rockwood, Renee Wilke, partner Marinda Roderick, partner/assistant coach Cindy Bowser, partner Sean Moore, coach Kathy Ullom, Andrea Kontras and Corey Bowser.

• Wessie Fest to showcase Otterbein Lake
  

  Those who work to improve Otterbein Lake will be highlighting the often-overlooked lake during the fifth annual Wessie Fest this Saturday.

• Dogs to parade through Uptown Westerville
  

  This month's Fourth Friday celebration will turn Uptown Westerville into doggie heaven.

• Women's clothing resale store opens in Westerville
  

  Once Upon a Child has taken its popular clothes-resale concept and opened a women's clothing store in Westerville.

• Westerville police reports
  

  4 and 1 p.m. Aug. 17. a Vandals caused $250 worth of damage to bathroom stalls at Hoff Woods Park, 556 McCorkle Blvd., after scratching words and pictures into the paint between 4 p.m. Aug.

• Millions For Ohio Schools
  

  As thousands of students head back to school, millions of dollars are headed toward a schoolroom near you.

City Description

Westerville, once known as "The Dry Capital of the World", is a city in Franklin and Delaware counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 35,318 as of the 2000 census, making Westerville then the largest suburb of Columbus. Westerville's population is estimated to have risen slightly to 35,739 as of July 1, 2007. The city is located at 40°7′25″N 82°55′17″W / 40.12361°N 82.92139°W / 40.12361; -82.92139 (40.123496, -82.921432). The land that is today Westerville was first settled around 1810. In 1818, Matthew, Peter, and William Westervelt, settlers of Dutch extraction, migrated to the area from New York. Matthew Westervelt donated land for the construction of a Methodist church in 1836, and the settlement was subsequently named in the family’s honor. In 1839, the Blendon Young Men’s Seminary was chartered in Westerville; Matthew Westervelt was one of its first trustees. The Church of the United Brethren in Christ bought the seminary in 1846, and the next year the seminary was reformed, and renamed Otterbein University after the church’s founder Philip William Otterbein. It continues today in Westerville as the private Otterbein College. Westerville was platted by 1856,

City Contained By:

• Franklin County
• Ohio

City Contains:

• Alkire House
• Temperance Row Historic District
• Benjamin Hanby House

Adjoining Cities:

• Westerville

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