By Linda Dillman Staff Writer Messenger photo by Linda Dillman Hamilton Township High School freshman Erynn Whitmer, and her dog, Hudson, visit Lock 30 on the old Ohio and Erie Canal in Locke Meadow ...

New development may be coming to West Jefferson. West Jefferson Properties LLC is seeking rezoning for 21 acres along U.S. Route 40 that connect the east and west of the village to downtown. If the ...

Messenger photos by Dedra Cordle The residents of the westside had been waiting for this moment for more than a year: Around 9 a.m. on June 26, the sights and sounds of marching bands, fire engines, ...

A letter to our loyal readers and advertisers: After 50 years of providing solid local journalism providing news stories, features, and photographs to our readers and communities, as well as being a ...

National Nutrition Month is celebrated every year in March. For 2024, the Madison County Local Food Council will celebrate by holding a donation campaign. Donations will be distributed to food ...

By Dedra Cordle Staff Writer The Columbus Recreation and Parks Department has been awarded a state grant to establish a new nature preserve on the westside. The Ohio Public Works Commission has ...

By Rick Palsgrove, Groveport editor It’s winter, so I thought it would be cool to write about ice. I can recall from the days of my youth when older adults referred to the electric refrigerator as the ...

Canal Winchester and South - Covering Canal Winchester and entire Canal Winchester School District. Covering all of Obetz and Hamilton Township Groveport - Covering Groveport and the entire Groveport ...

By Rick Palsgrove Groveport Editor Reliable Healthcare Solutions is relocating its center of operations and distribution operations from Jacksonville, Fla., to Groveport. The company will bring 106 ...

By Rick Palsgrove Managing Editor Canal Winchester’s Winchester Boulevard improvements project will go out for bid in March. “It is currently estimated at $2.7 million construction cost,” said Canal ...

London Correctional Institution celebrated its 100th anniversary on Oct. 7 with a ceremony, speeches, memorabilia display, refreshments, and unveiling of a memorial to past employees. Government ...

The Healthy Kids Running Series, a national non-profit organization that introduces children to the sport through events that encourage both confidence and self-esteem, is set to launch the inaugural ...