Messenger photos by Dedra Cordle On Sept. 30, hundreds of nature lovers from across the region traveled to the Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park for Darby Creek Day, an annual event that celebrates the ...

Hamilton Township High School freshman Erynn Whitmer, and her dog, Hudson, visit Lock 30 on the old Ohio and Erie Canal in Locke Meadow Park in Lockbourne. The village of Lockbourne may be a small ...

Messenger photos by Dedra Cordle When Louis Ardit, seated in the center, woke up in the morning on July 5, he believed his day would be a quiet one with his family as they celebrated his 100th ...

It takes a village. Though the proverb has helped motivate communities for centuries, it’s one that Brione’ Prince holds close as he strives to set young children up for educational success in the ...

Messenger photos by Dedra Cordle The city of Grove City and the Southwest Franklin County Historical Society teamed up to transport hundreds of modern-day residents back to the 19th century for the ...

A long-planned project to build a new public safety complex on the westside is one step closer to becoming a reality. The Greater Hilltop Area Commission approved a rezoning request at its meeting ...

The Franklin Township fire chief said cuts will be coming after the failure of the fire levy. According to the Franklin County Board of Elections, more than 52 percent of voters rejected the levy ...

Following a week-long trial, John Paul Steckel, 37, of Franklin County was found guilty of four counts of aggravated murder for the shooting deaths of four Madison County residents in West Jefferson ...

Poet R. Nikolas Macioci of Groveport at work at his desk. R. Nikolas Macioci nearly flunked his one and only collegiate poetry course, but now he is a nationally recognized award-winning poet who has ...

Lt. Col. Perry Blackburn was one of the distinguished speakers at the 9-11 Remembrance Ceremony held at Motts Military Museum in Groveport on Sept. 11. Blackburn was part of the fifth special forces ...

A new member has been appointed to the South-Western City School District Board of Education. At a special meeting held on Dec. 12, the board announced that Galloway resident Camille Peterson had been ...

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