Multiple downtown streets will close as Jazz & Rib Fest takes over the Scioto Mile July 24–26. Expect detours, tow zones and transit advice.

Genoa Church is mourning executive pastor Joseph "PJ" Stoll, 65, who died after a July 3 bike-path crash; members held a July 12 celebration-of-life to remember his ministry.

Ohio auditors declared Marion in fiscal emergency after years of incomplete audits and unreconciled ledgers; city leaders say services will continue during state assistance.

A new Ohio Agriculture Center will open at the Ohio State Fair July 29–Aug. 9 in Columbus, combining Taste of Ohio and agriculture exhibits into a multi‑purpose, climate‑controlled space. The exhibit hall and imAGine Ag installations aim to draw fairgoers and year‑round events.

A payroll database shows Westerville City Schools' top earners were district administrators, led by Superintendent Angie Hamberg at about $238,538 in 2025.

A person was shot on North 5th Street in Weinland Park and rushed to Grant Medical Center; the victim is stable and police are investigating.

New Albany signed off on a 243‑home, multiphased development by M/I Homes called Edgehill, advancing the project from review toward permitting. The community will include houses and townhomes near the Village Center.

A renovated Ohio Village offers a sneak-peek during the Ohio State Fair with new brick streets, a beer garden and a restored 1920s soda fountain.

A Cardinal Health warehouse south of Rickenbacker sold for $49M, another sign of strong investor demand for logistics space around Columbus's freight hub.

Columbus police say a task‑force stop on I‑70 last Thursday yielded roughly 47 kilograms of suspected narcotics and arrests were made.

614 Restaurant Week runs July 20 625 with three-course prix-fixe menus across 150+ Columbus spots and proceeds supporting Canine Companions.

Heavy storms will move through Columbus Tuesday with a Flood Watch for parts of the metro. Expect heavy rain, gusty winds and slower commutes this afternoon.

BLM scheduled a Sept. 15 lease sale that would offer roughly 2,840 acres in the Wayne National Forest. Conservation groups and neighbors say they’ll protest.