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This week, Big Walnut Local Schools shared a video which takes viewers on a trip through the inside of the new Big Walnut High School, under construction on land off of Kintner Avenue in Sunbury.
The building is adjacent to the new Prairie Run Elementary, which is now up and running. Both projects were made possible by voter approval of a bond issue in November 2017. At the time, the projected cost of the new high school facility was set at $87 million.
The new Big Walnut High School will occupy 325,000 square feet of space and will relieve overcrowding at the District’s current building. More…
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The Village of Sunbury is currently seeking bids for mowing services at three local locations.
The work will be undertaken at Sunbury Memorial Park, Sunbury Square, and the Administrative Building. Each has a projected 26 to 36 mows to take place during 2021.
Fertilizer and weed control work is also necessary.
Additional details, including what must be provided by the winning contractor as well as special provisions relating to areas such as funerals at the cemetery, etc. can be read here.
Bids are due by this coming Wednesday, and can be dropped off at 9 East Granville Street or mailed. Questions should be directed to Brad Gerwig, Street Superintendent, 740-965-2704.
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On Monday evening, the Village of Sunbury Planning & Zoning Commission has no specific decisions on its plate.
Instead, the published agenda states that the sole item of substantive business, other than the welcoming and swearing in of new Commission members, will be a presentation by representatives of the Donald R. Kenny Company’s Metro Development.
Metro Development LLC was developed 13 years ago to develop multifamily communities and extended stay projects. More…
The Big Walnut Area Historical Society has a virtual treat for its winter program.
The Society invites you to a virtual Walk Around Sunbury Square with Polly Horn. Horn conducts the tour which also does for Big Walnut Schools 3rd graders.
In 1975, as Children’s Director of Community Library, Horn, carrying an arm load of Sunbury photos – many from The Sunbury News — began walking 3rd graders from Harrison Street School around the square. Stopping at the different buildings, she told stories to the students of the building’s history through the years. More…
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BST&G Fire District has installed a Safe Haven Baby Box located on the east end of the fire station at 350 West Cherry Street in Sunbury. The Safe Haven Baby Box will be available to the public starting on Tuesday, January 5 after the Safe Haven Baby Box Community Unveiling Event at 3:00 PM. This is the 4th Safe Haven Baby Box available in Ohio and the 56th in the nation.
The Ohio Safe Haven Law allows people to surrender their unharmed newborn without fear of criminal prosecution. The Safe Haven Baby Box provides a last resort option to surrender an infant, eliminating the face to face interaction with emergency medical personnel and ensuring a safe surrender of a newborn infant. The Safe Haven Baby Box organization also staffs a 24-hour hotline (1-866-99BABY1) to give women the opportunity to talk to a trained professional as they consider safely surrendering their baby. The hotline has received over 5,000 calls from all states in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. More…
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The business community in the Sunbury area is putting its best foot forward this fall through the launch of a new and improved website for the Sunbury/Big Walnut Area Chamber of Commerce.
Visitors to the site will be greeted with a very different impression. Instead of the former site’s tight, compressed appearance, the new site is full screen and features bright colors and easy to find graphics.
In addition to how the new site looks, its contents are different as well. As a large banner says on the home page, “Take a Look Around. We Have Updated Our Website! We have added MANY new benefits for our Chamber members. Enjoy Exploring!” More…
There is an opening for the position of Sunbury Village Councilperson effective January 1, 2021. A seven-person council serves as the legislative authority of the Village.
Council meets the first, third and fifth Wednesdays of each month at 7:30 pm with additional committee meetings as assigned. The selected candidate would serve subject to all applicable laws until a successor is elected at the next November election in 2021. The position receives a stipend of $1900 per year, paid monthly.
Per ORC 731.12 all interested candidates MUST have resided in the corporate limits of the Village of Sunbury for a period of one year prior to their potential appointment and be an elector of the Village. More…
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The Village of Sunbury will be holding an open house for the purpose of seeking public comment on a proposed extension of the Ohio Fallen Heroes Trail.
The event will take place at 6:30 PM on Wednesday, September 23 on the first floor of the Town Hall at 51 East Cherry Street.
The proposal would continue an approximately 1000 foot segment of the trail from West Granville Street south through Old Orchard Park to the new high school. The trail connects the Community Library with the Fallen Heroes Memorial, dedicated in 2007. More…
Get “in the know” about the latest development proposals in Sunbury that have triggered the Village’s zoning process. Click on any of the links for details.
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As we begin this new year, 1808Delaware will be undergoing several changes as we move toward a full launch.
One new feature is the introduction of community-specific pages, each of which will now filter news for easy access by city, village, or area. This has been moved to our lower menu, which you can find on the red bar underneath our feature stories. More…
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On Wednesday evening, the Village of Sunbury Council will hold a public hearing on the rezoning application of Sunbury Plaza Limited Partnership for a zoning change on 9.805 acres it owns on Miller Drive, near the northwest corner of State Route 3C and US36/37, for a housing development.
The land in question is that left undeveloped behind the Inn at Walnut Creek. More…
On Saturday, Tractor Supply Company, the largest rural lifestyle retail chain in the United States, announced the opening of its 1,800th store by launching grand opening celebration at the new store in Berkshire Township, just west of Sunbury.
“It continues to be an exciting time for Tractor Supply as we celebrate the opening of our 1,800th store. For more than 80 years, Tractor Supply has worked to be the most dependable supplier of basic maintenance products to all those who live the rural lifestyle, and we look forward to serving our new customers in Berkshire Township, Ohio,” said Greg Sandfort, Tractor Supply’s Chief Executive Officer. More…