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1. How Columbus residents can get free help cleaning up storm damage (dispatch.com) — If recent storms left your Columbus property with downed trees or damage, the city and volunteer group Team Rubicon are offering free cleanup help across neighborhoods. Residents are urged to call 311, which is handling record requests, while crews tackle dozens of jobs after severe flooding and water rescues around central Ohio.
2. New Zoning Changes Covering Nearly Half of City Unveiled (columbusunderground.com) — Columbus officials have unveiled a sweeping new zoning proposal that could allow up to 119,000 additional homes across about 40% of the city, including key corridors, industrial areas, and major employment campuses. Residents can weigh in during a 60-day public comment period starting August 25, with meetings, an online survey, and in-person review at the Zone In Gallery downtown.
3. Columbus man wanted for strangulation arrested outside Red Roof Inn in Middleburg Heights (cleveland.com) — Columbus residents are at the center of a recent incident where a 26-year-old man wanted on a strangulation warrant was arrested after a dispute at a Middleburg Heights hotel. A Columbus woman who knew him reported her Jeep stolen and later alleged an assault during their drive from Columbus, with troopers advised to review that claim.
4. Ohio man sentenced for federal drug crime in West Virginia (wvnstv.com) — A Columbus man has been sentenced in federal court to 10 years in prison for distributing methamphetamine tied to cartel sources in the Parkersburg, West Virginia area. Columbus police assisted alongside West Virginia agencies, and the defendant faces immigration proceedings after completing his sentence and supervised release.
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