🌱 How Powell’s new OSU outpatient center could change your medical routine

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In today's newsletter:

• How Powell's new OSU outpatient center could change your medical routine

Also on today's calendar: Your Weight Matters Columbus and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 75 and low of 54 degrees.
• Wednesday: Cloudy and warm, temps: high: 78, low: 57.
• Thursday: An afternoon shower, with a high of 82 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Columbus hospitals are spending billions on buildings. See what's new in 2026 (kentucky.com) — Residents in Powell now have a major new option for care, with Ohio State's 208,000-square-foot Outpatient Care center on Sawmill Parkway opening in August and cancer services added in September. The story also highlights how other Columbus health systems are expanding into suburbs like Powell and renovating facilities across central Ohio, reflecting the region's rapid population growth and rising demand for medical services.
   

📸 Around Powell

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Powell

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 17
• Your Weight Matters Columbus →
  Columbus Airport Marriott, 1375 N Cassady Ave, Columbus
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday October 3
• Leeds Farms
  Chapman Elementary, 8450 Sawmill Road, Powell
  6:00 pm
Sunday October 4
• FLOW Stormwater Runoff 5K →
  Liberty Park, Powell
  9:00 am
• Adaptive Mountain Biking
  Alum Creek Phase 1 MTB Trail, 6002-, 6090 Lewis Center Rd, Gale
  9:30 am
Saturday October 10
• Squashcarver at Columbus Zoo and Aquarium - Boo at the Zoo →
  Powell OH
• Squashcarver at Columbus Zoo and Aquarium - Boo at the Zoo 2026 →
  Powell OH
Sunday October 11
• In Person: A Literacy Adventure →
  Liberty Branch Library, 7468 Steitz Road, Powell
  2:00 pm
Thursday October 15
• The Tim Farrel Band at Local Roots →
  Local Roots, 15 E Olentangy St, Powell
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• Squashcarver at Columbus Zoo and Aquarium - Boo at the Zoo 2026 →
  Powell OH
• Squashcarver at Columbus Zoo and Aquarium - Boo at the Zoo →
  Powell OH
Wednesday October 21
• Acoustic at Local Roots →
  Local Roots, 15 East Olentangy Street, Powell
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 24
• Squashcarver at Columbus Zoo and Aquarium - Boo at the Zoo 2026 →
  Powell OH
• Squashcarver at Columbus Zoo and Aquarium - Boo at the Zoo →
  Powell OH

📣 Powell Shout Outs!

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Genuinely curious: self check out lines at target.
  Is it clear and obvious how the lines flow? Does anyone know the social protocol on these? There are 2 self check out stations per lane and 3 lanes… (Nextdoor Smoky Ridge Estates)

• YMCA of Central Ohio posted a job opening for Fitness Attendant - Liberty YMCA in Powell. Apply here.
• Meijer posted a job opening for Dairy and Frozen Clerk in Dublin. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Powell here.

🗞 Nearby News

Dublin

• How do Ohio Indian Americans feel about Vivek Ramaswamy? (dispatch.com)
• Retail ATMs: 8 benefits to installing (atmmarketplace.com)
• Class of 2030 Pharmacy Candidates Cloaked for their Professional Journeys (acphs.edu)

Delaware

• Ghosts Take To The Streets In Delaware (1808delaware.com)

Ok Powell! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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