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🌱 How Sunbury’s new data center pause could affect your neighborhood

Coffee in hand, Sunbury? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Sunbury’s new data center pause could affect your neighborhood
  • Which Buckeyes once battled under the Friday night lights in Sunbury?
  • How an I-71 crash near the Sunbury Parkway shook a community

Also on today's calendar: Hustle For Habitat 5k Run Or Walk.

Today's riddle: What can go UP the chimney DOWN; but can't come down the chimney UP? 🤔 (Answer below!)


Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: A shower and t-storm; windy, with a high of 73 and low of 54 degrees.
  • Friday: Very warm with periods of sun, temps: high: 79, low: 61.
  • Saturday: A severe p.m. t-storm; windy, with a high of 72 and low of 39 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Sunbury council puts moratorium on data center development until 2027 (dispatch.com) — Sunbury City Council has halted new data center development through January 31, 2027, pausing rezoning, permits, and negotiations with developers. The move follows weeks of organized pushback from Sunbury residents over a proposed $2 billion Amazon data center campus and gives city leaders time to tighten rules to protect nearby homes and businesses.
   

• See photos of Ohio State football players from Columbus area (dispatch.com) — Several Ohio State football players with Columbus-area roots are highlighted in a photo gallery that includes key moments from games played in Sunbury at Big Walnut High School. Local fans can spot familiar fields and faces from Delaware County matchups that helped launch these athletes toward the Buckeyes. It’s a nostalgic look at how big-time college players started on nearby Friday nights.
   

• Delaware mourns couple, 1-year-old killed after semi hits pickup on I-71 (abc6onyourside.com) — A young family known for selling honey at the Delaware farmers market was killed in a crash on I-71 in the construction zone tied to the ODOT Sunbury Parkway project, a route many Sunbury drivers use. Friends, neighbors, and market organizers are mourning their loss, working to care for the family’s bees, and considering a memorial or fundraiser to honor their legacy this summer.
   


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🗓 Events Nearby

    Thursday April 16
  • Liberty Toddler Storytime
    Liberty Branch Library - Liberty Community Room A
    10:30 am
  • Orange Preschool Storytime
    Orange Branch Library - Orange Programming Room
    10:30 am
  • Ostrander Family Storytime
    Ostrander Branch Library - Ostrander Programming Room
    11:00 am
  • Orange Afternoon Book Club
    Orange Branch Library - Orange Community Room
    2:00 pm
  • The Art of Kirigami
    Ostrander Branch Library - Ostrander Programming Room
    6:00 pm
  • Delaware Family Storytime
    Delaware Branch Library - Delaware Community Room
    6:30 pm
  • Get Crafty! Open Craft Circle
    Liberty Branch Library - Liberty Community Room A
    7:00 pm
  • Friday April 17
  • Realities of Downsizing and Relocating
    SourcePoint , 800 Cheshire Rd , Delaware
    9:00 am
  • Pint-Sized Prom
    Liberty Branch Library - Liberty Community Room A
    10:00 am
  • Delaware Preschool Storytime
    Delaware Branch Library - Delaware Community Room
    10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Educational Service Center of Central Ohio posted a job opening for Tennis (Girls) - Assistant Coach in Sunbury. Apply here.
  • Johnston & Murphy posted a job opening for Part-Time Stock Associate in Sunbury. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Sunbury here.

🗞 Nearby News

Galena

  • Delaware County elections board member appeals removal from May primary (dispatch.com)

Westerville

  • Electric Power Planning and Storm Repairs Report (thewestervillenews.com)
  • Central Ohio schools adjust end-of-year schedules after excess snow days (nbc4i.com)
  • Multiple former Ohio State football stars could spend years in prison (pennlive.com)

Ok Sunbury! 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: UMBRELLA (Thank you JEANNE S. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Sunbury

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Sunbury

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.