🗑️ Columbus and Ohio State team up to tackle student move-in waste. The partnership provides over two dozen collection locations for students moving in and out of off-campus housing from July 25 through August 11. Designated drop-off points will accept household trash, furniture, mattresses, and recyclables to prevent illegal dumping and unnecessary landfilling. The initiative aims to preserve landfill space while giving students convenient sustainability options for reuse and recycling. "This effort is a true community partnership," says Rochelle Toth from Ohio State, highlighting the collaborative approach to maintaining cleaner university neighborhoods.
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🧈 Ohio's butter cow gets a construction-themed makeover for 2025. The American Dairy Association Mideast unveiled a 2,000-pound butter sculpture featuring the iconic cow and calf wearing hard hats alongside three life-size butter construction workers. The display includes detailed elements like scaffolding, sawhorses, and safety cones—all sculpted entirely from butter. This year's "Pardon Our Dust" theme celebrates major renovations happening across the Ohio State Fair grounds, including in the historic Dairy Products Building where the butter cow resides.
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💰 Westerville schools seek 0.75% income tax on November ballot. The school board voted unanimously to place the tax measure that would generate $24.3 million annually to maintain staffing, class sizes, and academic programs. The tax would only apply to earned income like wages and salaries, not retirement income or Social Security. This comes after voters rejected a levy and bond issue last November, which led to 33 staff cuts and $4.8 million in operational reductions. School officials warn that without new revenue, more severe cuts to essential student programs and services will follow.
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