🚔 Schools Around Central Ohio Targeted By Bomb Threats

Plus: 🎢 The Amusement Park That Once Ruled C-Bus

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Chelsea Wiley
March 05, 2026

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Hello, Thursday! Chelsea, here.

Learning should feel steady and predictable. But for students across central Ohio on Wednesday, the school day shifted into lockdowns and police searches after bomb threats were reported at multiple campuses around the state. Authorities say no credible threats have been identified, even as the disruption forced classrooms, testing and normal routines to a halt.

🎨 Arts Funding Is Slipping Across The Midwest. Ohio Is One Of The Exceptions.
A new report shows public funding for the arts is declining nationwide. The good news? According to Arts Midwest, Ohio ranks in the top 10 for arts funding per resident, even as many states cut back.

🎢 Lost History Of Columbus: Olentangy Amusement Park
It’s hard to imagine now, but Columbus (specifically Clintonville) once had a 100-acre amusement park with a theater, zoo, Loop-the-Loop and more. Here’s a trip back to Olentangy Park and what’s left of it today.

Headlines 📰 

🗳️ A group called Our City, Our Say is pushing a petition to change how Columbus City Council members are elected, arguing that only voters who live in a district should choose that district’s representative. Right now council candidates must live in the district they represent but are elected by voters citywide, which organizers say can override the preferences of residents within the district itself. (NBC4)

🧾 A resignation letter set off months of scrutiny around Evolved Body Art, where former staff allege years of troubling workplace behavior tied to owner Nick Wolak. The shop says an outside investigation found no systemic abuse, but the fallout is still raising questions about accountability. (Matter News)

📚 Crime novelist and former Columbus Dispatch reporter Robin Yocum draws heavily from his Ohio River Valley upbringing. From his Galena home office, he’s turning memories of small towns, steel mills, and sports into gripping mystery novels. (Columbus Monthly)

🌧️ Weather: 65 with a 100% chance of rain.

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