Six Jackson Middle School students complete Explorer program
The final day of the Jackson Township Division of Fire Explorer program March 5, 2016 included wearing 65-pound fire turnout gear and experiencing rescue training in a simulated smoke-filled room. The...
View ArticleDonate blood March 25, 2016 at Station 202
Every U.S. president since 1943 has designated March as Red Cross Month, and the American Red Cross honors those who donate blood and platelets, organize blood drives and volunteer in communities...
View ArticleFire personnel to host child safety seat check event April 5, 2016
Jackson Township Fire Division personnel will offer a complimentary child safety seat event from 10:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. April 5, 2016 at Station 202 at 3650 Hoover Road in Grove City, Ohio. Call (614)...
View ArticleJackson Township joins OhioCheckbook.com
The Jackson Township Board of Trustees is committed to a transparent and open government, and voted unanimously to partner with the Treasurer of Ohio to make Jackson Township’s financial data readily...
View ArticleFirefighters gather at Station 202 to celebrate Easter
Nearly a dozen firefighters attended an Easter sunrise service March 27, 2016 at Jackson Township Division of Fire Station 202 off Hoover Road in Grove City, Ohio. The fire division’s chaplain Jeff...
View ArticleCommunity Environmental Day: May 7, 2016
Residents of Jackson Township, the City of Grove City and Village of Urbancrest are encouraged to do spring cleaning to keep the area beautiful. Jackson Township partners with the City of Grove City,...
View ArticleOperation Medicine Drop: April 23, 2016 at Station 202
Medicine plays an important role in treating many conditions and diseases, but when it is expired or no longer needed it is very important to dispose of medication properly. Area residents are...
View ArticleTimely Zika information available
Centers for Disease Control officials project the Zika virus may affect the Franklin County area. Local public health and area hospital system personnel are working together to plan and prepare to...
View ArticleSophomores learn CPR with new training manikins
Chasity Thomas, a health teacher at Grove City High School, invited Jackson Township Division of Fire Inspector Indol Moore to educate her sophomore students about CPR. Moore spent most of the day...
View ArticleRex Blair new Jackson Township facilities manager
The Jackson Township Board of Trustees hired Rex Blair as the township’s new facilities manager. Blair, who started the job in May 2016, is a local real estate agent and has been a self-employed...
View ArticleFire hydrant flushing begins May 16, 2016
Jackson Township Fire Department personnel will begin their annual fire hydrant flushing program May 16, 2016. Firefighters will flush hydrants from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays until 2,300 fire...
View ArticleSign up for CPR with firefighter/paramedic Brad Mathias
Learn to save a life. Jackson Township Division of Fire firefighter/paramedic and American Heart Association-certified CPR instructor Brad Mathias will teach CPR from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. June 22, 2016 at...
View ArticleBorror Road to close June 13 for 90 days
The Franklin County Engineer has contracted with The Righter Co. to begin two bridge improvement projects along Borror Road starting with an approximate road closure of June 13, 2016 lasting through...
View ArticleNitrate drinking water advisory affects local residents
The Columbus Division of Water issued a nitrate water advisory effective June 30, 2016 to parts of Franklin County that are served by the Dublin Road Water Plant including the City of Grove City and...
View ArticleFirefighters, police officers to play ‘Buddy Ball’
Nearly 30 firefighters from the Jackson Township Division of Fire and police officers from the Grove City Division of Police are volunteering their time to team up with the Buddy Ball League of Grove...
View ArticleSouthern Grove public information meeting: 7 p.m. Aug. 2, 2016
The Jackson Township Board of Trustees has scheduled a public information meeting about proposed pedestrian and bicycle safety improvements in the Southern Grove subdivision off Orders Road for 7 p.m....
View ArticleTrustees, residents, city officials discuss Southern Grove bike path proposal
Chief Deputy Engineer Cornell Robertson from the Franklin County Engineer’s Office presented a bike path connectivity proposal for the Southern Grove subdivision located north of Orders Road and west...
View ArticleObserve simulated cardiac arrest response at EcoFest
Jackson Township paramedics are partnering with Mount Carmel Health Systems to demonstrate a simulated cardiac arrest response using a ZOLL AutoPulse resuscitation system and Laerdal Medical manikin at...
View ArticleFall cleanup set for Oct. 1, 2016
Jackson Township, the City of Grove City, Keep Grove City Beautiful and Local Waste Services are sponsoring Jackson Township’s Fall Cleanup and Household Hazardous Waste Collection Oct. 1, 2016 for...
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