Valor Christian College

Harvest Preparatory School is a private school located in Canal Winchester, Ohio affiliated with the World Harvest Church and run by the church's founder, Pastor Rod Parsley.

World Harvest Church is a nondenominational evangelical megachurch pastored by Rod Parsley, based in Columbus, Ohio.

On April 20, 2021, Ma'Khia Bryant, a 16-year-old girl, was fatally shot by police officer Nicholas Reardon in southeast Columbus, Ohio. Released body camera and security camera footage show Bryant brandishing a knife and charging two women consecutively, leading up to the moment Officer Reardon fired four shots; Bryant was struck at least once. Bryant immediately collapsed and was unresponsive. Reardon and other officers on the scene administered first aid, and she was transported to the hospital in critical condition, where she was later pronounced dead. Reactions from the public included both support of the actions of the officer and protests against the killing. The case was investigated by state authorities and then referred to local authorities. The case went to a grand jury and on March 11, 2022, it declined to charge Reardon. Her shooting, which prevented her from stabbing another girl, was later deemed a justifiable homicide.

Brice is a village in Franklin County, Ohio, United States, on the southeast side of the Columbus metropolitan area. The population was 93 at the 2020 census. The majority of the village's revenues in 2019 and 2020 were in fines collected with traffic enforcement cameras. Ohio Auditor of State Keith Faber characterized the village as a "speed trap" with "no other reason for it to exist." The speed camera program was suspended in 2021.

Pickerington Ponds Metro Park is a metropolitan park in Pickerington and Columbus, Ohio, owned and operated by Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks. The park has 1,608 acres (651 ha) with several trails and five overlooks for bird and other wildlife watching. It is a State Nature Preserve, primarily focused on providing a habitat for various birds and contains many wetland areas. Pickerington Ponds is designated an Important Bird Area by Audubon Ohio. More than 260 species of birds have been seen here. The park is designated as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by The Audubon Society.

Blacklick Estates is a census-designated place (CDP) in Franklin County, Ohio, United States: partly in Madison Township and partly in Truro Township. As of the 2020 census the population was 8,990.

Independence High School is a public high school located at 5175 E. Refugee Road, Columbus, Ohio. It is a part of Columbus City Schools. The school colors are red, white and blue. The school nickname is the 76ers.

Madison Township is one of the seventeen townships of Franklin County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 25,945 people in the township.

Canal Winchester is a city in Fairfield and Franklin counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The city is one of the suburbs that make up the Columbus metropolitan area. The population was 9,107 at the 2020 census.

Blacklick Woods Metro Park is a metropolitan park in Reynoldsburg, Ohio, owned and operated by Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks. The park was established in 1948, the first park in the Metro Park system. It was named a National Natural Landmark in 1974.

OhioHealth Pickerington Methodist Hospital is a, 220,000-square-foot (20,000 m2), primary care hospital in Pickerington, Ohio. Pickerington Methodist is a member hospital of OhioHealth, a not-for-profit, faith-based healthcare system. It is located off Ohio State Route 256. Pickerington Methodist is the second ever full-service hospital to be built in Fairfield County, Ohio.As part of the OhioHealth system of hospitals, Pickerington Methodist includes services such as 24-hour emergency department, intensive care beds and private rooms, women's health services (including obstetrics), Heart and Vascular (Diagnostic and Interventional Cath Labs), Acute Stroke Program, and more.

David's Reformed Church is a historic Reformed church at 80 W. Columbus Street in Canal Winchester, Ohio. The Gothic Revival church building was constructed in 1881 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. The church is currently affiliated with the United Church of Christ.