The Walnut Boat Ramp at Hoover Reservoir has closed until spring 2026 for a major renovation that will add wider ADA-accessible docks, restore a long-missing second dock, improve parking and drop-off access, and reinforce the eroded shoreline, while in Uptown Westerville a rented box truck severely damaged Middlefield Bank’s low-clearance drive-through canopy—an all-too-familiar crash that comes just days after the city finalized its land-swap deal to redevelop the site.

In today’s WVLNEWS: The Walnut Boat Ramp at Hoover Reservoir has closed until spring 2026 for a major renovation that will add wider ADA-accessible docks, restore a long-missing second dock, improve parking and drop-off access, and reinforce the eroded shoreline, while in Uptown Westerville, a rented box truck severely damaged Middlefield Bank’s low-clearance drive-through canopy—an all-too-familiar crash that comes just days after the city finalized its land-swap deal to redevelop the site.