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Kelly McFarland Stratman, chief of staff and interim co-CEO for the Washington, D.C.-based League of Women Voters of the United States, will provide the keynote address May 11 at Ohio Wesleyan University’s 180th commencement ceremony.

Warren W. Hyer, the executive director of the Central Ohio Symphony, is retiring effective July 31 after 33 years in that role.

The Delaware County Historical Society (DCHS) announces a program in the Cultural Communities series, titled “Black Communities in Delaware County Before 1860.” Scheduled for Thursday, April 18, at the Barn at Stratford (2690 Stratford Road, Delaware), the program will begin at 7 p.m. The doors will open at 6:30 p.m.

COhatch’s plans to construct a building in downtown Powell are progressing after the Powell Planning and Zoning Commission approved a final development plan for the proposal during its meeting on Wednesday.

The Delaware County Board of Commissioners had four sessions in January, and here’s a quick recap of the meetings.

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The Delaware Community Chorus (DCC) will present its annual spring performance on Sunday, April 28, at 3 p.m. “Harmonies from Broadway to the Heartland” will feature Broadway favorites and tunes from the American canon, as well as a performance from the Delaware Youth Chorale.

SUNBURY — The city’s Services Committee goes over a variety of issues at its meetings. Here’s a roundup of recent meetings going back to last summer.

Public policy analyst and diplomat Ryan Hass of the Brookings Institute will discuss “Are the U.S. and China Destined for War?” in a free presentation at Ohio Wesleyan University.

A church technology revolution is under way, and church leaders who embrace this new age with creativity and wisdom are seeing their congregations thrive.