Latest Updates
- City mourns loss of ‘pioneer’ - 6:00 am updated: 8:32 am.
- OWU awards first round of grants - 6:00 am
- Fishing season underway in central Ohio - 6:00 am
- Legislation aims to level playing field - 6:01 am
- Proper tree location makes difference - 6:00 am
- Development continues despite pandemic - 4:36 pm updated: 4:38 pm.
- BUCKEYE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL - 6:00 am
- Rejuvenating city wetlands - 6:00 am
- Young author shares experiences - 6:00 am
- ODH: Over 100,000 in Delaware County vaccinated - 3:00 pm
- OWU exhibit set to debut - 6:00 am
- Terra Alta clubhouse coming soon - 6:00 am
- Johnson named university’s new HR director - 6:00 am
- Camp Canopy sponsorship available - 6:00 am
- BV board approves construction projects - 6:00 am
- Mayor: Levy is investment in city - 6:00 am
- Local quarry leaving no stone unturned - 6:00 am
- Students featured in art exhibit - 6:00 am
- Myers named chair of Berkshire Twp. Board of Trustees - 6:00 am
- Ohio Wesleyan student receives DEI Grant - 1:57 pm
- Experts share tree planting pointers - 6:00 am
NEWS

Development continues despite pandemic
POWELL — Delaware County is continuing to grow despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the three commissioners said Tuesday morning at the Columbus Zoo a...
April 20th, 2021 updated: April 20th, 2021. |

BUCKEYE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
FIRST QUARTERHONOR ROLL (All A’s)Abbigail Adams, Camden Allen, Hayden Allen, Saige Arnhold, Ashley Beatty, Neil Boyles, Nathan Brooks, Isabella ...

Rejuvenating city wetlands
In recognition of Earth Day 2021, which takes place Thursday, April 22, the City of Delaware Department of Public Utilities and Department of Parks an...

Young author shares experiences
An Ohio author spoke to Delaware Online Academy students Friday and used the story of getting his book published to encourage students to work hard an...

ODH: Over 100,000 in Delaware County vaccinated
The Ohio Department of Health’s Vaccination Dashboard said 102,798 Delaware County residents have started on the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine....

OWU exhibit set to debut
The uniqueness of their artwork and the extraordinary conditions under which it was created has inspired “Unprecedented,” this year’...
SPORTS

Late push sends Pacers past Braves, 11-9
After a back-and-fourth start in which neither team was able to build more than a one-goal cushion through three and a half quarters, the Delaware Hay...
April 16th, 2021 updated: April 16th, 2021. |

Soap Box Derby mania comes to Delaware
The 2021 Central Ohio Soap Box Derby season recently began with “Test Drive Fun Days” held on Derby Hill in Big Run Park in Columbus.Colum...

Big Walnut uses 18-hit attack to outlast Kilbourne
The Big Walnut softball team put together its best offensive showing of the season Wednesday, collecting 18 hits on the way to a 15-10 win over visiti...

Barons roll past Pacers, 16-3
The Buckeye Valley baseball team set the tone with a combined eight runs in the first two innings and broke things open with seven more in the fourth ...

Pioneers clip Braves in dual
The Olentangy Orange track and field teams added to their already strong starts to the season, knocking off visiting Olentangy in Monday’s dual ...
April 12th, 2021 updated: April 12th, 2021. |

Braves double up Bears, 6-3
The Olentangy baseball team plated a run in the fourth inning to break a 3-3 tie and added a little insurance with two more in the sixth on the way to...
LIFE

ODH: 11% of Ohioans are vaccinated against virus
The Ohio Department of Health is reporting more than 11% of Ohioans have received one dose of the coronavirus vaccine, with 4% receiving both shots. T...

DPHD reporting 81 deaths from COVID-19
Three people have died in Delaware County this week due to COVID-19, bringing the total to 81, the Delaware Public Health District announced Friday.Tw...

DPHD: Confirmed COVID-19 cases in county top 10,000
The Delaware Public Health District reported Monday afternoon 10,104 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the county, exceeding the 10,000 mark.Confirmed ca...

Seitzes to celebrate 65th anniversary
Robert E. and Joyce (Tuller) Seitz will celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary on Dec. 30. They were married at the Sunbury United Methodist Church ...

Carters celebrate 60th anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Carter are celebrating 60 years of marriage today. On Dec. 17, 1960, they eloped to a justice of the peace and later on had a church...
December 17th, 2020 updated: December 18th, 2020. |
Galena cancels tree lighting
GALENA — The Village of Galena has canceled its annual tree lighting ceremony previously scheduled for December 6.The following statement was is...
OPINION

Draco’s shape defies constellational conventions
During my mostly misspent youth, I had a brief but intense interest in chess. I was an indifferent competitor, however. I briefly achieved the rank of...

Longtime Stratford supporter will be missed
March did not go out like a lion at the Stratford Ecological Center on Liberty Road with temperatures on March 30 in the 60s and sunny, and on March 3...

Losing dear friends is never easy
I miss my friend Mary. We spoke by phone most weekday mornings between 5:45 and 6:15 for 20 years. She would already be at her church readying the mat...

Options available to conscientious objectors
Editor’s note: This is the final part of a six-part series on conscription (the draft).In February 2019, the United States District Court for th...

Celebrating start of new chapter
Take a moment to get the picture — it’s Wednesday evening of the big day — the final adoption of our precious foster children. Hosan...

Meteors provide both excitement, disappointment
Some of us feel as comfortable under a starry sky as we do in the comfort of our beds at home. The sky at night provides emotional and even spiritual ...