Latest Updates
- Students introduced to new tech - 6:00 am
- SourcePoint welcomes 3 new board members - 6:00 am
- RUTHERFORD B. HAYES HIGH SCHOOL - 6:00 am
- DPHD: Active cases of virus fall by 280-plus - 2:45 pm updated: 4:24 pm.
- RUTHERFORD B. HAYES HIGH SCHOOL - 6:00 am
- Brenner named chair of education committee - 6:00 am
- New digs for commissioners - 6:00 am
- Berlin Twp. trustees taking closer look at Fairview Memorial Park - 6:00 am
- Work underway on Regional Mobility Plan - 6:00 am
- McNeal recognized for leadership, caring - 6:00 am
- OWU holds program to honor MLK - 6:00 am
- Program takes viewers on walk around Square - 6:00 am
- Ice World coming to town - 5:05 pm
- ‘Briefing Guide’ went to Ohio General Assembly candidates - 2:14 pm
- Virtual panel to discuss advancing equality - 6:00 am
- Busy year ahead in 2021 for Orange Township - 6:00 am
- DPHD: COVID-19 death toll stands at 74 - 3:51 pm
- Arts Castle creates Delaware Art Walk - 6:00 am
- MTSO awarded $1M endowment grant - 6:00 am
- Local vaccine distribution details released - 1:54 pm
- Husak named new planning director in Powell - 6:00 am
NEWS

Brenner named chair of education committee
COLUMBUS — Ohio Senate President Matt Huffman (R-Lima) last week appointed Andrew Brenner (R-Delaware) to serve as chair of the Primary and Seco...

New digs for commissioners
The Delaware County commissioners have moved into The Historic Courthouse, completing a renovation project two years in the making. Also moving to the...

Berlin Twp. trustees taking closer look at Fairview Memorial Park
LEWIS CENTER — Berlin Township may look into using ground penetrating radar for Fairview Memorial Park to see if there are any unmarked graves o...

Work underway on Regional Mobility Plan
COLUMBUS — The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission is beginning its work with eight central Ohio counties to develop a coordinated public tran...

McNeal recognized for leadership, caring
Connie McNeal, activities director at Willow Brook Christian Village in Delaware, won the 2020 Excellence in Caring Award from LeadingAge Ohio, the st...

OWU holds program to honor MLK
Ohio Wesleyan University held a panel discussion Monday to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and discuss his impact on the community.OWU traditionally ...
SPORTS

Purdue outlasts Ohio State, 67-65
COLUMBUS — A first-half barrage of three-pointers wasn’t enough for No. 15 Ohio State as Jaden Ivey’s three-pointer with five second...

Pacers rally past Golden Eagles
The Delaware Hayes boys basketball team has been on the wrong side of more than a few close games this season.Tuesday, though, it was the Pacers’...

Pacers pull away from Bears, 55-44
Olentangy Berlin’s Courtney Suchan cashed in on a pair of free throws to close the gap to two points early in the fourth quarter, but the visiti...
January 18th, 2021 updated: January 19th, 2021. |

Patriots drop Pioneers, 68-62
It was a total team effort for the Olentangy Liberty boys basketball team as five players scored — all in double figures — on the way to a...

Bucks hold off Wildcats, 81-71
COLUMBUS — Duane Washington Jr. scored a career-high 23 points and Ohio State staved off a late charge by Northwestern to defeat the Wildcats, 8...

Pacer girls clip Comets, 45-36
Last year, the Delaware Hayes wrestling team had a handful of girls who were serious about the sport.This year, the Pacers have enough for an all-girl...
January 13th, 2021 updated: January 13th, 2021. |
LIFE

The Amish Cook: Gloria answers questions from readers
I received several letters from readers with questions that got my mind spinning. Let’s each grab a cup of tea (okay, you can have your coffee i...

Yoders host hog butchering day
Hi there, we are having a blessed, busy week. Daniel’s parents from the Amish community in Danville, Ohio, came for a visit last week and have n...

Decade of love with the Yoders
Thinking about what I am going to fill you in on this week brought to mind the dearest person to me on earth. Meet my husband Daniel Yoder! I got to k...

Local teen receives Eagle Scout Award
An Ostrander teen was honored in an Eagle Court of Honor on Sept. 28.Brendan Sayer, a Fairbanks High School student, is a member of Troop 284 out of B...

School bus safety takes center stage
COLUMBUS – The week of Oct. 21-25 has been designated National School Bus Safety Week. This year’s theme, “My School Bus, The Safest...
OPINION

Balderson: Capitol siege was un-American
Let’s be clear, the riots in the United States Capitol were an insurrection.The Bill of Rights — the first 10 amendments to the United Sta...

Farmhands turn their attention to inside work
The farmhands at Stratford Ecological Center on Liberty Road in Delaware did not take their usual two-week holiday over Christmas and New Year, as hel...

Bringing light to issue of human trafficking
January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month and the Delaware County District Library has a partnership with the Delaware County Against Human Traffic...

Recalling defining moments in life
Loneliness kills the soul, the heart, the mind and the will to live!Can I just be honest right out of the gate?There are many great articles written b...

Google’s monopoly isn’t a game for newspapers
It is no secret that Google has secured a near monopoly in the search and local advertising world. However, the impact on newspapers hasn’t been...

Cycling through phases of moon in month’s time
I have never much liked our New Year’s Eve celebrations. The new year is supposed to be a time of renewal and rebirth, but the middle of winter ...