Latest Updates
- Juvenile court offering training - 6:00 am
- Extension granted, project shown at Sunbury P&Z - 6:00 am
- Member sought for county board - 6:00 am
- Hiddleson: Virus numbers ‘looking better’ - 6:00 am
- Annual festival canceled - 6:00 am
- DPHD: 96% of doses used so far - 3:40 pm
- 4-H holds recognition event - 1:25 pm
- Treasurer steps down to accept position at auditor’s office - 6:00 am
- Parks seeking input on projects - 6:00 am
- Brown creeper makes appearance - 6:00 am
- Delaware Public Health District: Delaware County coronavirus deaths now 91 - 3:12 pm
- Big Walnut students can take ‘super electives’ at DACC - 6:00 am
- Liberty Twp. holds hearing on POD - 6:00 am
- Annual Black History Month Celebration held - 6:00 am
- OWU home to Ohio Miss US Ag - 6:00 am
- OLSD’s action plan ongoing - 6:00 am
- Berlin Twp. zoning OKs car dealer’s lot expansion - 6:00 am
- Genoa Township holds annual reorganization meeting - 6:00 am
- Bell continues to ring out - 6:00 am
- Virtual panel talks allyship, anti-racism - 6:00 am
- Storm covers county in snow - 4:51 pm
NEWS

DPHD: 96% of doses used so far
The Delaware Public Health District is reporting that 96% of the doses of the COVID-19 vaccine it has received has been used, up from last week.The he...

4-H holds recognition event
In spite of the challenges 2020 presented, the Delaware County 4-H community pushed through to help members learn, while clubs continued to have an im...

Treasurer steps down to accept position at auditor’s office
Delaware County Treasurer Michael Ringle announced Thursday that he is leaving his post to accept the position of Delaware County chief deputy auditor...

Parks seeking input on projects
SUNBURY — Preservation Parks of Delaware County is seeking public input before applying for a grant that will aid in two park construction proje...

Brown creeper makes appearance
Every once in a while, there is something that adds excitement to life with COVID-19. Just before Christmas we had our first-ever brown creeper (certh...

Delaware Public Health District: Delaware County coronavirus deaths now 91
The Delaware Public Health District said 91 county residents have died to date from the virus in its latest COVID-19 numbers report.“We are sadd...
SPORTS

Area swimmers, divers punch tickets to state showcase
Olentangy junior Martina Peroni won a pair of events on the girls’ side and Olentangy Liberty’s Hudson Williams won for the boys to highli...

Michigan too much for Ohio State down the stretch
COLUMBUS — No. 3 Ohio State and No. 4 Michigan didn’t disappoint in their much-anticipated meeting on Sunday, but it was the Wolverines wh...
February 21st, 2021 updated: February 21st, 2021. |

Big half helps Braves ground Golden Eagles
If defense wins championships, it most certainly wins second-round games, too.The 12th-seeded Olentangy girls basketball team used it to its advantage...

Holtmann talks looming showdown
Fresh off a difficult win over a pesky Penn State team on Thursday night, the No. 4 Ohio State men’s basketball team will have little time to re...

Golden Eagles pull away from Warriors
The Big Walnut boys basketball team set the tone with a 21-point first quarter on the way to a 71-56 OCC-Capital Division win over visiting Westervill...

Canal upsets Hayes in tourney opener
It’s hard to beat a team three times in a single season, no matter what the sport is.The Delaware Hayes girls basketball team found that out dur...
LIFE

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...

Yoder family prepares for baby
We’re working on organizing closets, cleaning out neglected corners, and getting things in order before the baby comes. I’m enjoying every...

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...
OPINION

Options for filing federal taxes aplenty
This time of year our Delaware County District Library reference desks see an uptick in tax questions of all kinds. If you are required to file a 2020...

‘MumBet’ helped bring an end to slavery
“All men are born free and equal.”— Massachusetts Constitution of 1780“I heard that paper read yesterday. Won’t the law ...

Refuse to eat dish best served cold
They say, “Revenge is a dish best served cold.” In the film ‘The Princess Bride,” there is a line at the end of the movie that...

U.S., Vietnam join forces to tackle dioxin
Editor’s note: This is the final installment of a four-part series on Agent Orange.In 2002, Vietnam and the U.S. held a joint conference on Huma...

Love gardening, plants? Pass it on
As a child I spent many, many weekends at my grandmother “Oma’s” house.My Oma and Opa were my father’s parents, immigrants fro...

Valentine’s Day patent war
“Whatever evidence there is, is in favor of the caveat having been filed first.”— Elisha Gray“Great discoveries and improvemen...