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With September just around the corner, so are several of Ohio’s most popular hunting seasons, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. In early September, Ohioans begin hunting squirrels, doves, and some waterfowl. Deer hunting begins soon, as well.

The Delaware County Board of Commissioners on Monday voted to renew a 0.5-mill property tax rollback it originally enacted a year ago. The one-year renewal will provide a total of $6.5 million in tax relief to property owners in the county.

Troopers from the Delaware Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol are investigating a motorcycle crash that killed a Lewis Center man Monday morning.

GALENA — Harlem Township’s Strategic Planning Committee has continued to meet and work this spring.

The Delaware County Board of Commissioners is accepting applications from local charitable agencies for consideration to be included in a payroll-deduction contribution plan for interested county employees.

SUNBURY — A reported pipe bomb threat caused local law enforcement to close the Sunbury town hall and issue a shelter-in-place order a half-mile area around it on Sunday afternoon.

SourcePoint’s fall fundraiser is set for Thursday, Sept. 14, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. This year’s event, Dancing thru the Decades, features music and entertainment from the ‘50s, ‘60s, ‘70s, and ‘80s. Presented by Willow Brook Christian Communities, this fundraising event invites SourcePoint’s loyal advocates and community partners to support the programs and services that promote healthy aging in Delaware County.

Rising Purdue University freshman and Olentangy Liberty alumnus Krishna Choppara and a group of Kent State University alumni — Reilly Schrock, Madison Ledyard-King, Glenn Robinson and Srikar Bellana — called Team Dreamland, participated and won various awards and nominations for their seven-minute film, “One Moment,” at the 48-Hour Film Project in Cleveland.

The Galena Village Council meeting of April 24 began with the emergency passage of an amendment to the zoning code adopted in 2021 and repealing any inconsistent legislation. Zach Hopper cast the lone no vote.

Delaware resident William Hammett is among the first Peace Corps volunteers to return to overseas service since the agency’s unprecedented global evacuation in March 2020. The Peace Corps suspended global operations and evacuated nearly 7,000 volunteers from more than 60 countries at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.