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Strategic Plan Series: Delaware officials weigh trail expansion, riverfront access and community events

Strategic Plan Series: Delaware officials weigh trail expansion, riverfront access and community events

Read more about the fourth section of the city of Delaware’s strategic action plan that is getting revisited.

by Jack Slemenda July 24, 2026July 24, 2026

Woodsy Owl Returns: Delaware’s new public education campaign brings safety messages to refuse and recycling trucks

Woodsy Owl Returns: Delaware’s new public education campaign brings safety messages to refuse and recycling trucks

Submitted by the City of Delaware July 23, 2026July 24, 2026

Strategic Plan Series: Delaware prioritizes OWU hotel project, airport and school partnerships

Strategic Plan Series: Delaware prioritizes OWU hotel project, airport and school partnerships

by Jack Slemenda July 23, 2026

Strategic Plan Series: How Delaware aims to build on economic development momentum

Strategic Plan Series: How Delaware aims to build on economic development momentum

by Jack Slemenda July 22, 2026

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No pot in Powell: Council moves to block dispensaries with new moratorium and proposed permanent ban

No pot in Powell: Council moves to block dispensaries with new moratorium and proposed permanent ban

by Taylor Henninger July 21, 2026July 21, 2026

Strategic Plan Series: Delaware City Council weighs new fiscal priorities

Strategic Plan Series: Delaware City Council weighs new fiscal priorities

by Jack Slemenda July 21, 2026July 21, 2026

Delaware County Board of Elections votes to remove 19 voters after right-to-vote challenge

Delaware County Board of Elections votes to remove 19 voters after right-to-vote challenge

by Jack Slemenda July 17, 2026July 17, 2026

Delaware County Transit to place 0.2% sales tax levy on November ballot

Delaware County Transit to place 0.2% sales tax levy on November ballot

by Taylor Henninger July 16, 2026July 16, 2026

Sunbury City Council sends citizen-led data center charter amendment to November ballot

Sunbury City Council sends citizen-led data center charter amendment to November ballot

By Jack Slemenda and Brittany Schock July 15, 2026July 15, 2026

Delaware City Council approves tax exemption for planned Ohio AAA Blue Jackets facility

Delaware City Council approves tax exemption for planned Ohio AAA Blue Jackets facility

by Jack Slemenda July 14, 2026

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Ohio capital budget awards $3.6 million to Delaware County projects

Ohio capital budget awards $3.6 million to Delaware County projects

by Taylor Henninger July 8, 2026

Sunbury City Council approves $1.3 million contract for 2026 road improvements

Sunbury City Council approves $1.3 million contract for 2026 road improvements

by Jack Slemenda July 6, 2026July 6, 2026

First Chick-fil-A in Delaware moves closer after planning commission approval

First Chick-fil-A in Delaware moves closer after planning commission approval

by Jack Slemenda July 2, 2026

Delaware Planning Commission advances Price Farms, Boulder Farms and Terra Alta housing projects

Delaware Planning Commission advances Price Farms, Boulder Farms and Terra Alta housing projects

by Jack Slemenda July 2, 2026

Delaware County Board of Developmental Disabilities to put 1.8 mill levy on Nov. ballot

Delaware County Board of Developmental Disabilities to put 1.8 mill levy on Nov. ballot

by Taylor Henninger June 30, 2026June 30, 2026

Delaware-Morrow Mental Health & Recovery Services Board places renewal levy increase on November ballot

Delaware-Morrow Mental Health & Recovery Services Board places renewal levy increase on November ballot

by Jack Slemenda June 29, 2026June 29, 2026

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