As part of the Senior Farmers' Market Voucher Program, the Council for Older Adults is distributing vouchers to Delaware County residents age 60 and older. The vouchers allow these residents to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables, herbs, baked goods, honey and food-bearing plants at farmers' markets in Delaware, Sunbury and Powell.

College students who live in Delaware County can apply for scholarships from the Delaware County Foundation.

Delaware police responded to several reports of property theft last week.

Delaware Hayes High School sent 308 seniors out the door this weekend, including 15 who had the honor of being named valedictorians and salutatorians.

Big Walnut High School seniors will say "goodbye" to their alma mater Saturday, June 1.

Vendors lined the sidewalk on Sandusky Street with fresh food, sweets and hand-crafted items as the Delaware farmers market kicked off this weekend.

Delaware senior citizens and fifth-grade students made old-fashioned connections this school year through literature and handwritten letters.

New development hints at a recovering economy, Delaware officials say.

Hundreds of artists and art-lovers flocked to town last weekend for the Delaware Arts Festival, one of the city's biggest annual events.

Main Street Delaware will offer its 2013 "Artful Spaces in Downtown Places" tour from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday, June 7. The ticketed event includes self-guided tours of upper-floor apartments and unfinished areas usually not open to the public.

Family farms can dispose of farm equipment tires at a reduced price during the Delaware-Knox-Marion-Morrow Solid Waste District's drop-off event Saturday, June 29.

Police officers in Sunbury soon could be using state-of-the-art miniature video cameras to record everything from traffic stops to the handling of criminal complaints such as domestic violence calls.

Changes in top leadership continue in the Big Walnut Local School District, with Angie Pollock moving into the assistant superintendent position and a Delaware schools administrator named to replace high school Principal Stephen Fujii.

Delaware city officials are asking for the community's support in creating a new memorial to honor veterans.

Do you think kids are stressed out more today than in previous generations? The answer, unfortunately, is yes. Studies have shown increases in stress, anxiety and depression as compared to a generation ago.

A proposed 50-50 cost-sharing agreement for a portion of the planned Sawmill Parkway extension was met with some skepticism by Delaware City Council last week.

Hats will be flying in Delaware next weekend as the class of 2013 hits the road toward their next stop.

The Delaware City School District is moving full speed ahead now that its bond issue has received the public's support.

Delaware police responded to a slew of burglaries during the first half of May.

For more information about Preservation Parks of Delaware County or to register for a program, call 740-524-8600, ext. 3, or e-mail register@preservation parks.com. The offices of Preservation Parks are at 2656 Hogback Road in Sunbury.

Stratford Ecological Center is at 3083 Liberty Road.

The Porter-Kingston Fire District and the Council for Older Adults were recipients of $2,500 donations, thanks to farmer James Thorpe and America's Farmers Grow Communities.

The Delaware City School District's bond issue passed easily Tuesday, May 7, with the wide margin of victory surprising district leaders.

Three Delaware households lost electronics and other property to thieves in recent burglaries.

Services for Delaware County's senior citizens and disabled residents will be preserved after voters heartily backed two levies on the ballot Tuesday, May 7.

Each spring, I eagerly await the emergence of the first woodland wildflowers.

Delaware artist Mary Morrison will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Delaware Arts Festival with her 22nd appearance at the show.

For more information about Preservation Parks of Delaware County or to register for a program, call 740-524-8600, ext. 3, or email register@preservationparks.com. The offices of Preservation Parks are at 2656 Hogback Road in Sunbury.

Registration is under way for Preservation Parks' summer camps for children ages 7 to 10. Fees range from $80 to $110 for a weeklong session.