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.

Main Street Delaware recently announced its 2013 Design Awards during a May 8 ceremony at Ohio Wesleyan University's Richard M. Ross Art Museum.

Carlisle Elementary School soon will welcome a new principal who comes with a background in literacy and a lifelong dream of being an educator.

The Alum Creek State Park dog park closed briefly Friday, May 10, after a dog allegedly was diagnosed with the canine parvo virus after a visit there.

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

Officials with a Delaware County agency that supports disabled residents say its funding woes can be traced back to federal cuts and a lagging economy.

Around the country, community members, parents and students are celebrating those who teach children in the classroom.

A police academy for Delaware children can open the door to years of opportunities for kids interested in law enforcement.

Ohio Wesleyan University will celebrate its 169th commencement ceremony at 1 p.m. Sunday, May 12, in Phillips Glen, outside Phillips Hall, 50 S. Henry St.

Joshua Mosley Jr., 18, was arrested Thursday night, May 2, by Delaware police after he allegedly shot another teenager on the playground of Woodward Elementary School, police reports said.

The Delaware General Health District has announced that 1,250 Delaware County households will be surveyed in the coming weeks about health and lifestyle.

Local residents can dispose of used appliances, computers and cellphones on Saturday, May 11, at Sims Recycling in Delaware.

Sunbury Village Council members unanimously approved an ordinance Wednesday, May 1, to advertise for bids to install either a copper roof or coated galvanized-steel roof on the historic Town Hall this summer.

Ohio Wesleyan University recently was named one of the most environmentally responsible colleges in the United States and Canada, according to The Princeton Review's Guide to 322 Green Colleges.

Delaware police officers responded to a pair of burglaries late last month in the city.

A Dempsey Middle School class came up with a creative way to use the heap of lost-and-found items at the school for the good of the community.

Zach Thomson got his first set of golf clubs when he was 3 years old.

Delaware voters have a little more than a week to decide whether to comply with the school district's request for money to fund its solution to overcrowding.

In 2000, Martha Sampson was driving when another motorist fell asleep at the wheel, veered across lanes and struck her head-on.

Five Delaware-area organizations will team up to offer a night of family fun every Friday this summer.

The Delaware Fire Department is fulfilling the promises made after a levy was passed in 2010, officials said last week.

The Delaware County Sheriff's Office has responded to reports of property stolen from area yards in recent weeks.

The Delaware City School District hopes to share its online success across central Ohio.