With two consecutive wins and a commanding lead in the Division 3 Top Sportsman standings, Mike Coughlin is as hot as a firecracker in his JEGS.com hot rod. Now, the two-time D3 champion is looking to make more fireworks as he heads to northwest Ohio for the resumption of last months’ rain-delayed B’Laster Cavalcade of Stars Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event.
COLUMBUS — Just hours before a midnight Thursday deadline, Ohio Gov. John Kasich signed into law a nearly $56 billion state budget that contains broad policy changes for the state, including a plan to privatize several prisons and tie teachers’ pay more closely to student achievement.
LONDON — Hundreds of thousands of British teachers and public sector workers swapped classrooms and offices for picket lines Thursday in what unions hope will be the first salvo in a summer of discontent against the Conservative-led government’s austerity plans.
COLUMBUS — Ohio Gov. John Kasich planned Thursday to sign to a nearly $56 billion state budget that he says closes a historic budget gap without raising taxes.
Delaware husband and wife Dan and Sue Bennington expect a sense of loss when they both exit their community-oriented careers this week. Dan Bennington, 65, the Delaware city attorney for the past 16 years and Sue Bennington, 64, the Grady Memorial Hospital Foundation director for the past 26 years, are retiring together today.
A second union in the Delaware City School District has agreed to make pay concessions over the next year.
As cellular phone and Internet technology advances by leaps and bounds, amateur radio operators struggle to maintain relevance in society and keep the public informed of the benefits of amateur radio, also known as HAM. The Delaware Amateur Radio Association, or DELARA, is a community of HAM radio operators that is dedicated to spreading awareness of amateur radio techniques and activities. For more than 25 years, DELARA members have worked together to get licensed as amateur radio operators and hold meetings to discuss equipment and procedures.
Those who sleep near someone who no longer snores have Powell resident Dr. Helmut Schmidt to thank. The late doctor was considered a pioneer in the field of sleep medicine, raising awareness about sleep disorders and their impact on one’s overall health. One scientific journal referred to him as an unsung hero. Yet his accomplishments did not go unnoticed by the Department of Aging, which recently inducted Dr. Helmut Schmidt into the 2011 Ohio Senior Citizens Hall of Fame.