A 29-year-old man suspected in the robbery of a west side pharmacy was arrested Wednesday after leading police on a four-hour manhunt. Brian C. Armstrong, 28, of Delaware, was charged with robbing the Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy, 90 Troy Road Wednesday morning.
If another tax hike request is on the horizon for Buckeye Valley schools, it likely won’t be until Nov. 2012. Reeling from a sound defeat by voters last week, Buckeye Valley school board members discussed Tuesday why their request for a 0.5 percent income tax increase failed, and what to do next. That could include forming committees to analyze the election results and recommend how to address those them going forward.
In May 2010, Craig Schweitzer came in second to Andrew Brenner in the Republican primary election. Schweitzer, the owner of Columbus business Outdoor Living by Mr. Mulch, hopes to improve on his performance this time around.
Former Gov. Ted Strickland visited Delaware County Monday to help mediate an out-of-town dispute between friends. Canton City Council President Allen Schulman, who like Strickland is a Democrat, also traveled to Black Wing Shooting Center on Delaware’s west side to meet with representatives of Ohioans for Concealed Carry.
When Delaware police officers knocked on their door two months ago, Roy and Mary Gariepy’s hearts sank. They had a hunch it was the horrible news they suspected might come — they had been discussing for a few months the likelihood that their 23-year-old daughter, Chelsea Gariepy, would end up dead soon.
While it was ultimately one of only six Ohio counties that passed the controversial measure, Issue 2 drove the highest voter turnout for an off-year Delaware County general election in more than 20 years.
With several top Delaware County Republican Party leaders in attendance, former Gazette publisher Gary Merrell officially declared his candidacy for Delaware County commissioner on Thursday.
A Nov. 22 date has been set for the Delaware County Board of Elections to determine whether or not a recount will be necessary to determine who won a third seat on the Olentangy school board this election.