Commissioners: Delaware now recognized as Purple Heart County

Delaware County is now one of just four counties across the nation recognized as a Purple Heart County.

Delaware County is now one of just four counties across the nation recognized as a Purple Heart County.

After an unusually mild winter in which the county was required to use very little salt on its roadways, the Delaware County Engineer’s Office this year will need to purchase about half the amount of salt that it normally does, commissioners learned Monday.
The Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB) held a public hearing earlier this week at the Big Walnut High School Auditorium to hear public concerns about the Trent-Vassell 138 kV Transmission Line Project. The Trent-Vassell Transmission Line would connect the Vassell Substation east of Sunbury, now under construction, to American Electric Power’s existing Trent-Delaware 138kV Line.

With an exploding population of older adults, Delaware County will recognize their contributions to society throughout the month of May.

For the second time in less than a week, Delaware County commissioners discussed connecting the Delaware County Board of Developmental Disabilities (DCBDD) to an underground high-speed fiber optic cable network that is partially county owned and operated.

The Delaware County Board of Revisions (BOR) is stepping into the 21st century with technology that could result in significant savings for the county and serve as a model of other departments in the future.

Jana Wilfong, a protection order specialist for the Victim Services Unit of the Delaware County Prosecutor’s Office, never planned to become a victims’ advocate. But when her sister was brutally murdered in 2002, something changed. She decided to take her experience and use it to help others.
While the Central Ohio gas and oil boom has yet to get under way, it could prove to be a major economic boost for Delaware County and its residents when it does commence if other Ohio counties are any indication.