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Is there a culture of corruption in Delaware County?

Is there a culture of corruption among elected officials in Republican-dominated Delaware County? That depends on who you ask.

Apr 10 2012 | Posted in Current News | Read More »

Commissioners recognize child abuse prevention month

In an effort to stamp out child abuse and neglect, Delaware County will recognize April as child abuse prevention month.

Apr 8 2012 | Posted in Current News | Read More »

DATA has new permanent home

The Delaware Area Transit Agency has a new permanent home. The organization finalized the purchase of the the building at 119 Henderson Court and the property at 118 Henderson Court, near the intersection of London Road and Pittsburgh Drive in Delaware, DATA Executive Director Denny Schooley informed the Delaware County commissioners at their Monday morning meeting.

Mar 27 2012 | Posted in Current News | Read More »

When a hit becomes a ‘hit’

March Madness is unde rway. Baseball season begins in two weeks. Clearly, it must be time for a column about the law of … football? Indeed, football is the sport making legal news right now both for the penalties it has just imposed on teams for violations of a non-existent salary cap in 2010 and, even more so, for the penalties that it is about to impose on teams for running a “bounty” system. The latter is more critical, and, though law enforcement officials in cities like New Orleans, Buffalo and Washington have already declined to become involved, it is the latter that also likely crossed the line into being criminal.

Mar 16 2012 | Posted in David Hejmanowski | Read More »

Commissioners approve increases for unionized county engineer workers

Delaware County Commissioners approved a two-year contract for its highway workers in the engineering department.

Mar 16 2012 | Posted in Current News,Local News | Read More »

South Old State Road section to temporarily close

Delaware County Commissioners on Monday approved the bid specifications for a road culvert replacement project that will require the closure of one of Delaware County’s main arteries for up to three weeks.

Mar 13 2012 | Posted in Current News | Read More »

Commissioner urges further discussion on power line issue

Delaware County Commissioner Dennis Stapleton on Thursday asked a representative of FirstEnergy Corp. to hold last minute discussions with concerned Concord Township residents before submitting plans to the Ohio Power Sitting Board for a proposed 138,000-volt power line that could cut across the properties of several township homeowners.

Mar 2 2012 | Posted in Current News | Read More »

Program helps economically disadvantaged

Even though Delaware County is the most affluent of Ohio’s 88 counties, there are still plenty of low to moderate income residents with needs that cannot be met due to a lack of financial resources. To help people meet basic housing needs, there is the Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG), which the county will soon be accepting applications for.