The Delaware Gazette

Health insurance rises for new part-time county staff

Newly hired Delaware County part-time employ­ees will have to pay more for health insur­ance cov­er­age in the future.

Commissioners at odds over OSU Extension funding

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Delaware County com­mis­sion­ers sparred Thurs­day dur­ing a spe­cial bud­get meet­ing over pro­posed 2012 fund­ing for the OSU Extension-Delaware County pro­gram, nearly derail­ing the entire bud­getary process.

Tourism on the move

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Pic­tured from left, Delaware City Vice Mayor Windell Wheeler, Delaware Area Cham­ber of Com­merce Direc­tor Holly Quaine, Delaware County Con­ven­tion and Vis­i­tor Bureau Direc­tor Deb­bie Shatzer, County Com­mis­sioner Den­nis Sta­ple­ton cut the cer­e­mo­nial red rib­bon Thurs­day dur­ing the grand open­ing of the Delaware County Vis­i­tor Bureau’s new offices at 34 S. San­dusky St. The new site pro­vides the bureau with more space and bet­ter vis­i­bil­ity, Shatzer said.

Sheriff, commissioners clash over finances

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In what has become an annual end-of-year tra­di­tion, the Delaware County com­mis­sion­ers clashed this week with the county sher­iff over his bud­get request. Sher­iff Wal­ter L. Davis III is ask­ing the com­mis­sion­ers for a $21.3 mil­lion bud­get for 2012, up from $17.8 mil­lion granted to sheriff’s office this year.

Twp. residents charged up over power line plan

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The grass­roots cit­i­zen group, Friends of Con­cord Town­ship, plans to fight FirstEn­ergy Corp. and Amer­i­can Trans­mis­sion Sys­tems in their place­ment of a new 138,000-volt trans­mis­sion line.

Veterans recognized at annual ceremony

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Three Delaware County vet­er­ans have con­tin­ued serv­ing oth­ers even after com­plet­ing their com­mit­ment to the mil­i­tary. In recog­ni­tion of that ser­vice, they were each declared “out­stand­ing vet­er­ans” dur­ing a Vet­er­ans Day cer­e­mony at the Delaware County Cen­ter for Older Adults.

Davis to commissioners: Sheriff’s office is understaffed

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About a week after pry­ing loose a $150,000 fund­ing increase to pay employee salaries through the rest of the year, Delaware County Sher­iff Wal­ter L. Davis III on Mon­day asked county com­mis­sion­ers for a seven-figure bump for next year.

Former sheriff gearing up for commissioner run

For­mer Delaware County Sher­iff Al Myers is gear­ing up for a return to polit­i­cal life and intends to run for Delaware County com­mis­sioner next year, although past crim­i­nal con­vic­tions may pre­vent him from doing so.

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