Last week, the revised USDA Hardiness Zone Map was released. The revision is the first change since 1990. Most locations were moved one-half of a zone higher. The USDA attribute the changes to these criteria: They used data measured at weather stations over a 30 year period (1976–2005), while the 1990 map used data from a 13-year period (1974–1986).
Even as the Nov. 8 election still approaches, the Delaware County Republican Party is looking ahead.
As expected, Delaware County stands to gain another state representative due to population growth, if a proposal for new legislative district lines holds up.
The 153rd Annual Hartford Independent Fair opens Sunday, Aug. 7, and runs through Saturday, Aug. 17. For the uninitiated, the Hartford Fair is one of seven independent fairs in Ohio. Billed as The BIGGEST Little Fair in the World, year after year the seven-day event draws record crowds.