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

In the wake of a Gazette report detailing Delaware County Commissioner Ken O’Brien’s request for an investigation into county economic development director Gus Comstock’s acceptance of tickets to sporting events, fellow commissioner Dennis Stapleton asked Monday for the investigation to expand to cover all county employees and the gifts they may have accepted.
Former Delaware County Commissioner Todd Hanks on Monday pleaded guilty to three misdemeanor ethics charges tied to his former sales job for an engineering firm seeking contracts from the county.
Former Delaware County Commissioner Todd Hanks is expected to appear in court Monday to admit that he illegally used his former office to benefit companies with which he had a private business relationship, according to court documents filed Friday.
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.
Once again, Delaware County commissioners are left searching for someone to run their 911 operations following the unexpected resignation of the 911 center’s director.

The amount of property taxes Delaware County residents pay to the county next year will remain the same as this year following a Thursday decision by Delaware County commissioners.
The Delaware Gazette took home four awards during the Associated Press Society of Ohio’s annual awards luncheon held in Columbus Sunday.