Delaware Gazette

07/08/2024

Pato O’Ward claimed the checkered flag Sunday at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course at the conclusion of the Honda Indy 200.

07/06/2024

With new tours, improvements, and a push toward reestablishing its arboretum status, the City of Delaware is aiming to position Oak Grove Cemetery as a “welcoming and accessible” place for people to search for loved ones and learn.

07/05/2024

Public meetings are now set for two Ohio Department of Transportation projects taking place in Delaware County.

07/03/2024

Delaware’s Boardman Arts Park has been announced as one of 12 entities in Delaware County to receive government funding for upcoming projects.

07/01/2024

The weekend was loaded with racing at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course when the Morrow County road course hosted the Permco Grand Prix of Ohio from June 21-23.

06/29/2024

The Central Ohio Symphony’s free Fourth of July concert will be Thursday, July 4, at 7:30 p.m. Conductor Jaime Morales-Matos will direct the orchestra in Phillips Glen, located behind Gray Chapel on the Sandusky Street main campus of Ohio Wesleyan University, just one block south of downtown Delaw...

06/26/2024

The Buckeye Valley Board of Education approved a resolution declaring necessity of a bond issue at its board meeting last week; the next step towards placing a bond issue on the November ballot in order to build a new high school.

06/18/2024

While no hands-on coaching is taking place this summer per NCAA rules, Ohio State is still hard at work in preparation for a 2024 season full of expectations. On Tuesday, head coach Ryan Day held an impromptu press conference with the media to discuss his team’s progression since the Buckeyes conc...

06/16/2024

Olentangy Academy math teacher Kelsey Smith has been awarded the George B. Chapman, Jr. Teacher Award for Excellence in Mathematics Education through the Martha Holden Jennings Foundation.

06/13/2024

Local environmentalists and artists are improving the Delaware community through the Upcycling Center at Ohio Wesleyan University.

06/10/2024

Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course opened its summer schedule for ticket-holders over the past weekend with a busy few days of on-track activity.

06/08/2024

A Delaware County EMS captain was recently named EMS Provider of the Year for his decades of service and for his compassion for the community.

06/06/2024

Longtime Powell resident Dana Ullom-Vucelich is celebrating the release of her children’s book, “I’ll Never Forget,” which launched on April 28 and is currently available on the Amazon and Barnes and Noble websites.

06/05/2024

A Lewis Center man recently received a Guinness World Record for running the fastest half-marathon dressed as a movie character.

06/04/2024

Delaware City Schools has paused the Summer Lunch Program this year because of dwindling numbers and to reevaluate the best way to serve meals to students.

06/01/2024

With the assistance of The Home Depot, Delaware resident Roger Hornbaker is once again doing his part to supply a local food pantry with large quantities of fresh produce.

05/31/2024

The third floor of Willis Education Center was full of students, materials, and ideas this week as the district held Pacer Space Camp.

05/28/2024

Gray Chapel on the Ohio Wesleyan University campus in Delaware was the site of Buckeye Valley High School’s 61st annual Commencement on Sunday.

05/28/2024

The end of the 2023-2024 school year marked 50 years of teaching and instruction for Janet Seese, an educational assistant at Carlisle Elementary, and she said last week she has no plans of stopping.

05/24/2024

The Hayes High School Class of 2024 graduated on May 17 at Cornell Stadium.

05/24/2024

The 2023-2024 school year came to a close Thursday with celebrations, clap outs, and farewells across the Delaware City School District.

05/23/2024

A resident group's petition for a referendum regarding the proposed Northwood development has been denied by the City of Delaware, which claims its city charter prohibits acceptance of the referendum.

Asked by The Gazette to elaborate on which part of the charter prohibits the referendum, the City of Delaware declined to specify.

Neighboring residents of the contentious Northwood mixed-use residential development aren’t going down without a fight, but an attempt to get a referendum on the November ballot has been denied by the City of Delaware, leaving them with limited options moving forward.

05/22/2024

Prospect Hill claimed its first House Cup Monday at House Games, the conclusion to a year’s worth of activities and competitions at Hayes High School.

05/21/2024

Hayes High School bid farewell to seniors in the class of 2024 during the school’s 148th annual Commencement ceremony Friday evening.

05/17/2024

As the Aug. 7 deadline for ballot language to be submitted to the Delaware County Board of Elections draws nearer, Delaware City Council continued its discussion on how the city plans to approach the next ballot measure regarding the income tax increase for the November election.

05/15/2024

Olentangy Berlin High School senior Annabella Burton Boone has been selected as a 2024 United States Presidential Scholar, the U.S. Department of Education announced last week.

05/14/2024

Ohio Wesleyan University celebrated its 180th commencement ceremony May 11, with keynote speaker Kelly McFarland Stratman of the League of Women Voters of the United States encouraging the Class of 2024 to “make the conscious choice to opt in and to engage – and to take up the challenge” to ke...

05/11/2024

On Sunday, April 28, a special gallery unveiling of the winning photographs demonstrating Diversity in Delaware was held at Boardman Arts Park.

05/10/2024

After eight years with Delaware City Schools, Carlisle Elementary School Principal Paula Vertikoff announced this week she will be departing the school to seek a new position.

05/09/2024

The latest development proposed for the outparcels at Glennwood Commons Shopping Center will now head before Delaware City Council for final approval.