This weekend leads us into July, and Independence Day celebrations will be aplenty! While all branches of the Delaware County District Library will be closed Sunday and Monday for the holiday, we’ll still be out and about in the community.

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The City of Delaware has received a $15,000 grant from AARP and will use the funds to improve Unity Park on Ross Street.

AARP announced earlier this week that the City of Delaware Parks and Recreation Department was one of six entities to be selected to receive a 2022 AARP Community Challenge grant.

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With the passage and implementation of Senate Bill 215 on June 13, Ohio became the country’s 23rd state to allow permitless carry of a concealed handgun.

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SUNBURY — The class of 2022 was among the topics of discussion at the Big Walnut Board of Education meeting on June 16, the board’s first since graduation.

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Here we are.

Together, we’ve weathered the worst of COVID, racial reckoning, and political upheaval of the past three years.

In our jobs and at home, we’ve absorbed additional workload, adjusted expectations and adapted as needed.

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Earlier this week I got to spend an evening at the Sunbury Community Library talking to kids about safety and introducing them to some very important community partners from the Sunbury Police Department — Sgt.

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This week, kids in the inaugural Pacer Drama Camp learned, rehearsed and produced “The Jungle Book,” which will be performed this afternoon at Willis Education Center.

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The Olentangy Schools Board of Education is whole once more as Libby Wallick has been tabbed to fill the seat of Mindy Patrick, who resigned from her position in May.

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GALENA — The village has updated its website, www.galenaohio.gov.

“Welcome to The Village of Galena,” says the homepage, with a tab below that reads, “Explore Our Village.”

By clicking on the tab, visitors are informed of outdoor activities in Galena and are shown photos of some of the wildlife that can be seen in and around the village.

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In Ohio, we’ve had too many cases of companies closing down and giving workers barely any notice that they’re losing their jobs.

Many workers find out with an email in their inboxes or a post on social media that they’ve lost their jobs and not to show up for work the next day.

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GALENA — Harlem Township is addressing its own growth and changes in the area with the formation of a Strategic Planning Committee.

The committee is “here to aid in the planning of the future and direction of our community.”

The committee met on April 19 with its consultant Crossroads Community Planning, LLC.

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A mediation conference that was set to begin Tuesday between the City of Delaware and a developer suing the city over water fees has been delayed to next month.

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Here the birds are singing. I wonder if they too are glad for a break from the muggy hot climate on this early morning? I know I am.

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I still have my own “War Ration Book” from when WWII was going on!! Somehow, I have saved the book of rations since it was given to me on Oct.

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People in Need, Inc. of Delaware County Ohio (PIN) has once again partnered with the Delaware County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (EMA) in an effort to help our neighbors stay cool this summer.

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Berlin Township recently unveiled its new logo.

“Berlin Township is pleased to share new township logos as part of our rebranding efforts!” the township posted on Facebook June 15.

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I think we can all agree that cleaning up dog waste is not a fun task. In fact, nearly 40% of Americans do not pick up their dogs’ waste at all.

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Arcturus is the centerpiece of the constellation Boötes, the kite-shaped group of five bright stars north of Arcturus. Arcturus is the tail of the kite.

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Several hundred people marched from Boardman Arts Park to Delaware City Hall Sunday afternoon to hold a “We Won’t Go Back” rally after a U.S.

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