Delaware, Oh. –  Two Delaware County school systems will join schools from around the nation to celebrate National Walk to School Day with Delaware City Schools and Olentangy Schools observing it on both Wednesday, Oct. 4 and Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023.    The official Walk & Roll to School Day date is Oct. 4 this year, however buildings within both school districts are celebrating on days that better fit their schedules: Delaware City Schools Carlisle Elementary: Wednesday, [...]

DELAWARE, Oh. - The Delaware Public Health District is informing residents within Genoa Township and the city of Powell that mosquito spraying will occur on Tuesday, Sept. 26 as a result of a mosquito collection trap testing positive for West Nile virus. Click here to view the entire planned spraying area. Updated spraying plans will be announced on DelawareHealth.org and on the Health District’s Facebook and Twitter pages. Any resident who does not want [...]

DELAWARE, Oh. - The Delaware Public Health District is informing residents within Liberty Township and the city of Sunbury that mosquito spraying will occur on Wednesday, Sept. 20 as a result of a mosquito collection trap testing positive for West Nile virus. Click here to view the entire planned spraying area. Updated spraying plans will be announced on DelawareHealth.org and on the Health District’s Facebook and Twitter pages. Any resident who does not want their [...]

DELAWARE, Oh. – The Delaware Public Health District is gearing up to greet and interact with fairgoers with plenty of public health resources, educational materials and giveaways at this year's Delaware County Fair, which kicks off Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023.    Health District staff will be stationed outside on the east side of the Merchant's Building [...]

DELAWARE, Oh. – The Delaware Public Health District is informing residents that mosquito spraying will occur on Wednesday, Sept. 6 in the following municipalities as a result of multiple mosquito collection traps testing positive for West Nile virus: Berkshire Township Southeast portion of City of Delaware  Kingston Township Marlboro Township Oxford Township  Village of Ashley Health [...]

DELAWARE, Oh. – The Delaware Public Health District is informing residents that mosquito spraying will occur on Thursday, Aug. 31 in Brown, Thompson and Troy Townships as a result of mosquito collection traps testing positive for West Nile virus. Health District environmental health staff will start spraying around 8:30pm from marked Health District trucks. Residents should bring children and pets indoors while spraying is being conducted. If the weather is not appropriate, Health [...]

DELAWARE, Oh. -- The Ohio Department of Health confirmed that two invasive species of ticks, an Asian longhorned tick and a Gulf Coast tick, were recently found by Delaware Public Health District environmental health staff while actively monitoring for ticks in local community parks. The ticks were found in Lewis Center and the City of Delaware and identified [...]

DELAWARE, Oh. –  The new Delaware Public Health District office located at 470 S. Sandusky Street in Delaware will be open to the public starting Monday, Aug. 28, 2023.    Public access to services such as birth and death records and licenses and permits will be available from 7:30am-5:00pm, however all clinic services, including WIC, will not [...]

DELAWARE, Oh. – The Delaware Public Health District is informing residents that mosquito spraying will occur in the following municipalities as a result of multiple mosquito collection traps testing positive for West Nile virus: Concord Township: Tuesday, August 22 Genoa Township: Tuesday, August 22 Harlem Township: Tuesday, August, 22 Scioto Township:  Tuesday, August 22 Shawnee Hills: Tuesday, August 22 City of [...]

The Health District and PASS are looking forward to their collaboration to implement Minimize Risk, Maximize Life — a program for adults of all ages who would like to learn about reducing the risk of problems related to alcohol consumption, for themselves or their loved ones.   The next course will take place Wednesday, September 13 from [...]