We’re back after our morning at the Delaware County Fair, where the Commissioners held session and heard from a few of the 4-H exhibitors participating in this year’s Junior Fair! We also recognized Donna Meyer for her nearly 10 years of service as executive director of the Delaware County Historical Society. The Delaware County Fair continues through Saturday, offering many outstanding events, hundreds of displays and several days of harness racing leading up to the 80th running of the Little Brown Jug on Thursday.
The Veterans ID program offered by our Recorder`s Office returns to the Delaware County Fair this year! The program allows Ohio veterans to obtain a Document Identification Card that proves their eligibility for various benefits.
Veterans can visit the Recorder`s booth at the Fairgrounds Coliseum from Sept. 15-19 between 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. each day.
For more information, including document requirements, visit the link in our bio.
Today in session, the Commissioners were joined by the Delaware-Morrow Mental Health & Recovery Services Board, the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office and the Delaware Public Health District to recognize September as National Recovery Month. Substance use and mental health disorders are treatable, and this month reminds us that people should seek assistance for these conditions with the same urgency as they would any other health condition. More than 10,000 Delaware County residents received behavioral healthcare services from the county’s publicly funded system in the first half of fiscal year 2025.
As of Sept. 1, Ken O’Brien, a former Delaware County commissioner and Berlin Township trustee, is the newest elected official in Delaware County. He oversees an operation that is charged with managing the collection and investment of the county’s monies. O’Brien won office as County Treasurer in the November 2024 general election, but, due to the mandates of state law, his term did not start until the first Monday of September 2025 and will run through Sept 2, 2029.
