Daily editionSaturday, September 26th, 2026
Good morning, Delaware.
The 5AM Delaware Team
Here’s your local news at a glance for Saturday, the 26th of September.
Community
Downtown Delaware will host Main Street Delaware’s First Friday on Oct. 2 from 6 to 9 p.m. The event will feature fire trucks, rescue vehicles, live music from Rocktober, Latin mixing from DJ Lani G. and salsa dancing while local transit FLEX runs until 10 p.m.
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Joseph McMillen from Sunbury earned multiple honors at the Delaware County Fair this week, including Market Steer Champion and Grand Champion Pen of 2 Market Lambs.
The senior (Big Walnut High School) thanked his family for support and praised the fair’s friendly, competitive spirit.
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Sports
High school football games on Sept. 25 brought many strong finishes as Bellville Clear Fork edged Marion Harding 21-7, Canal Winchester dominated Newark 44-14, and other matchups saw tight contests & explosive plays across the area.
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Friday night, Olentangy Orange won their OCC-Central Division opener in Lewis Center, beating visiting Hilliard Davidson 25-6 after scoring three touchdowns on short fields.
They will play Dublin Coffman at 7 p.m. on Friday.
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Harloh Hafner carded a 73 to take medalist honors as Buckeye Valley boys golf won the Division II sectional championship Tuesday at Oakhaven (holding off Johnstown’s Will Taylor by one stroke).
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