Daily editionFriday, October 30th, 2026
Good morning, Delaware.
The 5AM Delaware Team
Here’s your local news at a glance for Friday, the 30th of October.
Community
Delaware will hold its annual Veterans Parade on Sunday, Nov. 1, beginning at 3 p.m. at the Delaware County Fairgrounds and marching through downtown, with nearly 200 units and more than 1,600 participants honoring veterans and marking the 20th anniversary return of the 454th Rebuild Transportation Company (Delaware’s Own).
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Education
Hayes High School students gathered Wednesday afternoon at Cornell Stadium for the second annual Capture the Pumpkin, a capture-the-flag style game where orange beat black after teams seized inflatable pumpkins and used a 50-yard-line jail rule (10 minutes).
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Government
Residents voiced safety, traffic, and property-value concerns Wednesday as the Powell Planning and Zoning Commission reviewed a sketch plan for a Gas & Go on a 2.61-acre site off Sawmill Parkway at Bunker Lane between Bear Woods and Powell Grand.
No action was taken; conditional use and development-plan approvals are next, and the commission will meet again Nov. 11.
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Sports
Big Walnut, led by senior QB Eli Stumpf (1,909 yards and 25 TDs), is 10-0 and will host a regional quarterfinal on Nov. 6 after a first-round bye; Olentangy Orange, Olentangy Liberty, and Olentangy Berlin also advanced to the postseason.
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