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Smyrna Opera House show pays tribute to Billy Joel
From left, Joe Trainor, Steve Manocchio, Chuck Kuzminski, Allen Trainor, Kerry Kristine McElrone, Jill Knapp, Jeff Dement on drums and Matt Casarino will pay tribute to Billy Joel with a Saturday night...
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It’s crunch time for vegetables at the Delaware State Fair
Rylee Hurd, 11 of Hartly and her brother Brayden Hurd, 8, were instant Delaware State Fair celebrities Thursday as they submit their gigantic sunflowers to Garden Vegetables Assistant Superintendent...
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Roundup: F-H earns Junior League District I finals
Camden-Wyoming center fielder Kyle Comegys slides safely into home. (Delaware State News/Dave Chambers) Felton-Harrington catcher Nathan McGray leaps onto home plate as he scores a run for his team....
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Butterfly Encounter takes wing at Delaware State Fair
Monarch butterflies cling to the walls of their enclosed tent waiting for Fair visitors to come and say hello. Emily Winningham, 3 of Magnolia didn't quite know what to make of the monarch butterflies...
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Around the Delaware State Fair from A to Z
The giant Ferris wheel lights up the night at the Delaware State Fair. That’s only one of the rides fairgoers will find on the famed Midway throughout the 10 days of the Downstate tradition, which...
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Dover’s Wolfer scares up career in comic books
DOVER –– For the past 28 years, Dover artist and writer Mike Wolfer has created his own comic books and distributed them across the globe. “‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ had just come out and people...
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No kidding around at Pygmy Goat Show
Aidan Dill, 8 of Camden poses with his pygmy goat Oreo before showing it during the Pygmy Goat Show inside the New castle Building Saturday. Samantha Kirk, 19 of Laurel escorts her pygmy goat Blake...
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Delaware prisons chief pleased with drop in inmates’ phone rates
DOVER — Calling it a boost to inmates and their families, Delaware Department of Correction Commissioner Robert Coupe touted a recent new contract with a third party vendor that will drop inmate phone...
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‘Captain Jack’ makes final trip to the Delaware Bay
John P. Donovan Jr., also known as “Captain Jack” was perhaps happiest with a rod and reel in hand, anticipating the upcoming catch of the day. (Submitted photo/Donovan family) NORTH BOWERS BEACH —...
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Faulty irrigation systems can turn Delaware roads into hazards
An irrigation system on a farm near Leipsic on an early morning last week. (Delaware State News photos by Dave Chambers) MILFORD — Ben Hollinger noticed water puddling on the Del. 15 roadway near his...
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Delaware legislative session by the numbers
DOVER — And the award for busiest legislator of 2015 goes to… Sen. Bryan Townsend, D-Newark. At least by one measure, Sen. Townsend was more active than any other lawmaker during the course of session....
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No quit in Kent County All-Star baseball team
Things looked pretty bleak and Kevin Turner knew it. His District I Big League baseball all-stars were in the middle of a must-win showdown with Sussex County’s District III in the Eastern Regional on...
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Collins family keeps thirsty tradition going at Delaware State Fair
Elizabeth Collins of Harrington sits in front of a Delaware State Fair landmark – Collins’ Root Beer Friday evening holding a photograph of herself with her late husband Robert, who passed away earlier...
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Jester says Delaware State Fair is in his heart
Bill Jester’s appreciation for the antique tractors and the Delaware State Fair ties back to his youth on the family farm. (Delaware State News photo by Andrew West) HARRINGTON — Some notes and quotes...
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M.O.T rallies for District I Major League title
072515-4316 072515-4396 072515-4404 072515-4427 072515-4463 072515-4496 072515-4612 SMYRNA – M.O.T. rallied for five runs in the sixth inning to edge Camden-Wyoming, 11-10, and win the District I...
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SLIDESHOW: Junior Dairy Show at Delaware State Fair
072615-5120 Seven-year-old Evan Knutsen, of Harrington, holds on while a judge looks over his calf in the Junior Dairy Show at the Delaware State Fair. (Special To The Delaware State News/Gary Emeigh)...
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Area talent shines during Delaware State Fair talent contest
27dsn Fair 8332 All contestants in the All Youth Talent Contest at the Delaware State Fair Sunday line up on state for the announcement of the winners. (Special To The Delaware State News/Gary Emeigh)...
View ArticleMagazine touts retirement benefits of Dover
DOVER— Curtis Satterthawiate, spent so much time in Dover when he served in the United States Air Force that it became a second home to him. “I retired from the United States Air Force and spent 20...
View ArticleLETTER TO THE EDITOR: Deal with Iran makes U.S. ‘sitting ducks’
A deal has been struck. Obama has put us in harm’s way by striking a deal with Iran, which will eventually allow them to get a nuclear weapon — and this agreement has more than guaranteed it. But until...
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Dover Air Force Base’s Kozak taking Wing to California
DOVER –– After three years as the commander of the Air Force Reserve Command’s 512th Airlift Wing at Dover Air Force Base, Col. Raymond Kozak will be moving on to his next stop, Travis Air Force Base...
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