Rowley pitches District I to Series win over Texas
EASLEY, S.C. – Dover’s Jared Rowley pitched a four-hit shutout as District I blanked Texas, 5-0, in the Big League baseball World Series on Wednesday afternoon. The Kent County all-stars are now 2-0 in...
View ArticleKent County headed to Big League softball World Series
WORCESTER, Mass. – Kent County’s District I Big League softball all-stars are headed back to the World Series after capturing the Eastern Regional title on Wednesday afternoon. Kent County downed New...
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Dental implant program a reason to smile
DOVER — By Design Dental Implant Center, a dental reconstruction practice based in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, is offering for the first time “Share A Smile,” a program which will award one lucky...
View ArticleNew Castle County stock exchange takes big step
DOVER — New Castle County Council voted Tuesday night to allow construction of a stock exchange in Wilmington, a decision the council president called “a game changer” and a “shot in the arm to both...
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Want weird food at fair? Sink your teeth into gator or shark
At Chester’s Gators & Taters, Jason Cordova of Oxford, New Jersey, serves tasty gator Wednesday afternoon at the Delaware State Fair. (Delaware State News/Dave Chambers) HARRINGTON — A list of...
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No horsing around: 4-H, FFA members learn equine judging skills
Kaylee Groce, 15 of Milford jumps fences with "Cash Your Chex" inside the Quillen Arena during the FFA Horse Judging Wednesday morning. FFA students from throughout Delaware were evaluated on their...
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Rowley, defense help Dist. I win again in Big League World Series
EASLEY, S.C. — Kevin Turner knew that Jared Rowley was capable of a clutch pitching performance. So the District I Big League manager was pretty happy to get one from the Dover pitcher at just the...
View ArticleRoundup: Kent County softball team takes Big League East title
It would be difficult to top what this all-star team accomplished last summer. But Kent County’s District I players will happily return to the World Series in Lower Sussex after capturing the Big...
View ArticleLETTER TO THE EDITOR: Civil War too complex for sound bytes
Now that we are experiencing a tidal wave of righteous indignation about the display of anything Confederate, including statues, graves, monuments, battle flags, etc., etc., we are also getting the...
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Q2 revenue up slightly for Dover Downs, but not enough to save positions
DOVER — Dover Downs has cut 72 positions so far this year, the result of continuing disappointing revenues, the company announced Thursday. In its quarterly release, the casino revealed while it made...
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Two women charged in separate child deaths in Sussex County
SUSSEX COUNTY – Two women in Sussex County believed to be responsible for the deaths of children in two separate cases have been indicted and arrested, Delaware State Polilce and the Department of...
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Wyoming reserves Saturday for peaches
Unlike last year, no rain is in the forecast for Saturday’s annual Wyoming Peach Festival. The parade will include the Wyoming Peach Festival Band. (Delaware State News file photo by Dave Chambers)...
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Sandcastle contest set for Saturday in Rehoboth Beach
Bill Gaeckle of Rehoboth Beach, right, and his son, Mark, participated last year building sandcastles in their hometown for the Rehoboth Beach Sandcastle Contest. (Delaware State News file photo by...
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Legend’s son adds ‘Twist of Lemmon’ to Milton
Famed actor Jack Lemmon shows his son Chris how to play piano in an early childhood photo of Chris Lemmon, who brings a show about his father “A Twist of Lemmon” to the Milton Theatre this weekend....
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Just A Jolt captures second straight Governor’s Cup
Purrfect Bags, driven by Victor Kirby, on the way to setting a Harrington track record in the 0,000 purse 1st race Thursday night. Owned by Joann Looney-King of Harrington, Purrfect Bags cross the...
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Markell mixes business with pleasure at Delaware State Fair
Gov. Jack Markell catches an egg in mid-air as he participates in the egg toss portion of Thursday’s FFA Games held outside The Centre Ice Rink during Governor’s Day at the Delaware State Fair....
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Grand Funk Railroad pulls into Delaware State Fair
Members of the classic rock group Grand Funk Railroad, from left, Max Carl, Mel Schacher, Don Brewer, Bruce Kulick and Tim Cashion, help wrap up the final day of the Delaware State Fair on Saturday as...
View ArticleNew Castle man sentenced to 20 years in child porn case
WILMINGTON — Rogelio “Roger” Cordero, 58, of New Castle, was sentenced Thursday by U.S. District Judge Sue L. Robinson to more than 20 years in federal prison for receipt of child pornography. Cordero...
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Businesses partner with initiative to promote Tubman Byway
Ron Rucker, chairman of the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway, speaks during a press conference in Camden Friday. (Special to The Delaware State News/Gary Emeigh) At Friday’s event a new...
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Smyrna police make arrests in rental scam
SMYRNA — The Smyrna Police Department announced Friday it has concluded a nearly nine-month investigation into a national rental theft scam centered in Smyrna that has resulted in charges against eight...
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