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🌱 How did over $37,000 allegedly vanish from a Delaware food pantry?
Make time for Your Weight Matters Columbus on the Delaware Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- How did over $37,000 allegedly vanish from a Delaware food pantry?
- Why Delaware's Little Brown Jug ranks among harness racing's greatest spectacles
Also on today's calendar: Your Weight Matters Columbus and 10 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 84 and low of 63 degrees.
- Friday: Cooler with a few showers, temps: high: 69, low: 44.
- Saturday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 67 and low of 44 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Over $37,000 stolen from food pantry in Ohio, woman & former co-director indicted (newsbreak.com) — Residents in Delaware are learning that a former co-director of the city's Eastside Mission Food Pantry has been indicted, accused of stealing at least $37,500 from the charity and its donors, including elderly Ohioans. State and local investigators say the alleged thefts occurred from early 2024 through mid-September 2026, and the case is now in Delaware County Common Pleas Court while the defendant remains presumed innocent. 
• Jody Jamieson revels in unifying wins of the two great harness racing spectacles (harnessracingupdate.com) — Harness racing driver Jody Jamieson is celebrating a rare same-season sweep of the Little Brown Jug at the Delaware County Fair in Delaware and the Gold Cup & Saucer in Charlottetown. He describes Delaware's Jug crowds as among the sport's most electric, rivaled only by Prince Edward Island. His comments underscore how the Delaware fairgrounds remain a bucket-list destination for racing fans worldwide.
📸 Around Delaware
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Delaware
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- Your Weight Matters Columbus →
Columbus Airport Marriott, 1375 N Cassady Ave, Columbus
9:00 am
Saturday October 17
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Other local events
- Seeds, Signs, and Sage Advice
Orange Branch Library - Orange Community Room
6:00 pm - The Great Hopewell Road: Ohio's Ancient Superhighway
Liberty Branch Library - Liberty Community Room A
6:00 pm - Delaware Family Storytime
Delaware Branch Library - Delaware Community Room
6:30 pm - Liberty Morning ESOL Class
Liberty Branch Library - Liberty Community Room A
9:00 am - Native Plant Swap
Liberty Branch Library - Liberty Courtyard
9:00 am - Orange Baby Storytime
Orange Branch Library - Orange Programming Room
10:30 am - Nature Center Animal Feed and Greet →
Alum Creek Nature Center, 2911 S. Old State Road, Delaware
4:00 pm - Storytime and Smores →
Alum Creek Nature Center, 2911 S. Old State Road, Delaware
5:30 pm - October First Friday: Stop, Drop and Dance! →
Main Street, Delaware
6:00 pm - Central Ohio Veteran Fall Festival "Vet Fest" →
Veterans Park, 1121 South Houk Road, Delaware - Fire Department Open House →
Station 361, 7700 Gooding Boulevard, Delaware
12:00 pm - H7 Network: Delaware, OH →
Coach House Creative, 1185 U.S. Highway 23 North, Delaware
11:00 am
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
Sunday October 4
Tuesday October 6
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Who's that, hiding amongst the foliage?
Why, it's the Great Blue Heron who frequents the pond behind my house! (Nextdoor Kensington Place) - This kitty has been missing for a few days in the Ablemarle Circle area.
She is very shy. Please let me know if you've seen her. (Nextdoor Buehler-Lexington Loop)
- Vertiv, Inc. posted a job opening for Production Supervisor in Delaware. Apply here.
- PPG Industries, Inc. posted a job opening for Control Room Operator, Chemical Manufacturing in Delaware. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Delaware here.
🗞 Nearby News
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- Japanese-style claw machine arcade coming to Central Ohio (614now.com)
- Avina Women's Care reaches deal to stay in UnitedHealthcare network (nbc4i.com)
Sunbury
- Ohio has most data center ballot measures in the country (nbc4i.com)
- Sen. Moreno says Chinese vehicle bill will not ban Mercedes-Benz in the U.S. (cbtnews.com)
Ok Delaware! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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