West nile virus, eastern equine encephalitis
DNREC confirms first positive West Nile case in ‘Sentinel Chickens’
DOVER — The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control confirmed West Nile Virus was detected in Delaware for the first time this year on Friday, July 26, 2024.
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development
Sussex County holds record open on Northstar development for school input
Though its discussion of a proposed subdivision was far-ranging Wednesday, the Sussex County Planning & Zoning Commission decided to reopen the record on the Northstar development to get input from the Cape Henlopen School District.
Schools
Champion Caesar Rodney culinary team earns White House kitchen tour
WASHINGTON — Caesar Rodney High School’s culinary team, after capturing the national championship title at the 2024 National ProStart Invitational in April, took a tour of one of the most …
2024 Olympics
Survey: DE residents plan to watch about 25 hours of Olympic coverage
DOVER — Content aggregator HostingAdvice released a study on Wednesday of 3,000 Delaware sports fans’ intended Olympic diet and landed on the figure of about 25 hours during the two-week …
beebe healthcare
Entire Rollins nursing school class of 2024 passes nursing exam
REHOBOTH BEACH — The Margaret H. Rollins School Class of 2024 have all passed the national examination for licensure as a registered nurse, Beebe Healthcare announced on Monday.
Passing …
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Keeping Yarns on the field is important for Delaware football team
NEWARK — Marcus Yarns certainly could have taken off.
Indeed, with Delaware ineligible for the NCAA Division I FCS football …
MOT wins ticket to Intermediate World Series in California
DOVER — MOT had to battle the rain and New Jersey all afternoon and evening on Thursday.
But in the end, the Middletown-area …
Former Blue Hen Thrift looking to make a difference with Hornets
DOVER — Shane Thrift can tell you everything about the last real play he made on a football field. And why not? There were 108,000 …
Amidst change, Carty said it's still business as usual for Delaware football
NEWARK — In some ways, the Delaware football program has one foot in two different leagues right now.
Of course, in other ways, …
Governor's Day harness racing on tap at Harrington Raceway
HARRINGTON – Harrington Raceway’s richest racing program of the season is set for Thursday during the Delaware State Fair.
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