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09/05/2026

Unatego/Franklin/UV football falls to South Lewis to open their season on Friday.
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09/05/2026

Delhi football opens their season with a huge win topping reigning state champion Tioga 41-26 in Tioga.

09/03/2026

🌧️ A Wall of Water Hits Franklin
What began as a summer rainstorm became a 45-minute flash flood that sent water rushing through farms, roads and businesses - leaving cows standing in floodwater, destroying hay, damaging culverts and submerging about 50 golf carts.
The Reporter takes you inside the damage, the cleanup and the uncertain recovery - including what Delaware County Soil and Water Conservation District officials say property owners can do to prepare for increasingly intense rainfall.
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FRANKLIN - For some Franklin residents, a Thursday, Aug. 27 rainstorm was little more than another summer downpour. On a small stretch of the town, it became a sudden wall of water that swept across …

08/30/2026

08/30/2026

🔥 BREAKING: Fire Erupts at Packin’ Heat in Walton 🔥

A fire erupted at approximately 8:30 a.m. Sunday, August 30, at Packin’ Heat on West Street in Walton.

The building complex is home to multiple businesses, including Walton Dental, Bonzo’s Glass, and a satellite office for Coughlin & Gearhart Attorneys at Law, among others.

🚒 Multiple fire departments responded, including Walton, Trout, Creek, Downsville, Franklin, and Delhi, along with Delaware County Emergency Services, Walton Police, the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office, and Delaware County Ambulance.

Crews remained on scene responding to the fire and assisting as needed.

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08/29/2026

🚜🐄 EVERYTHING YOU THINK YOU KNOW ABOUT YOUR FOOD… STARTS ON THE FARM! 🌽🥛

What really happens before that milk reaches your refrigerator? How are the crops grown? What does it take to turn a farm product into something your family uses every day?

👉 Come find out TODAY at the 14th Annual Family Farm Day!

Bring the whole family and meet the farmers, see the animals, explore the farm, and discover how the food and agricultural products we depend on are actually made. It’s a hands-on opportunity to connect with agriculture, ask questions, and see the hard work that happens behind the scenes.

📅 TODAY — Saturday, August 29
⏰ Event runs through 4 PM

🌾 Don’t just eat it. Come see where it begins!

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08/28/2026

💰 Delaware County’s sales tax revenue keeps climbing - but will it change the 2027 budget?
Sales tax collections have topped $20.6 million so far this year, up 8.4% from the same period in 2025, as county officials begin preparing the 2027 budget.
But despite the stronger-than-expected revenue, supervisors aren’t loosening the purse strings. Department heads face a Sept. 15 deadline for budget requests, while an ongoing countywide audit could add another layer of uncertainty to the process.
What does the revenue increase mean for Delaware County taxpayers - and where will the money go?
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DELHI - Sales tax collection in Delaware County continues to surpass all expectations as Delaware County supervisors move toward an intense two months of work on developing a budget for 2027. …

08/27/2026

🚨 Nearly 300 properties. Millions in unpaid taxes. And Delaware County’s tax auctions are still on hold.
The county says it is finally making progress toward restarting long-delayed tax foreclosure auctions - but a maze of legal requirements, paperwork and strict statutory deadlines means the first auction may still be months away.
The first sale is expected to focus on properties from the 2019 tax year, with hundreds more parcels potentially following.
What’s holding up the auctions? What has changed? And what could the backlog mean for Delaware County taxpayers?
The Reporter is following the paper trail — and bringing you the details behind the headlines.
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https://the-reporter.net/stories/bureaucratic-gridlock-and-rigid-legal-standards-freeze-delaware-county-tax-auctions,262798

DELHI – The multi-year freeze on Delaware County’s tax foreclosure auctions looks like it will continue into yet another new year despite the assessment by County Treasurer Carli Pinner that …

08/27/2026

MORE NEWS. MORE OF THE STORY. MORE REPORTER.
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08/26/2026

Cannonsville Reservoir expansion? An idea first studied in the 1980s is back on the table.
More than 40 years after New York examined raising Cannonsville Reservoir’s dam, the Delaware River Basin Commission is taking another look at whether the Delaware County reservoir could store more water during droughts.
But this isn’t a decision to expand the reservoir — yet.
A new feasibility study is examining engineering, environmental and infrastructure concerns surrounding the New York City-owned reservoir. And while the earlier study found expansion technically feasible, it also identified significant obstacles.
What has changed since the 1980s? What hasn’t? And why is the idea being revisited now?
Read the report in The Reporter for the history, the science and what could come next.
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https://the-reporter.net/stories/cannonsville-reservoir-expansion-back-on-the-table-four-decades-after-first-study,262604

WALTON - More than four decades after New York first examined whether Cannonsville Reservoir could be expanded, the idea is back on the drawing board. The Delaware River Basin Commission is …