Residents of South Bethany elected Town Council Secretary Edith “Edie” Dondero as their new mayor on Saturday. She beat fellow Town Council member Tim Shaw by 51 votes. In response to a questionnaire from Delaware Online/The News Journal, Dondero said that she wants to fix storm water management infrastructure, plan ahead for rising sea levels […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Washington County Sheriff’s Office is trying to locate an unknown suspect who allegedly approached a child near a school complex in Bethany. According to a release from the sheriff’s office, the incident occurred Thursday evening around 5:20 p.m. A child walking home near the Jacob Wismer Elementary and Stoller Middle […]
Apr. 1—GOSHEN — The Bethany Christian Speech and Debate Team held its awards dinner March 25, recognizing the accomplishments of speakers and debaters this season. Seniors Nico Brenneman-Ochoa and Ian McHugh were recognized for their high school career accomplishments, ranking second and third respectively on the all-time points leaders at Bethany. With the national tournament […]
Feb. 14—GOSHEN — Bethany Christian Schools teacher Josh Weaver was one of over 100 teachers statewide to receive a Teacher Creativity Fellowship Program Grant of the Lilly Endowment Association. His fellowship, the British Bicycle Pilgrimage, begins in early June. “Every project that Lilly funds is designed by the teacher itself for something that they want […]
Bethany Beach has fired two police officers, including the chief, after the town’s internal investigation into the misuse of overtime funds. Police Chief Michael Redmon and Capt. Darin Cathell were fired after Bethany Beach became aware of potential misuse of federal and state grant funds for overtime by police in mid-August, according to a press […]