News in Delton
Delton Oktoberfest set for Saturday
Delton is gearing up for the eighth annual Oktoberfest from noon to 9 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 26, at William Smith Park behind the fire station on Orchard Street. The festival is now a Revitalize Delton event. Allie Steele-Rouse is organizing the event. Rouse said the former…
One town, one heart united
Twenty-five years after the Sept. 11 attacks changed the nation, more than 125 people gathered under calm blue skies complemented by the fading sun at William Smith Memorial Park in Delton to remember those who lost their lives and honor the police officers, firefighters, EMTs…
2 TAEF Mom’s Scholarship recipients selected
The Thornapple Area Enrichment Foundation is pleased to announce Cloe Oliver of Hastings and Rebecca Pruess of Delton as the 2026 recipients of the Mom’s Scholarship. Developed in memory of Virginia Hoover Harrison Root, a well-respected Barry County mother and teacher who went…
Delton hosts 9/11 memorial
To honor the victims of the 9/11 attacks 25 years later, the Delton community will hold its fifth annual solidarity gathering Friday at 6 p.m. at William Smith Memorial Park, 201 E. Orchard St. in Delton. Jaki Spencer, who instituted the annual event and is a commissioner for…
Revitalize Delton first online auction: Bidding Sept. 10-15
The Revitalize Delton Community Auction is conducting its first online auction September 10 to September 15, after two previous successful live auctions, according to Revitalize Treasurer Dewey McCoy. The online auction is available and linked to deltoncommunityauction.com.…