Delaware County Newscast

May 22, 2026: News from Davenport, Walton, Franklin, Delhi, Andes, Sidney, and elsewhere

Fri, 22 May 2026 14:00:00 -0400

This week we’ve got more rabies in the county, replacing your peeling license plates, when is a parking lot not a parking lot?, and, as always, money money money (and more)!

Links from the podcast:

Delaware County Public Health (rabies-vax appointments): https://www.delcony.gov/ph/event/franklin-free-rabies-vaccination-clinic-3
Replace peeling license plates: https://dmv.ny.gov/plates/peeling-and-damaged-license-plates
Catskills Campaign for the Future Fund: https://donorswhocare.org/catskills-campaign-for-the-future-fund-ccff/

Remember: Keep up with (real) local news!

Subscribe to The Reporter — formerly the Walton Reporter: https://the-reporter.net/subscribe
Listen to Catskills News Talk: https://www.catskillnewstalk.com
Subscribe to the Daily Star (now three days a week): https://www.thedailystar.com/subscriptions

Written and produced in Sidney, NY, by Andrew Kantor.

May 15, 2026: Meal program update, plus news from Colchester, Walton, Hamden, and Sidney!

Fri, 15 May 2026 12:00:00 -0400

This week we’ve got the latest on the senior-meals program in the county, plus solar moritoria, Sidney’s hantavirus connection, sign limits in Hamden, and more.

Links from the podcast:

Town of Colchester: https://www.colchesterny.gov

Sidney’s proposed property-tax payment plans: https://fllw.me/4eG3Xa8

Remember: Keep up with (real) local news!

Subscribe to The Reporter — formerly the Walton Reporter: https://the-reporter.net/subscribe

Listen to Catskills News Talk: https://www.catskillnewstalk.com

Subscribe to the Daily Star (now three days a week): https://www.thedailystar.com/subscriptions

Written and produced in Sidney, NY, by Andrew Kantor.

May 8, 2026: Hancock, Margaretville, Fleischmanns, the county, and more!

Fri, 08 May 2026 14:00:00 -0400

This week we’ve got stories about the county’s failure to communicate with Delaware Opportunities, why the state DEC warned Hancock about dumping (which confused town leadership), how two libraries are floating a new funding plan, plus questions about volunteer firefighter numbers and more!

Written and produced in Sidney, NY, by Andrew Kantor.

Links from the podcast:

Schedule a blood donation through the Red Cross: https://redcrossblood.org

Letter from the DEC to Hancock Supervisor Jerry Vernold: https://fllw.me/42FW65n

Remember: Keep up with (real) local news!

Subscribe to The Reporter — formerly the Walton Reporter: https://the-reporter.net/subscribe

Listen to Catskills News Talk: https://www.catskillnewstalk.com

Subscribe to the Daily Star (now three days a week): https://www.thedailystar.com/subscriptions

May 1, 2026: Monster state grants, food truck limbo, villages in fiscal danger, and more

Fri, 01 May 2026 15:00:00 -0400

This week, two villages score some big money from New York State, but other villages are facing budgetary challenges if they don't get county help. (And no, the county still won’t give it.) And if you’re looking for help with AI — artificial insemination, that is — there’s a workshop coming up just for you. Hands on, too! And there’s more!

Written and produced in Sidney, NY, by Andrew Kantor.

Link from the podcast:

Artificial insemination seminar info: https://fllw.me/4dihSRB and the program flyer (PDF): https://delconewscast.com/files/2026-06_Artificial-Insemination.pdf

Remember: Keep up with (real) local news!

Subscribe to The Reporter — formerly the Walton Reporter: https://the-reporter.net/subscribe/

Listen to Catskills News Talk: https://www.catskillnewstalk.com/

Subscribe to the Daily Star (now three days a week): https://www.thedailystar.com/subscriptions

April 24, 2026: Stewart’s update, I-88 is open, fresh tourism dollars…

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 14:00:00 -0400

This week we’ve got an update about Stewart’s in Sidney — and about I-88 repairs, plus NYSEG’s advice for people struggling with electric bills, Colchester solar moratorium, a lot of tourism dollars being spread around, and more.

Link from the podcast:

Delaware County Tourism Development Grant recipients: https://dcecodev.com/2026-delaware-county-tourism-development-grant-recipients/

Keep up with local news!

Subscribe to the Reporter (formerly the Walton Reporter): https://the-reporter.net/subscribe/

Listen to Catskills News Talk: https://www.catskillnewstalk.com/

Subscribe to the Daily Star (now three days a week): https://www.thedailystar.com/subscriptions

Written and produced in Sidney, NY, by Andrew Kantor.

March 13, 2026: Electricity costs, dumb felonies, rabid raccoon, and more

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 14:00:00 -0400

This week: High electricity costs (in case you haven’t noticed), a couple of shake-your-head dopey felony arrests, a rabid raccoon in Colchester, and more!

Written and produced in Sidney, NY, by Andrew Kantor (andrew@delconewscast.com)

February 28, 2026

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 08:00:00 -0500

Could villages become cities? Plus Sidney's accounting woes, Delhi vs. student housing, and more.

Written and produced in Sidney, NY, by Andrew Kantor.

February 14, 2026

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 15:00:00 -0500

A town supervisor under a secret investigation, Hamden’s strange electric bills, million-dollar lottery winner in Sidney, and more!

Written and produced in Sidney, NY, by Andrew Kantor.

February 7, 2026

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0500

Sidney rethinks its water rates, while the county gets financial surprises — bad and good. Meanwhile better addiction services are coming, and Walton grapples with school traffic (and apparently a rampant drug problem).

Written and produced in Sidney, NY, by Andrew Kantor.

January 31, 2026

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 13:00:00 -0500

Delaware County finally has a solution to the foreclosed homes it owns (maybe), Colchester is all over the idea of the country’s 250th, it’s time to think about this year’s elections, and more!

| Written and produced in Sidney, NY, by Andrew Kantor.

Dec. 12, 2025: Feral cats, radio station return, battery-project questions, and more

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0500

Get Delaware County’s latest news all in about 9 minutes.

This week: a (slow) fix to Walton’s feral-cat problem, WDLA returning to the air, the state investigating Johnston & Rhodes, and more.

Written, recorded, and produced in Sidney, NY, by Andrew Kantor (andrew@delconewscast.com).