The Delphos Firefighters Local 686 have received the green light from city administration to accept a large grant aimed to increase personnel numbers. Following an evening of extensive discussion with Delphos Fire & Rescue, Delphos City Council voted in favor by a 4-to-3 vote for the city's fire department to accept "The Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grant" or the SAFER Grant. The little over $1.8 million grant will provide Delphos Fire & Rescue funding to add 6 new full-time personnel over a 3-year time period. After council's approval, Delphos Fire personnel spoke with us on what this means for their department.

The Delphos Firefighters Local 686 are seeking to bring in a major grant to help with daily operations and personnel. The department filed for, and was named the recipient of, "The Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grant," known as the SAFER grant. If approved by Delphos City Council, the little over $1.8 million grant would supply the funding for six new full-time personnel for a time period of 3 years which would double current Delphos firefighter personnel numbers. Fire officials say this grant would substantially help their ability to handle emergency calls.

The Delphos City Council met Monday Evening to discuss where the money in the 2023 budget will go.

Delphos City Council is looking hiring a contractor to move a street, so a multi-million dollar expansion project can get started.  Council had their first reading to hire All Purpose Contracting to relocate Gressel Drive to the east so Lakeview farms can build their expansion where it currently sits.  Delphos had 10 bidders for the project, and All Purpose won the project with a bid of nearly $1.3 million.  lakeview farms is investing around $27 million dollars to expand their commercial food processing plant and add warehouse space.  Which would increase their Delphos plant about 180-thousand square feet.  Thanks to grants, the city has the money needed to relocate Gressel drive and start the expansion.

Delphos, OH (WLIO) - Delphos is looking at adding a new city administrative position.

Delphos City Council members voted to approve sending the 2022 budget to the county on its third reading. The ordinance is needed by July of every year, which details what the city’s estimated resources for the upcoming year are. For the upcoming year, the city will submit a budget that is comparable to this year's, and ones in recent years.

Stadium Park is getting some renovations before the upcoming football season.

Tonight at the Delphos City Council meeting, councilors discussed an ordinance on its first reading that would set up and American Rescue Plan Fund, which ultimately had discussion on, but ended up tabling the ordinance. The bill would set up a fund that would use money received from the American Rescue Plan to use on the pandemic response.