Good morning, Dover.

Lucy, a local therapy dog, was nominated for a national First Responder Paws Therapy Dog Award on Sept.

23. She has brought comfort to first responders around Delaware + boosted morale with her steady support.

At the Wednesday, Sept.

23 board meeting, two Capital elementary school principals announced federal funding (another round of grants) for after-school programs. The funds will support planned extracurricular activities later this month.

DSU junior Emmanuel Shomide returned to Nemours Children's Health this summer to research an imaging agent for detecting NF1 tumors, drawing on his experience as a former patient and working in the Pediatric Translational Neuroimaging Lab with leading mentors (lab specialists).

Delaware high school football teams gear up for Week 4 as playoff hopes start taking shape; Dover plays Lake Forest today at 7 p.m. on DSN+ along with key matchups across the state that set the stage for postseason battles.