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4/18/14 Judge throws out prosecutor's request for jail time in shooting case

  • March 18, 2014
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SUMMARY: Municipal court judge cites letters in support as reason to suspend 180 day jail sentence “Numerous” letters of support were enough for a Holmes County judge to throw out a prosecutor’s recommendation for jail time and restitution. Michael J. Park, 60, 5120 Township Road 228, Glenmont, was sentenced Tuesday March 18 to $500 in fines and probation on two counts of assault by...

WHC collaborates with the community for Easter dinner

  • March 18, 2014
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Summary: The Wooster Hope Center (WHC) is again partnering with churches and organizations to offer the Community Easter Dinner on March 29 at the Knights of Columbus in Wooster. The event’s purpose is to promote fellowship and community unity. Every season, the Wooster Hope Center (WHC) hosts a community event to cultivate a sense of camaraderie. Spring is no exception, and it arrives with...
Tusc County Gardening Club hosts sees swap

Tusc County Gardening Club hosts sees swap

  • March 19, 2014
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Join the Tuscarawas County Public Library’s (TCPL) Gardening Club Monday, March 31 at 6:30 p.m. at its main location in New Philadelphia for the “Let’s Talk and Swap Seeds” free event. Master gardener Judy Clegg will lead the group in a discussion on seed collection, as well as tips on growing plants from seeds you may have collected or been given. Following the event there will be a seed...

3/19/14 Early voting begins April 1 for May 6 primary

  • March 19, 2014
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SUMMARY: BOE changes Washington Township, Praire Township polling locations Early voting begins April 1 at the Holmes County Board of Elections’ office in the Clinton Street building, Millersburg. The Board of Elections (BOE) will have four voting machines available, which should mean little to no wait to vote early, deputy director Mary Shaffer said. Early voters will be required to fill out...

Ducks, grebes, geese and other waterfowl still putting on a show

  • March 19, 2014
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Ducks, grebes, geese and other waterfowl still putting on a show Columnist Bruce Glick summarizes happenings in the local birding world. This week Bruce has an update on the spring migration. Read more about it in the "Gone Birding" column. The lingering ice on the big lakes as well as most smaller lakes and ponds has created an unusual concentrating of migrating waterfowl this year. Wherever...

Growing Into Motherhood

  • March 19, 2014
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Struggling with loads of laundry, clutter in the kitchen and chaos in your life? Stress can easily steal our joy. Trish Berg reminds us to simplify the small stuff and find Joy in the Journey. Not too many years back, I sat in my minivan, parked in someone’s driveway and cried. I am not sure if I can even remember whose driveway it was, but I do remember why I cried. I had just dropped off my...

FROMONLINE | 2014-03-19

  • March 19, 2014
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Growing children in the garden Column Summary Families working in rich, dark soil, planting the seeds we have been given is an honest lesson in growing plants and in growing children. In 1976 a young art student by the name of Xavier Robert came up with a new doll idea, this unique looking adoptable doll, came with a personalized birth certificate. Growing doll children in the garden became an...

3/20/14 Rape charges filed against Doylestown man

  • March 20, 2014
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SUMMARY: Allegations stem from 1990s A lengthy investigation by the Holmes County Sheriff’s office has resulted in the arrest of a Doylestown man March 19 on rape charges. Mitchell L. Vaughn, 64, 15562 Portage Street, is charged in Holmes County Municipal Court with one count of rape, one count of felonious sexual penetration and one count of gross sexual imposition. The charges stem from a...

3/20/14 Rape charges filed against Doylestown man

  • March 20, 2014
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SUMMARY: Allegations stem from 1990s A lengthy investigation by the Holmes County Sheriff’s office has resulted in the arrest of a Doylestown man March 19 on rape charges. Mitchell L. Vaughn, 64, 15562 Portage Street, is charged in Holmes County Municipal Court with one count of rape, one count of felonious sexual penetration and one count of gross sexual imposition. The charges stem from a...

4/18/14 Judge throws out prosecutor's request for jail time in shooting incident

  • March 20, 2014
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SUMMARY: Glenmont man fined, sentenced to probation “Numerous” letters of support were enough for a Holmes County judge to throw out a prosecutor’s recommendation for jail time and restitution. Michael J. Park, 60, 5120 Township Road 228, Glenmont, was sentenced Tuesday March 18 to $500 in fines and probation on two counts of assault by Municipal Court Judge Jane Irving. Irving suspended a...