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Script “Woo!” marks 25 years at WHS Homecoming Game

Script “Woo!” marks 25 years at WHS Homecoming Game

Any Wooster High School marching band member can tell you – there’s no “i” in Wooster. No “i” in Woo. No “i” in Generals. So, 25 years ago, when the band wanted to do something like the iconic Script Ohio made famous by The Best Damn Band in The Land, it had to get a little creative. And so the Script “Woo!” was born. “They needed something to dot,” long-time director Dan Adams...

Secrest Arboretum Autumn Discovery Day Tree and Shrub Sale Offers Unique Selection

When is the best time to visit Secrest Arboretum? The answer is provided on the arboretum’s website: “…it’s everyday…to learn, wonder, connect”, and on October 5th, it will also be a day to buy at the annual Autumn Discovery Day Tree and Shrub Sale. As part of The Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC), Secrest Arboretum contains 115 acres of beautiful themed gardens,...

Local Author Releases New Book on Innovative Way to Loose Weight

Have you ever eaten a cookie, a handful of potato chips, or just helped yourself to a second serving and later regretted it? According to Dr. Susan Albers, this makes sense. “We tend to make a decision seven seconds before we are even aware of it”, Albers explained. Her latest book, Eat.Q., will help you to steer that seven seconds it a good direction. For over a decade, Albers noted, “I...

9/23/13 Pennsylvania man charged in July traffic death

SUMMARY: Faces charges of vehicular homicide, vehicular manslaughter in death of five year old boy A Pennsylvania man pleaded not guilty Friday Sept. 20 to charges that allege he caused the death of a five year old boy in a Berlin traffic accident. David J. King, 24, 1114 Reservoir Road, New Holland, is charged in Holmes County Municipal Court with vehicular homicide, a first-degree...

9/23/13 Pennsylvania man charged in July traffic death

SUMMARY: Faces charges of vehicular homicide, vehicular manslaughter in death of five year old boy A Pennsylvania man pleaded not guilty Friday Sept. 20 to charges that allege he caused the death of a five year old boy in a Berlin traffic accident. David J. King, 24, 1114 Reservoir Road, New Holland, is charged in Holmes County Municipal Court with vehicular homicide, a first-degree...

9/23/13 Health district outsources clinic billing department

SUMMARY: Shared billing office initiative sponsored by 10 Ohio health districts The Holmes County Board of Health voted Friday Sept. 20 to join a consortium of health districts partnering to form a shared, single-office billing system. For an up-front cost of $19,000, the county will get in on the ground floor on a shared billing office that is being set up by 10 Ohio health districts. By...

Shy Cellars crowned Grand Champion at Taste of NFL

Shy Cellars of Strasburg was crowned Grand Champion at the sixth annual Taste of the NFL held Tuesday, Sept. 17 at the new event center at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton. Hosted by the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank, the event served as a fundraiser that will allow the organization to provide more than 700,000 meals to families in need in northeast Ohio. As Grand Champions, Shy Cellars...

Column: Toiling endlessly doesn’t mean you are productive

Column summary: What does productivity mean to you? Rows and rows of canned goods? Letters and words strung together to make sense of life? It means different things to different people. Productivity. If this word strikes fear in your heart then I’ve hit a nerve. On my days off I’ve found that I’m not very productive. I get up, clean the house, scrub the toilets, and try to do some...

If I'm sure of one thing, it's that I'm sure of nothing

summary: Every age has its risks and rewards which leads Mike Dewey back to familiar territory: What to make of a song like "For What It's Worth." I’ve always had a soft spot in my rock n rock heart for songs whose titles weren’t ripped from their choruses or, actually, any words at all contained in their lyrics. Bob Dylan’s always been good at it, which is what you’d expect, since he’s...

9/24/13 Attorneys allege bias, want Rinfret removed from West Holmes Vandalism case

SUMMARY: Claim statements made in plea hearing, conference with parents indicative of bias The Ohio Supreme Court will determine wether Holmes County Common Pleas Judge Robert D. Rinfret’s ties to the West Holmes School District constitute a bias in the case of three men who vandalized the high school. Attorneys representing Denver Black, 18, Big Prairie, Drew Jolley, 18, Millersburg, and...