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Yoder’s clutch hit sends Hawks to victory over Panthers

Yoder’s clutch hit sends Hawks to victory over Panthers

Jordan Yoder hasn’t had the start at the plate he had envisioned coming into the spring baseball season. After last year’s breakout sophomore campaign, Yoder has struggled to hit out of the gate. However, when the Hawks needed him most, he came through in a big way when Hiland hosted Massillon Perry, a Div. I State tournament team from a year ago. In the first game of their doubleheader,...

SPORTS | 2013-04-15

CARPENTER CRUISES TO HILLTOP L.M. WIN; WISECARVER 2 FOR 2 IN MODIFIEDS Millersburg, Ohio Saturday, April 6, 2013 By Mike Swanger Driving the ProTech and Kryptonite Race Cars X car, Parkersburg’s Tyler Carpenter won the dash of the Holmes Tire Late Models and then at the drop of the green for the feature, drove away from the field for win in front of another full house at the Holmes...
Mullet disposes of previously undefeated Tigers

Mullet disposes of previously undefeated Tigers

Strasburg came into its baseball game with Hiland Thursday, April 4 with a spotless 4-0 mark. The Tigers left with a huge loss. Hiland took advantage of just about every Strasburg miscue, and improved to 2-0 in handing the Tigers an 11-0 defeat. Hiland senior Sheldon Mullet needed just 80 pitches to dispose of the Tigers, allowing only five base runners in the game, giving up three hits,...
SPORTS | 2013-04-15

SPORTS | 2013-04-15

DROWN, WISECARVER, GARDNER, PRIEBE, LILLIBRIDGE, & BUBECK CLAIM OPENING NIGHT WINS AT HILLTOP Millersburg, Ohio Saturday, March 30, 2013 By Mike Swanger Hilltop Speedway swung open the gates for a full house on the first, and what was a very cool evening of the season but the action was mid season form. Charlie Duncan led the Holmes Tire Late Models to the green flag and set the pace...
Big dream surrounds Knights 2013 baseball campaign

Big dream surrounds Knights 2013 baseball campaign

Wooster Jam 2013

By Tami Lange Oberlin College and The Ohio State University may not meet on the athletic field, but musical groups from the two Ohio schools duked it out – a cappella -- at April 13’s Wooster Jam at the Wayne County Fairgrounds. The result? A tie for the win. Oberlin’s “Obertones were way ahead on points,” according to James Levin, who was instrumental in getting the event off the ground...

4/16/13 Soil and water conservation districts promote ag plastic recycling program

SUMMARY: Program will give farmers alternative to landfills, burning A multi-county effort promoting agricultural plastic waste recycling is underway, offering farmers an alternative to burning or dumping plastics in a landfill. Soil and water conservation districts in Holmes, Wayne, Ashland and Stark counties have partnered with local businesses to set up a series of drop off sites for...

wooster ethnic fair

By Tami Lange There’s not much Rumen Zdravchev can’t tell you about China. Standing in the booth at the Wooster Ethnic Fair on April 13, 10-year-old Rumen clicked off information about China’s geography and demographics, traditions, food, and culture. “Lots of people like badminton and ping pong,” he said, though soccer is very popular, too. He showed a set a mah jong tiles and pointed with...

Avant Gardener: The sweet smell of sweet peas

Summary: Sweet peas are one of early summer’s best flowers. Plant them now for blooms that will beautify the garden and sweeten the air with their delightful fragrance. If you have never grown sweet peas you are in for a delightful surprise. These old-fashioned cool-weather flowers were very popular in the Victorian era and probably graced many a trellis or fence in our own region while...

Concert to Celebrate 75 Years of Harmony

Summary: The 38th Annual Show of the Schoenbrunn Valley Barbershop Chorus is titled Celebrating 75 Years of Harmony and will feature old and new songs that feature strong harmonies, one of the characteristics of the singing style that makes the barbershop chorus such an endearing cultural mainstay. The Schoenbrunn Valley Barbershop Chorus, the Tuscarawas County Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony...