3/7/13 Juvenile matricide case to go to trial
SUMMARY: Trial date set for Aug. 12 A trial date has been set for a Big Prairie juvenile charged with shooting and killing his mother. Joseph McVay, 12, will face a murder charge in a one-week trial beginning Aug. 12 in Holmes County Juvenile Court. The trial date was set after discussions Thursday March 7 between the Holmes County Prosecuting Attorneys office and Josephs defense...A Chorus Line appears in Tuscarawas County
Summary: The touring company of A Chorus Line brought their dance magic to the Kent State Tuscarawas Performing Arts stage on March 6. A Chorus Line streamed across the Kent State Tuscarawas Performing Arts Center stage on Wed, March 6 to an almost sold out crowd. The show, which has been playing both on Broadway and with touring companies since 1985 and also as a movie, is not, however, for...3/7/13 Switching energy suppliers can result in savings, but watch those rates
SUMMARY: Suppliers offer competitive rates Consumers can switch to a new gas or electric supplier any time they please, but finding true savings means keeping a careful eye on changing market rates and contract agreements. Thanks to legislation deregulating the natural gas and electricity generation industries, residential consumers have a host of energy suppliers to choose from. (Electrical...Being a Blessing
Summary: The Blessing Design Team is just what it sounds like, a big-hearted, hard-working team of designers who volunteer their time to bless women and their families who are going through tough stuff. Story: Craig and Julie Yoder went to Pittsburgh for the weekend. The minute they left, a gang swept in and started tearing things apart. When the Yoder's returned on Saturday night, they could...
Dover St. Joseph Catholic Church to offer weekly soup kitchen
Dover St. Joseph Catholic Church will begin to serve on Wednesday, March 13 a weekly soup kitchen for all in the community in need of a free, nourishing, hot meal. Starting March 13, the soup kitchen will be held each Wednesday evening from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in the St. Joseph Family Life Center, 614 N. Tuscarawas Ave., directly across the street from the church. Establishing the soup kitchen is one...
Im sorry. Wait a second -- no, Im not.
Before I even get to the second sentence of this column, let me apologize. I didnt do anything wrong. I havent had characters ample enough to offend. Still, Im sorry. Why? I have no idea. It just seems that lately, our society wants – no, DEMANDS – an apology. Recently, an acquaintance came to me to point out I had offended her. From what I could tell, it seemed she and I...
Rooting for spring to finally arrive
I woke up this morning to a slushy, melty, snowy mess. We were supposed to be getting three to five inches. Blowing and drifting, and possible a school delay or cancellation. Well, none of that happened. We got maybe an inch, and it is wet and slushy due to the warmer temperatures. And though part of me is ready for spring, I was sort of rooting for the March blizzard. It would have been nice to...
Smart gardening and shopping can help wild pollinators to flourish.
Some of us are old enough to remember when the bald eagle nearly became extinct. After World War II the use of the chemical pesticide DDT in the U.S. contaminated fish, a primary source of food for the giant birds, as runoff from overuse spread into waterways. DDT poisoned the birds and made it impossible for them to produce eggs with strong shells. Baby eagles died during incubation and never...Empowering and delegating leadership program coming to KSU Tusc
Leadership Through Developing, Empowering and Delegating will be offered March 15, from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Kent State University at Tuscarawas in the Science and Advanced Technology Center. Andy Masters, an award-winning author and international speaker, will present the program. Designed for all levels of leadership, the presentation is based on Masters book, Things Leaders Say: A Daily...