Sweet-smelling plants make for a refreshing garden
Summary: Consider adding some plants known for their powerful smells to the garden this spring. Choosing plants that bloom at varying times will ensure a sweet smell in the air until fall. The sense of smell is often overlooked and not deemed as important as some of our other senses. Scent is powerful and can transport us back in time to places where we felt safe and warm. Our sense of smell can...Girls Continue to Expand Their Horizons
Summary: The 22nd annual Expanding Your Horizons Conference will be held at The College of Wooster for 5th and 6th grade girls from Wayne, Holmes, and Ashland Counties on April 13, 2013. Ever wonder how our brains differ from other animals? What makes rockets fly? Do you like to observe nature? Want to learn how to stay healthy? Well, if you are a 5th or 6th grade girl, you can explore some of...Column: Social Media and selling your passion to the masses
Column summary: Do you dream of making extra money by selling items you make? Don't be afraid to try. Social media is the way to do it, so pick up that camera and let's start selling. If you have a dream you have a base to drive all your desires. Sometimes all it takes is a needle, thread, and an iron will to succeed. Sometimes all you need is social media. If you have a computer and the...
Retired library director establishes Emergency Scholarship Fund
Covering the cost of tuition is challenging enough for most students, but when unexpected events or family emergencies interrupt sources of funding, students may be forced to suspend their pursuit of a degree or give up entirely. Thats no longer the case at The College of Wooster. A new fund has been established to provide assistance for students who find themselves in dire need. Damon...
Millersburg renews trash hauler contract
Millersburg council locked in trash collection rates for two more years Monday, Feb. 25. Council decided to renew a contract with Kimble that locks in rates originally proposed in a three-year contract from 2010. Residential customers will continue to pay about $35 per quarter. The original contract with Kimble came out of a competitive bidding process that locked the low bidder into a contract...
Insurance to be billed for health department vaccines
Some families may now be billed when getting vaccines from the Holmes County Health District. The health district will continue to provide vaccines to all comers, but insured patients can expect their insurance provider to be billed. The change comes due to a federal directive barring health districts from providing free vaccine to insured patients, Holmes County Health Commissioner Dr. D.J...
Dravenstott graduates from basic training
Army Reserve Pvt. Travis S. Dravenstott has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, rifle...