Local conservation center and food bank program to receive $2,500 each, thanks to local farm family
Summary: A recent contest sponsored by a national seed company resulted in the Loveday family of Strasburg being able to donate a total of $5,000 to two deserving local non-profit organizations. $5,000 will be infused into the programs of two area non-profit organizations, thanks to the efforts of the Dale, Karen, and Cole Loveday family of Strasburg. The Lovedays are a farming family, and they...FROMONLINE | 2013-03-18
I am not Catholic, but I am really liking the new Pope. If youve not been paying attention, the Catholic Church has its first Pope Francis, the first pontiff to come from the Western Hemisphere. Since I dont much keep up on what goes on in Catholicism, nor do I keep up on the goings on in Argentina, I was at a loss to know much about the man who in just a few days time became the spiritual...Column: I have a garden that wants to bury me alive
Column summary: Warm weather, sunshine, and gardening are just around the corner. Do you love or hate outside work? I am a garden scrooge, so read on about my anxiety of the coming season. The wind is howling outside my windows and there is a winter weather advisory posted for today and into the night. Dont let Ohio fool you, though, because spring is here whether it snows again or not. Its...
The impact of diabetes on digestive health
The Diabetes Support Group at Wooster Community Hospital will host a free program, The Impact of Diabetes on Digestive Health, in the hospital auditorium on Monday, March 18, from 6-7 p.m. Living with diabetes presents many different challenges and can have an impact on our digestive health. Gastroenterologist Dr. James Murphy, M.D., will help us to understand that impact and ways we can...Important facts about diabetes
Diabetes is having an increasing impact on our families and communities nationwide. Our goal, as healthcare providers, is the prevention and successful management of diabetes. Diabetes is a chronic disease in which there are high levels of sugar in the blood and a low level of insulin or a resistance to insulin (made by the pancreas). Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes and the...
Wooster Community Hospital names new manager of Cardiovascular Services
Wooster Community Hospital has named Darryl Manley, Rt(R), the manager of Cardiovascular Services. Manley, who has been the manager of the Special Procedures and Cath Lab, will continue to hold that responsibility and will now also have management of Cardiovascular Services and Cardiac Rehabilitation. A radiology technologist, Manley has been a part of the Wooster Community Hospital staff since...
Aultman Orrville offers Safe Sitter Course with new instructor
Aultman Orrville Hospital will be offering the Safe Sitter course this summer under the direction of a new instructor. Registered nurse and new instructor Janice Kratzer, will hold the course on June 1 in the Aultman Orrville Community Room. Safe Sitters prepares young adolescents ages 11 and older to be safe and nurturing babysitters. Aultman Orrville has been a registered Safe Sitter teaching...Society for Equal Access opens satelite office in Millersburg
Society for Equal Access Independent Living Center (SEA-ILC) is a consumer controlled cross disability not for profit organization operated by individuals with disabilities for people with disabilities. Since 1990 the organization has assisted residents in eight counties, including Holmes County. As the need for services increases SEA-ILC has found ways to be more accessible to consumers in the...
Sen. Brown announces new resources to bolster firefighter safety in Holmes County
New federal resources have been awarded to a fire department in Holmes County. U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) today announced that the Paint Township Volunteer Fire Department in Winesburg has been awarded resources for operations and safety by the U.S. Department of Homeland Securitys (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) program. Our...