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College credit for high school students at the Holmes County Higher Education Center

  • February 25, 2010
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The University of Akron Wayne College’s Holmes County Higher Education Center is planning an information session about the postsecondary enrollment options program, Monday, March 1, from 6:30-8 p.m. The postsecondary enrollment options program (PSEOP) was created by the state of Ohio to allow qualified high school students to enroll in a college or university and receive both high school...

Retired French professor speaks to historical society

  • February 25, 2010
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Twenty-six members and 21 guests enjoyed hearing David Wilkin, retired French professor of Wooster College, tell how the Mt. Eaton Paint Township area was settled by French-speaking Swiss many years ago. “They were French-speaking Calvinists from western Switzerland, many from Moutier and Tavannes who came to this region,” Wilkin said. Also arriving were the French-speaking Catholics at...

Special appearances: Random sightings of a risen Lord

  • February 25, 2010
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Berlin Elementary students offer up nouns and verbs to author

  • February 25, 2010
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When one has the ability to make cats surf the Internet, animals talk and can bring inanimate objects to life, that person surely has the world at their fingertips. At least when dealing with a large number of youth.Brian P. Cleary, American humorist, writer and poet, made his way through East Holmes elementary schools this past Monday and Tuesday, thanks to a grant sought by Mt. Hope and...

Colorectal cancer focus begins in March

  • February 25, 2010
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Even in a time when tremendous strides have been made in the arena of colorectal cancer (cancer of the colon and rectum), it still remains the second-leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. Lung cancer is actually the nation’s leading cause of cancer-related deaths. Since colon cancer is one of the slower growing cancers, the fact that it’s the second-leading cause of...

Varicella, pertussis outbreaks severe in year-end health report

  • February 25, 2010
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The year 2009 may have been fraught with outbreaks of H1N1, varicella (chickenpox) and pertussis (whooping cough), but despite huge increases in chickenpox and whooping cough, Holmes County was in good shape from a health standpoint. During a discussion at the monthly health district board meeting, Vaughn Anderson, health department epidemiologist, discussed the year-end 2009 reportable diseases,...

Agricultural Easement Purchase Program applications available

  • February 25, 2010
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Applications for the 2010 Clean Ohio Agricultural Easement Purchase Program (AEPP) are open and available at the Wayne County Planning Department or online at www.agri.ohio.qov/farmland. This year there will be $6.25 million to distribute to Ohio farmers to protect their farmland. Farmland preservation efforts ensure that agriculture remains a viable industry in our state. Farmland is the...

Eagle makes a return visit to the Mohican Valley on Wally Road

  • February 25, 2010
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The Mohican Valley Eagle Watch 2010 Kickoff Event is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Friday, March 19, on Wally Road at the Mohican River Inn Event Center. The program is sponsored by Mohican Valley Arts and Entertainment and the Wally Road State Scenic Byway Association. The event is free but donations are accepted to benefit the Medina Raptor Center.Speakers include Jon Minard of Mount Vernon and Laura...

Conservation funding for organic growers now available

  • February 25, 2010
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For a second year, Ohio farmers transitioning to organic agriculture or those who are currently certified organic have the opportunity to receive assistance for meeting their conservation goals through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) organic initiative. The deadline to apply for this assistance is Friday, March 19.Nearly $1 million has been set aside by the USDA’s Natural...

Kauffman graduates basic training

  • February 25, 2010
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Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Matthew D. Kauffman graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an...