Pomerene Hospital hosts 2nd annual Walk To Remember and balloon launch
October is Perinatal Loss Awareness Month, and in commemoration, Pomerene Hospital will host its 2nd annual Walk To Remember and Balloon Launch on Sunday, Oct, 28 at 3:p.m. Perinatal Loss Awareness Month recognizes the loss so many parents experience across the United States and around the world, and informs and provides resources for parents who have lost children due to miscarriage, ectopic...
Immunization works
In 2010, there were 27,550 cases of Pertussis reported in the United States and 18,719 cases in 2011, many cases go unreported. Year to date case counts from 2012 have surpassed those from the previous five years for the same time period. Pertussis is a respiratory illness, commonly known as whooping cough. It is a very contagious disease caused by a type of bacteria called Bordetella Pertussis...
Talking thyroid at Keim Lumber
Kurt Garren MD will be speaking about thyroid and parathyroid disorders at Keim Lumber on Monday, Oct. 29, from 6-7 p.m. Dr. Garren will be discussing the diagnosis and management of thyroid and parathyroid disorders, as well as different medical and surgical treatments for these disorders. He is a board certified otolaryngologist and head and neck surgeon. He has office locations in Dover,...
October Health Talk speaker series returns to Aultman Orrville
Aultman Orrville Hospital continues its Health Talk Speaker Series. Dr. Robert Sabota will present the October Health Talk on Understanding Hypertension on Oct. 30, at 6:30 p.m. in the AOH Community Room. Dr. Sabota is with Internal Medicine Associates of Canton. He is American Board of Internal Medicine certified. He attended Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine in Rootstown...
Medicare check-up event gives seniors help
A free seminar will be held on Friday, Nov. 2, beginning at 10 a.m. at Brenn-Field Nursing Center, 1980 Lynn Drive in Orrville. This will be the only public Ohio Senior Health Insurance Information Program (OSHIIP) presentation in Wayne County. December 7, 2012 is the last day to enroll in a new plan for 2013. OSHIIP counselors will discuss recent changes to Medicare, the Oct. 15-Dec. 7...
2012 winners at the Holmes County Antique Festival lumberjack contest
Axe Throw: Throw Off First: Derek Dusthimer, of Newark; 5-5-5. 5 Second: Jim Dusthimer; 5-5-5. 4 Third: Dirk Mechstroth of New Knoxville; 5-5-3. Fourth: Dave Berlet; 3-3-5. Two-Man Cross Cut First: Jim and Derek Dusthimer; 7.72 seconds. Second: Dave Berlet and Dirk Mechstroth; 8.8 seconds. Third: Jarod and Rick Hawkins of Killbuck; 10.9 seconds. Fourth: Jason and Fred Hawkins of...Heroin possession indictment served
On Monday, Oct. 15, a Tuscarawas County grand jury indictment for one felony count of possession of drugs was served on Charles Nathan McIntyre, 28, at the county jail, where he has been incarcerated since being taken into custody by Tuscarawas County community corrections officers August 29 at his Dennison residence. McIntyre, who was on probation at that time, had not been reporting to his...
NEWS | 2012-10-22
Over 200 supporters of the Wayne County Community Foundation (WCCF) came together Wednesday to celebrate the organization’s recent achievements and to hear about the effect philanthropy is having on the community. Chairman J.C. Johnston, III introduced the trustees and special guests, and noted that as a result of strategic planning, the WCCF increased its staff by 50 percent with the addition...