Letter to the Editor
To the Editor: I am deeply concerned about what is happening to communities here in Northeast Ohio. It seems that money speaks louder than reverence for life and an ethic of caring for the land as we allow outside gas companies to frack this land. We have taken for granted our clean air, water, and health. But Im afraid this is about to change as neighbors lease outland without coming...
Scams targeting the elderly hit Wayne County residents
The younger generation can play a vital role in helping prevent elderly relatives from falling victim to a wide range of scams, according to Wayne County Sheriff’s deputies.Recently in Wayne County, a 71-year-old woman was scammed out of $12,000 that she thought represented the taxes on a large cash prize. Another victim paid $4,000 for a driveway resurfacing that used shoddy materials.Wayne...
Possible attempted murder-suicide in Dover
On Friday, August 17, at approximately 7:27 a.m., the Tuscarawas County Sheriffs Office received a call from the Dover Police Department advising they were at Union Hospital, where a patient with a gunshot wound to the head was being treated. Ralph H. Brown stated he was awakened by a loud noise and discovered he was bleeding from the head; at first he thought he was struck by a stray bullet...
Love Center Food Pantry monthly report for July 2012
There were a total of 463 different families that came to the Love Center during the month of July. Some families came in more than once, making a grand total of 675 visits. Food purchased from the Akron-Canton Regional Food Bank was 43,321 pounds and food donated was 13,951 pounds. Volunteer hours donated to the Love Center were 1,310 hours. Food and cash donations came from the...
Lady Hawks hand Jesse Wengerd his first, then second career coaching victory
Sometimes coaches have to wait a whole lot longer than their second game into their careers to snag that elusive victory. Not so for one local coach. Welcome to the world of winning head coach Jesse Wengerd. The Hiland Lady Hawks got the new head coach his first official victory of his varsity soccer career on August 22, scoring three times to spot the Lady Hawks to a 3-2 win over Canton...