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Sled riding bash at Breitenbach Vineyards welcomes snow to the Valley

  • January 23, 2012
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Summary: Winter sport enthusiasts were delighted to (finally) get a solid layer of snow in the Tuscarawas Valley last weekend. Breitenbach Vineyards seized the opportunity to host a community sled riding party. “Sled riding is my thing to do ever since I was a little kid. I’ve been waiting for this snow to happen, just so I could get the sled out and go down the hills!” exclaimed Renee Yenny...

013012 Congressional “Mobile Office” rolls into Wooster

  • January 23, 2012
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Summary: Congressman Jim Renacci’s staff set up shop at the Wayne County Public Library on Jan. 23 to assist constituents with problems. Members of Congressman Jim Renacci’s staff step up shop at the main branch of the Wayne County Public Library on Jan. 23 when Renacci held his first ever Mobile Office event in the Sixteenth Congressional District. On hand for the event were members of...

013012 Wooster Employees Union agrees to multiyear year wage freeze

  • January 23, 2012
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Summary: The union that represents all city employees other than members of management and the fire and police departments has agreed to a multiyear wage freeze. With a unanimous vote and a round of applause, Wooster City Council approved a contract with the third and final union representing the city’s employees – the Wooster Employees Association. During council’s Jan. 17 meeting, Mayor...

103012 Agreements with labor unions helping city/county deal with tough economic times

  • January 23, 2012
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Summary: By agreeing to multiyear wage freezes local labor unions are helping the city and county get through tough economic times. Since the bottom dropped out of the economy in 2008 government entities such as the City of Wooster, Wayne County and the Wooster City School District have struggled to deal with falling revenues, increased costs and ever tightening budgets. With up to 70-80...

1/23/12 Commissioners sign off on enterprise zone agreement with Berlin business

  • January 23, 2012
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SUMMARY: 50 percent, 10 year tax abatement approved for expansion of food distribution business The Holmes County Commissioners Monday Jan. 23 approved a tax abatement for a Berlin company expanding its food distribution business. Commissioners aproved a 10 year, 50 percent tax abatement on new construction for a estimated $3.72 million, 60,000 square foot facility planned by Troyer...

OUTLOOK: Miller's Seamless Spouting

  • January 23, 2012
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Miller’s Seamless Spouting is a family owned and operated seamless gutter manufacturer and installation business serving the community since 1996. Miller’s provides custom installation of aluminum and copper gutter systems in various sizes using only the highest quality materials to insure your system lasts for years to come. Great care is taken during the installation process so as not to...

Marketplace: Troy Miller Agency

  • January 23, 2012
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Teaser: Daniel Raber thought it was time for a change. He had been in the residential new home building business in Wooster for 11 years as co-owner of Hilty and Raber Construction, and he wanted to look for new insurance options for his small fleet of vehicles and crew of workers. He was interested in competitive pricing, of course, but he also wanted to work with someone locally, someone with a...

Homeless for a Night

  • January 23, 2012
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Summary: For the last five years the youth of St. John’s United Church of Christ in Dover have willfully slept outside in the cold in order to raise awareness of homelessness in Tuscarawas County, and to learn, for one night, what it is like to be in that situation. Article: “We have always seemed to have the luck of choosing the coldest weekend when we hold our annual lockout, but it...

OUTLOOK: Buckeye Career Center

  • January 23, 2012
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At Buckeye Career Center, their mission is to prepare youth and adults to make informed career choices and to successfully enter, compete and advance in the changing world of work. Offering full-time career training classes in agriculture, computer technology, cosmetology, human interests, crafts, industry and engineering, public safety, truck driving and a host off never-before offered classes...

Steiner retires after 51 years

  • January 23, 2012
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Summary: Carlton K. Steiner celebrated 51 years of service as he retired from Lowe and Young in December. A recognizable character in the community, Steiner prides himself on staying actively involved with young people through participation in FFA, fairs and the schools. Steiner steps aside to let the next generation care for and grow the business that has been at the same location just east of...