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Sam Mullet, followers indicted on hate crime charges

Sam Mullet, followers indicted on hate crime charges

  • December 21, 2011
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Members of the Bergholz Amish accused of attacking a Holmes County bishop were arraigned on hate crime charges Wednesday, Dec. 20. Charged with conspiring to commit hate crimes and tampering with evidence in U.S. District Court are Daniel S. Mullet, 37, of 8865 County Road 53, Bergholz; Eli M. Miller, 31, of 385 Township Road 280, Bergholz; Levi F. Miller, 53, of 35 County Road 53, Bergholz;...
That hush

That hush

  • December 22, 2011
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How do you describe the hush that descends upon the world Christmas Eve?Shoppers still scurry out of stores clutching last minute packages, harried brows knitted in anxious urgency.  Candies and cookies may still be sitting on waxed paper, waiting to be scooped onto a platter and cozied up to the other pecan tassies and Mexican wedding cakes.  Preparations have been in full swing for weeks for...
How to find and research doctors who accept Medicare

How to find and research doctors who accept Medicare

  • December 22, 2011
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Dear Savvy Senior, What resources are available to help seniors locate and research Medicare doctors? My husband and I are approaching age 65 and need to find a new internist or primary care doctor who accepts Medicare. Our current doctor is not enrolled with Medicare and will not continue seeing us as Medicare patients. Looking For Care Dear Looking, Depending on where you live, finding a...
Wrapping up the Old Fashioned movie making magic

Wrapping up the Old Fashioned movie making magic

  • December 22, 2011
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It was in May 2011 that a special press conference was called at the Tuscarawas County Convention and Visitors Bureau in downtown New Philadelphia to announce that filmmaker and New Philadelphia native Rik Swartzwelder and his partners had chosen the Tuscarawas Valley as the location to film the movie Old Fashioned, also written by Swartzwelder. Seven months, hundreds of auditions, and thousands...

12/22/11 East Holmes announces $1 million in cuts

  • December 22, 2011
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SUMMARY: First half of cuts to go into effect Jan. 9; second round if March levy fails In a plan to reduce spending by $500,000, East Holmes Schools will be assessing student eligibility for busing, introduce pay to participate fees and cut 10 staff positions. And, if a levy on the March primary ballot fails to pass, another $500,000 in cuts will go into effect that will eliminate busing for...

This Magic Moment: Josh Krajcik's The X Factor Finale

  • December 22, 2011
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Summary: Josh Krajcik's success on The X Factor has given the kids of his hometown of Wooster, Ohio a reason to believe that they, too, can succeed. Story: Triway's cheerleaders have been hearing about this Josh Krajcik guy since junior high, but until he belted out At Last on The X Factor in September, they hadn't actually heard him sing. "His mom, Mrs. Pim, was our cheerleading coach," said...

12/22/11 Barberton man says he used marijuana to treat pain

  • December 22, 2011
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A former Millersburg man who had a sizable marijuana grow operation in his apartment said he used the drug to treat recurrent pain after prescription drugs caused ill side effects. John J. Wenker, 53, 168 19th St., Barberton, was sentenced Tuesday Dec. 20 in Holmes County Common Pleas Court to nine months in jail on one count of illegal cultivation of marijuana. Prior to sentencing, Wenker was...

12/22/11 Barberton man says he used marijuana to treat pain

  • December 22, 2011
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A former Millersburg man who had a sizable marijuana grow operation in his apartment said he used the drug to treat recurrent pain after prescription drugs caused ill side effects. John J. Wenker, 53, 168 19th St., Barberton, was sentenced Tuesday Dec. 20 in Holmes County Common Pleas Court to nine months in jail on one count of illegal cultivation of marijuana. Prior to sentencing, Wenker was...

Dover High experiences the domino effect

  • December 22, 2011
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Dover High experiences the domino effect

  • December 22, 2011
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Summary: Dover High School science teacher Steve Sparks believes kids learn more when they participate in hands on projects. The 6th-period Principles of Engineering class got their hands on 23,520 dominos to be used in a domino fall competition that included students from schools in the Ohio Valley. With only 72 hours to design, construct and knock them all over, the students used creativity and...