Dover High experiences the domino effect
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...Headline: Berlin Hotel and Suites, your all-inclusive wedding facility
Summary: For the most memorable, hassle-free and elegant wedding experience, Berlin Hotel and Suites, in the heart of Ohio's Amish country, provides it all. Well, almost. Teaser: Cameron and Krista Miller prayed for snow on their mid-December wedding day. Not a blizzard. Not enough, of course, to keep their 200 or so guests from joining them on their special day. Just a light, romantic...Matthew happy with girls performances at Viking Invitational
122611 vikinggirlsswim Promo: Tired Generals make most of opportunities at Cleveland State Matthew happy with girls performances at Viking Invitational By Brian Questel There was no rest for the weary – at least some of the weary. Fresh off a pair of wins in a triangular meet Friday night, Wooster girls swim coach Chris Matthew took a handful of girls to Cleveland to compete in the...Wooster swimmers shine at Viking Invitational
122611 Vikingswim Promo: Handful of swimmers, but big results for General swimmers at Viking Invitational Wooster swimmers shine at Viking Invitational By Brian Questel When Wooster coach Jeff DeHaan took a handful of swimmers to the Viking Invitational Dec. 17, he was looking at the teams future. By the end of the day, he was rewarded with a look at its present. It was a fantastic day,...Baus hoping new look for Walker will help Generals compete for OCC title
122611 laurenwalker Promo: Walker looking to finish her four-year career with a flourish for Wooster Baus hoping new look for Walker will help Generals compete for OCC title By Brian Questel Wooster High girls basketball coach Mike Baus knew before the season started the path before the Generals wasnt going to be a walk in the park. Having a Walker, though, promises to make it...
Gioninos Pizza a proud sponsor of ACS Daffodil Days in Wayne County
The American Cancer Society recently announced Gioninos of Orrville as a care card sponsor of the first American Cancer Society Daffodil Days campaign in Wayne County. Daffodil Days, which historically coincides with the coming of spring, hopes to raise $25,000 locally and more than four million dollars in the East Central Division. This is the 39th year for Daffodil Days nationwide. We are...
New grant allows Windows of Hope to dig deeper into gene disorders
Trying to get to the heart of genetic disorders is no simple matter, and because there is a great deal of testing and time invested in the process, it is not an inexpensive endeavor. For Windows of Hope Genetics Information Center (WHGIC) in Walnut Creek, trying to help local families diagnose genetic disorders is the driving force of their very existence, and thanks to a new grant, the facility...
Barberton man says he used marijuana to treat pain
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, of 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...
To the Editor:
I wish to personally thank everyone who turned out and voted for the recent Medway Drug Enforcement Levy Nov. 8. Citizens in Wayne County will continue to have a drug enforcement unit to counter the increasing drug activity we face everyday. We see across the nation and the state of Ohio where funding for law enforcement is constantly being reduced. It is reassuring to live in a community where...