11/7/11 Felony dropped against New Jersey trucker who caused eight-vehicle pileup
SUMMARY: Prosecutor drops charge due to statutory language A felony charge against a New Jersey man who caused an eight-car pileup was dropped Monday Nov. 7. Holmes County Prosecuting Attorney Steve Knowling said a charge of aggravated vehicular assault was dropped against Theodore Glancy, Jr., 60, 334 Elm St., Elwood, after it was determined that construction signs posted at the site of the...111411 Community celebrates completion of Howey Houses project
Summary: The community gathered at SoMAR Wine Cellars to celebrate the successful completion of the Howey Houses project. As the community gathered at SoMAR Wine Cellars in late October to celebrate the successful completion of the Howey Houses project, a pair of dusty work boots sat silently within a plexiglass case near the podium. Attached to the case is a small brass plaque bearing the...111411 Trio of Wooster schools honored for excellence
Summary: A trio of schools in the Wooster City School District have been honored for their outstanding programming.Three schools in the Wooster City School District have received state-wide recognition for outstanding programming.Edgewood Middle School received an Honorable Mention as an Ohio School of Character from the Ohio Partners in Character Education. An Honorable Mention recognizes...111411 Preschoolers peer up into the night sky
Summary: Pre-schoolers at the Gault Family Learning Center discovered the wonders of the night sky in a fun and engaging way when the Growing Up Great Together Under One Big Sky mobile planetarium tour came to Wooster.Pre-schoolers at the Gault Family Learning Center gazed at the stars and took a trip to the moon without ever leaving planet Earth when the Growing Up Great Together Under One Big...
After you quit tackling the tough job of staying smoke free
Quitting smoking isnt hard for the first 10 minutes and some people are okay the first few hours or the first full day, but unfortunately every day after can be a battle. Nov. 17 will be a day that many attempt to quit. Some will try for the day in honor of the Great American Smokeout and others will try to quit for good. Mark Wood, MPPM, MSW, LISW, area development and quality improvement...
Super sophomore
"Did anybody else get anything too?" That was the first question West Holmes sophomore Laina Snyder asked after being told she had been named to the Division II third-team All-Ohio volleyball team, Monday, Nov. 7, after racking up 251 kills during her first season as a middle hitter for the vaunted Lady Knights."That's just the kind of kid she is," said 16th-year West Holmes head coach Jim Park,...
Kaufm an first Hawks soccer player to earn first team All-Ohio honor
The spell has been broken... let the floodgates open. With all of the success the Hiland boys soccer program has had over the past couple of decades, one would surely think that they would have had a first team All-Ohioan amongst their ranks. But alas, the voters have not smiled upon the Hawks, despite a run of Regional appearances that would look good on any resume. That string ended this...
Finding some culture down in The Valley
I hear it often, that Tuscarawas County gets a bad rap for being "down in the Valley" and having a lack of culture. While we have plenty of our own Tuscarawas County-born and bred culture, anything out of a 50-mile radius from The Valley is definitely lacking foreign culture within its county borders. Whether you agree with what the T-County haters say or not, last week there was an abundance of...
If the shoe fits, it's probably worn out by now
Early November and the weather is 70 degrees and sunny? That can only mean one thing... walking weather!Walking outside compared to indoors on the treadmill has so many advantages, I can't even begin to think about the upcoming final days of this year, when walking will consist of staring at a blank wall as the miles trudge by.But for now, we dance!Or at least walk with a quick lilt in our step...