Gibbs responds to the presidents jobs plan
Congressman Bob Gibbs made the following statement in response to President Obamas address to the Joint Session of Congress on Sept. 8: The presidents repackaged stimulus proposals laid out tonight will do nothing to create jobs. Higher taxes, record spending, and bigger government has failed to create jobs or boost economic growth. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are...
Hospice seeks volunteers
Have you ever wondered how you could help when members of our community are facing the crisis of terminal illness? If you have, you may be interested in knowing that Hospice & Palliative Care of Greater Wayne County will offer volunteer training on Monday evenings in Wooster, beginning on Monday, Sept. 19. Rebecca McCurdy, hospice volunteer coordinator, said, We are greatly in need of...Love Center Food Pantry report for July
There were a total of 418 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 565 visits. Food purchased from the Akron-Canton Regional Food Bank was 30,876 pounds and food donated by Holmes Countians was 10,496 pounds during the month of July. Volunteer hours donated to the Love Center were 1,313 hours in July. We...Failure to appear spells prison for burglary codefendant
A Wilmot man who was one of three accomplices in four Holmes County burglaries was sentenced to prison Wednesday, Sept. 7. Dennis G. Nicholas, 19, of 14686 Navarre Road SW, was sentenced by Holmes County Common Pleas Judge Robert D. Rinfret to 15 months in prison on two counts of breaking and entering and one count of failure to appear. The breaking and entering charges stem from four...
Winesburg Fall Gathering set for Sept. 17
The Winesburg Business Association is once again fine-tuning the details for the annual Winesburg Fall Gathering to be held in the village Sept. 17. This is the 16th year for the Fall Gathering, and the festival continues to expand and improve with each passing year. This years event promises to be a delight to the senses. From the many scheduled entertainers to listen to, the savory ham and...
Log Cabin Days set for Sept. 16 and 17
The fourth annual Log Cabin Days will be held Friday, Sept. 16, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 17, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Hochstetler Milling, north of Loudonville. Last year, this fun-filled family event attracted more than 3,200 visitors from 25 states. Events will include a lumberjack competition, chainsaw carving, a silent craft auction, free seminars, booth displays, a mill and...
Hafertepe Jr. collects cool $4,000 at Wayne County Speedway
Sunnyvale Texas racer Sam Hafertepe Jr. rolled into Wayne County Speedway (WCS) as a bandit and left with the loot as he won in the 410 Winged Sprint show collecting the $4,000 payday. With steady rains on Sunday, Sept. 4, Wayne County Speedway officials postponed the inaugural Sprint Shootout, pushing it to Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 5. The WCS track crew labored to get the track surface ready...