Celebrate 150: Zoar Civil War Encampment
CELEBRATE 150: Zoar Civil War Encampment The 150th anniversary of the American Civil War is being remembered all over the nation and Tuscarawas County is no exception. The Civil War sesquicentennial which takes place from 2011-2015 provides a new opportunity for the younger generation to rediscover the many ways in which Ohioans played a key role in the war. September 17 and 18 an invasion will...6/30/11 Wooster juvenile arrested after threatening store owner with knife
A juvenile who threatened a Wooster store owner Wednesday June 29 after being caught trying to steal a candy bar is in custody of juvenile detention authorities. The 17-year-old male is being held at the juvenile detention center on charges of aggravated menacing, robbery, carrying a concealed weapon and theft after brandishing a large folding knife while fleeing from the store owner. According...6/30/11 Millersburg man pleads to theft of firearm
SUMMARY: Attorney says man planned to harm himself A Millersburg man charged with stealing a handgun was planning to use the weapon to harm himself, his attorney said Wednesday June 29. Andrew L. Milner, 27, 6514 Township Road 350, pleaded guilty in Holmes County Common Pleas Court to one count of grand theft of a firearm, a third-degree felony. The charge stems from April 26, when Milner walked...Going Native: Great Mohican Pow-Wow
GOING NATIVE: Great Mohican Pow-Wow Pow-Wows are celebrations that last for days and include custom dancing, colorful ceremonial costumes, the sharing of songs, traditional food, story-telling, hoop dancing, tomahawk throwing and the coming together of Native American tribes to honor ancestors and renew their traditions and heritage. Celebrations such as this are important to the survival of the...Woods will have special interest – and student -- in U.S. Olympic marathon trials
070411 mattwood Promo: Kormaniks spot in U.S. Olympic marathon trials has local connection Woods will have special interest – and student -- in U.S. Olympic marathon trials By Brian Questel When Leo Kormanik II steps onto the U.S. Olympic marathon course in Houston in January, the Akron native is doing so with a Wooster connection that has been instrumental in helping get him there. Matt...
CSB gifts former headquarters to Holmes County Chamber of Commerce
The Commercial & Savings Bank (CSB) announced June 30, its former main office at 6 W. Jackson St. will be the future home of the Holmes County Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Bureau, thanks to CSB gifting the building to the Chamber. Since building our new CSB headquarters on North Clay Street, weve looked for the right organization to take over our former main office building on the...