Bringing Big Beautiful Butterflies to Your Home
Summary The J.E. Reeves Home in Dover is holding garden related programs throughout the summer and on Sunday July 17, the second program of the season took place, it was a demonstration and lecture about setting up butterfly gardens at home. Article 18th century French poet Ponce Denis Écouchard Lebrun said, the butterfly is a flying flower, the flower a tethered butterfly. At the J.E...Letter to the Editor
To the Editor: We (the Vietnam Veterans of America) still carry 70 members with two associates and we meet at the United Way building on Fifth Street in New Philadelphia on the last Wednesday of every month. At our Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 857 meetings held at the United Way building in the months of May and June, there was much discussion about our events for this summer. We have...Letter to the Editor
To the Editor: The Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District Board voted to tear down Atwood Lake Lodge. This has been a premier lodging facility serving the people of Ohio since 1965. It has been losing money for the past few years because of poor operation and management. This action will greatly affect the economic status of Carroll and surrounding counties. The Muskingum Watershed...Lisbon man pleads to non-payment of child support
A Lisbon man charged with non-support of dependents said he can relate to other parents who are not receiving their court-ordered child support. Christopher J. Irwin, 31, of 579 E. Washington St., pleaded guilty to one count of non-support of dependents Thursday, July 14, in Holmes County Common Pleas Court. He faces up to 18 months in prison on the charge. The charge states Irwin failed to...
Commissioners approve 2012 tax budget
While the start of a new budget year is still six months away, Wayne Countys elected officials are already rolling up their sleeves and getting down to the hard work of balancing the countys 2012 budget. The process of coming up with a budget that matches projected revenues with expenditures officially got underway on July 13 when the Wayne County Commissioners adopted the countys tax...Millersburg to put new income tax before voters
Millersburg Village Council will make a plea to voters for new revenue in the form of a one half of one percent income tax. Council voted Monday, July 18 to put the income tax before voters in the November General Election. The income tax would generate approximately $500,000. The village currently collects a one percent income tax on the books, which collects $1 million per year. Council met...
Dover completes perfect round robin in advancing in 10U District 4 tourney
East Holmes District 4 Williamsport 10U baseball team proved to be quite capable magicians on Tuesday, July 19, when they took on undefeated Dover in a must-win game if they wanted to advance to the District 4 Final Four. Dover ground out an 8-3 victory, seemingly bouncing the Little Hawks from advancing. However, all hope was not lost, and lo and behold, the one team which would have doused...
Continuing to rain down buckets Tuesday nights at The Pier
Team Ohio continued its roll during week six Summer Adult Basketball League at The Pier action, Tuesday, July 19, as Leon Coblentz poured in 22 points to pace his team to a 22-point win over Mountain Top Restaurant, moving Team Ohio to a league best 5-1 record on the season. At the other end of the spectrum, East Holmes registered its first win out in Mt. Eaton, squeaking past Kidron 57-52,...
Youth golfers continuing to come of age at Fire Ridge
Holmes County Park District youth golf league participants continued to improve and have fun in the sweltering heat at Fire Ridge Golf Course, as week five action saw three players finish in the 50s, while one carded a 46, on Tuesday, July 19.The golf league wraps up with a nine-hole child/parent scramble on Tuesday, August 2.For more information about other leagues, camps and activities, contact...