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5/20/11 Health district hires part time epidemiologist

The Holmes County Health District has opted for a part-time epidemiologist in what had been a full time position. Health Commissioner Dr. D.J. McFadden informed the Holmes County Board of Health Friday May 20 that Orrville native Matt Falb has been hired to replace epidemiologist Vaughn Anderson. Falb will start with the health district at 20 hours per week and will also work four hours per week...

Alpine Structures has built a reputation for quality

Summary: Alpine Structures has served the region since 1981. Specializing in storage barns, sheds, garages and chicken coops, Alpine Structures allows the customer to choose from a pre-made structure or one custom built on your property. Choices are endless and Alpine Structures can meet your needs with quality craftsmanship and excellent customer service. Moses Miller was already in the...

Health district hires part-time epidemiologist

The Holmes County Health District has opted for a part-time epidemiologist in what had been a full-time position. Health Commissioner Dr. D.J. McFadden informed the Holmes County board of health Friday, May 20, that Orrville native Matt Falb has been hired to replace epidemiologist Vaughn Anderson. Falb will start with the health district at 20 hours per week, and will also work four hours per...
Fly along with the local EAA chapter on Aviation Awareness Day

Fly along with the local EAA chapter on Aviation Awareness Day

The local Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) chapter will be holding an Aviation Awareness Day pancake breakfast and lunch on Sunday, May 29, starting at 7:30 a.m., at Harry Clever Field Airport in New Philadelphia. At this year’s breakfast, they will be highlighting a radial engine aircraft from the late ‘20s through the late ‘40s. They will have several 1943 Boeing Stearman PT-17 WWII...
Handful of Generals rise to occasion to earn regional track berths

Handful of Generals rise to occasion to earn regional track berths

Big competitions bring out big performances. That was certainly the case for the Wooster High boys track team at the North Canton Division I District Track and Field Championships May 18 and 20. Wooster advanced five athletes to the Austintown Fitch Regional T&F Championships, which were held May 25 and 27. The Generals advanced five athletes to this past week’s regional meet, each looking...
Clear skies and fast rides provide excitement at Hilltop Speedway

Clear skies and fast rides provide excitement at Hilltop Speedway

With beautiful weather finally gracing the skies above Hilltop Speedway near Millersburg on Saturday, May 21, over 130 cars came to compete in front of a huge crowd on Drivers' Autograph Night. The weather finally allowed previously rain-postponed features to be completed along with a full slate of regularly scheduled racing action. And with drivers like Josey Lillibridge and Hannah Rose...
Double vision leads to lights out for West Holmes doubles team

Double vision leads to lights out for West Holmes doubles team

It’s hard to play tennis when you’re seeing double, and that’s exactly what West Holmes senior Brendan Lynch and sophomore Danny Nelson were seeing at the Division II East and Southeast Combined District Tournament on the campus of Ohio University in Athens, on Saturday, May 21, as they faced back-to-back pairs of twin brothers, becoming dazed and confused in their State qualifying match and...
The Upset Kid Hiland's Brad Mullet stunned a pair of heavy favorites in District play to advance to State tennis finals

The Upset Kid Hiland's Brad Mullet stunned a pair of heavy favorites in District play to advance to State tennis finals

All of those thousands of countless backswings, all of the hours of grueling technical work on perfecting his serve, and scores of matches paid off handsomely for Hiland senior Brad Mullet last weekend, when his efforts at the Regional tennis competition at Ohio University allowed him to become the first Hiland tennis athlete to make an appearance at the State tournament in Columbus.Mullet...
Safety is the word of the day at Safe Kids/Healthy Kids Day at 18th annual event

Safety is the word of the day at Safe Kids/Healthy Kids Day at 18th annual event

Summary: Learning about safety can be fun as well as life changing, as families attending the 18th annual Safe Kids/Healthy Kids’ Day at Kent State University Tuscarawas discovered at the 18th annual event. Over 400 people attended the day’s events. What did Aubrey Thomas, 6, of Dover learn at the 18th annual Safe Kids/Healthy Kids Day? “It’s always important to wear your helmet, because it...
Authors of tomorrow use emerging technology to compose and illustrate books at the annual Young Authors’ Conference, sponsored by the Educational Service Center of East Central Ohio

Authors of tomorrow use emerging technology to compose and illustrate books at the annual Young Authors’ Conference, sponsored by the Educational Service Center of East Central Ohio

Summary: The writers of the future are the elementary students of today. With that in mind, a Young Author’s Conference is sponsored in the region each spring. The 2011 conference inspired dozens of students to expand their storytelling and illustrative art skills. Shayla Douglas and Olivia Young, fourth grade students from the Garaway School District, chatted quietly and exchanged broad smiles...