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Cremer leads Generals’ regional track showing with top-6 performance

060611 WHSregional tk Promo: Cremer’s sixth-place leads General thinclads at Austintown Regional Cremer leads Generals’ regional track showing with top-6 performance By Brian Questel The big goal eluded them, but the five Wooster High track athletes who watched their 2010 track and field season come to an end May 27 went out with head’s held high. “My immediate reaction was, of course, I...

Wooster Fusion leads local effort at Wooster Invitational

060611 soccertournamet Promo: Sun shines and weather cooperates for 10th annual Wooster Invitational Soccer Tournament Wooster Fusion leads local effort at Wooster Invitational By Brian Questel Anyone driving by the soccer fields at the corner of Burbank and Oldman May 28-29 would have seen a rainbow of colors, and for once this spring there wasn’t a pounding thunderstorm to go with...

Boamah-Acheamp rises to occasion and then some with All-America jump

060611 AbenaAll-American Promo: Scots’ Boamah-Acheamp earns All-America high jump honors in Boamah-Acheamp rises to occasion and then some with All-America jump By Brian Questel College of Wooster sophomore Abena Boamah-Acheamp has been a dominant force in the North Coast Athletic Conference high jump in her short time at Wooster. She moved beyond the NCAC to prove herself on the national...

Dairy Love

While nutritionists have reshaped the food groups into a pyramid style chart, each of these food group distinctions, when ready-to-eat, require one food group when brought to the table, and that is the dairy group. Important as they all are, the dairy group stands out; the cow stands tall as does the proud farmer standing next to her. Who doesn’t pour milk over the dry grains in their cereal...

Celebrate National Dairy Month at Local Roots

June is National Dairy Month, and for those looking for ways to support Ohio dairy farmers, stop by Local Roots Market to sample the selection of delicious dairy products. A wide variety of cheeses highlight the abundance of Ohio milk products: - Artisan raw-milk cheeses similar to gouda, parmesan, brie, and gruyère from Canal Junction Farmstead Cheese - Creamy chèvre (plain and flavored)...
Local graduates prepare to take the next step in life

Local graduates prepare to take the next step in life

Like a cowboy riding off into the sunset, the lives of a number of Holmes County youth headed in a new direction last weekend. On Saturday, May 28 and Sunday, May 29, the lives of more than 200 graduating seniors were forever changed as they stepped up on the podium, received a small piece of paper and walked out the doors of the schools that have been home, to some extent, for the past four...

(Better Days Column) Tee Ball: The Better Days of Sports

Summary: With no high dollar salaries, Tee Ball athletes are the best ones to watch. What happens when you put a bunch of small children on a baseball field full of dirt and expect them to play? The dirt wins. Are you disgusted with the recent events going on in the world of sports from the Ohio State mess to the pro-football lockout? Where can one go to see a sporting event in its purest form?...

Maysville Days Offer a Slew of Great Sales and Bargains

The annual Maysville Days are scheduled to start Wednesday, June 22 and run through Saturday, June 25. All four days are packed full of great sales from the Maysville’s merchants and local businesses. The last day, Saturday, the community contributes to the great bargains by opening garage sales around town. For those shoppers that like to eat while they shop, on Saturday, June 25 there will be...

6/2/11 Crissey pool to close after floods crack basin

SUMMARY: Pool to reopen next year after repairs The Crissey Memorial Pool will not open for 2011 season after floodwaters cracked and displaced the cement basin. However, Millersburg Village Council has pledged to repair the pool in time to open for the regular 2012 season. Council viewed the damage in a special meeting Wednesday and immediately accepted a resolution proposed by Mayor Jeff...

061311 Traveling through history

Summary: A motor coach tour sponsored by the Wayne County Historical Society will transport history buffs to another place and time. Local residents will have the opportunity to travel back in time when the Wayne County Historical Society hosts a motor coach tour packed with places of historical significance spanning the timeframe from the Revolutionary War to the end of the nineteenth...