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Hiland Power of the Pen team honored by HCPC

  • April 1, 2010
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With its focus squarely on cutting down on teen alcohol, tobacco and drug use in the county over the past two years, much of what the Holmes County Prevention Coalition (HCPC) has done has focused on dealing with negative issues in the county. They felt it was high time they turned their attention on the many wonderful things that the county’s youth have accomplished, and decided to begin a...

Students earn scholarship money through contest

  • April 1, 2010
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Socking away money now for higher education later is not an easy thing to do during this tough economic time, but six Holmes County eighth-graders found a way to create a solid foundation to begin to do so. The Holmes County Education Foundation (HCEF) created an essay forum for young writers to not only express their ideas on why it is important to begin saving money at a young age for college,...

HCEF contest East Holmes essay winner

  • April 1, 2010
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How much did you have to pay for a year of college? Was it about $8,000? That is how much my mom paid for one year at Ohio University back in 1983, as an Ohio resident. If I wanted to go there today, according to the Ohio University undergraduate admissions director, it would cost about $10,000 per year. I know that most people would want to go to college; it is just the prices that hold them...

WH essay winner for the Holmes County Education Foundation contest

  • April 1, 2010
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Why it is important to save money for college: There once were two girls, Abby and Susan. They were best friends in high school, even though they were different in their work ethic. Abby and Susan graduated high school in the same year and they were both interested in attending college. Abby spent most of high school partying, shopping, and dating. As she went to apply to many colleges, she got...

Here comes the sun…and the pollen and the ragweed and the spores

  • April 1, 2010
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Who doesn’t love spring, longer days, warmer temperatures and bright, sunny mornings that spill into your home and workplace? The flowers bloom, the bluebirds chirp and the fresh air is invigorating. Everything seems to come to life in the spring…including the spores, molds, pollens, weeds and other allergens that can make a spring day as miserable as a winter storm. Every spring a local...

Local named OAMP champ

  • April 1, 2010
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Winesburg Meats Inc. of Winesburg recently competed in the product competition of the Ohio Association of Meat Processors (OAMP), at the association’s 70th annual state convention on March 19-20, at the Columbus Airport Marriott. Winesburg Meats won honors in the following OAMP competition classes: grand champion, smoked turkey and meat snack sticks; reserve grand champion, fresh sausage; and...

Arthur makes razing of former transportation building profitable

  • April 1, 2010
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As the houses come down as part of the CHIP-funded program, which was generated to create healthier, better looking communities by razing buildings which were no longer wanted or deemed to be reparable by their owners, at least one thing was going up: the bottom line for the county. When planning commissioner Arnie Oliver realized he had enough funding in the grant to cover two more homes than...

Tax Day Freedom rally set for April 15

  • April 1, 2010
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The Holmes County Liberty Coalition (HCLC) will host the 2010 Tax Day Freedom rally April 15, from noon to 3 p.m., on the square in Millersburg. The rally kicks off with a sign-carrying march, patriotic music, and lunch available on a donation basis. At 1 p.m., an invocation will be offered by Rev. John Damron of the Killbuck Church of Christ, the Pledge of Allegiance will be led by Woodrow...

SR 93 to be closed in Holmes County for culvert replacements

  • April 1, 2010
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SR 93 will be closed during daytime hours, beginning Thursday, April 1, for five days to allow for the replacement of six culverts in Holmes County. ODOT’s maintenance crews will be replacing six different culverts between the village of Baltic’s north corporation limit and TR 171 in preparation for upcoming resurfacing work. Work is expected to take place Thursday through Saturday, April 3,...

Parents Who Host Lose the Most HCPC gears up for prom season

  • April 1, 2010
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When teens are caught partying with alcohol at a home, they will not be the only ones who will be in hot water, but the parents of the home will be as well. That is the message that the Holmes County Prevention Coalition (HCPC) wants to convey to Holmes County parents as prom season arrives. Now in its third year, the program Parents Who Host Lose the Most: Don’t Be a Party to Teenage Drinking...