Wayne County pesticide certification and recertification schools
Nearly all of us have used a pesticide in some way at some point. It may have been spraying cabbage with Sevin or a Bt type insecticide to kill the caterpillars, squirting a weed killer on a dandelion or even just using rat bait or mosquito repellent. All pesticides have instructions on the labels that are meant to be read and followed. Some pesticides, called restricted use pesticides are...Free tax preparation offered at the community center
Free income tax preparation is available at the Wooster Parks and Recreation Department, Community Center, 241 S. Bever St., to low and middle income residents. Appointments are available on Mondays and Wednesdays, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. The program will run from Feb. 2 through April 13. Appointments are necessary and can be made by calling the Wooster Community Center at 330-263-5207,...
Wooster scientists discover unique cross-linking characteristic of molecule
What began as a fairly routine study of unsaturated carbonyl compounds commonly used in biomedical research ended with several significant but unexpected outcomes for James West, assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at The College of Wooster, and his fellow researcher Chelsea Stamm, a senior biochemistry and molecular biology major at Wooster, along with Philip J. Kingsley,...Wooster poet publishes book
This March, Finishing Line Press will release A Note on the Door, a collection of poems by Cleveland native and Wooster resident, Jen Kindbom. Poet Peter Campion said of her work, The poems in Jen Kindboms A Note on the Door are distinguished by curiosity and alertness. Kindbom portrays the seemingly ordinary world around us. But she brings to her subjects a degree of wonder that most of us...
Donations get children services project off the ground
The Foster Friends Playground and Family Center project is now underway, thanks in large part to a group of Wooster service clubs and the Lydias Promise Foundation. From funding, to volunteers, to equipment, these partners are coming together to make the CSB playground a reality. The playground and newly decorated family center will be used by foster children during visits with their birth...
Council approves continuance of property tax incentives
As Wooster City Council wrapped up business for 2010, council approved the recommendations of the non-partisan group tasked with reviewing the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) and Enterprise Zone (EZ) property tax incentives granted to 19 companies who have made significant financial investments in the community. Each year the Wooster Tax Incentive Review Council (TIRC) reviews the status of...Mohican area authors publish historical novel
Paper Bridges Books announced the publishing of historical novel, Hearthstones: Keep the Home Fires Burning, by local writers MaryLee Marilee and Sheryl Drake Lawrence, which relates a story of survival, healing and triumph of the human spirit, set in early 1800s settlement in the Mohican area of the Ohio Frontier. Now available online as an e-book, the first volume in the Hearthstones series...
Rescuing Ralphie; Countywide employees save hawks life
Ralphie can thank Countywide Recycling and Disposal Facility employees Tracy Taylor and Letticia Wright for a new lease on life. Taylor and Wright, both of Tuscarawas County, noticed a bird hanging around the Countywide ticket window (where trucks frequently enter Countywide) Dec. 21. They named the bird Ralphie. Ralphie was still there on the following day, so our team called the Ohio...Understanding minimally invasive spine surgery
Minimally invasive surgery involves making a smaller incision, with the goal of a better outcome. The techniques of minimally invasive surgery continue to evolve, and a history of the practice is helpful in understanding where we are today. The concept of minimally invasive surgery on the spine probably began in the 1960s in Europe. The concept caught hold in the United States after a...