OUTLOOK Cutting costs, caring for county are health districts challenges
Summary: Dr. D.J. McFadden, Holmes County Health Commissioner, looks at 2011 as a year of finding the delicate balance between funds available and services needed. Like the other health districts across the state, the Holmes County Health District faces the challenge of meeting the needs of residents, with a reduced amount of funding. For Dr. D.J. McFadden, Holmes County Health Commissioner that...OUTLOOK: Setting the standard for education in big and small schools is target for Hovis
Summary: Rob Hovis of Millersburg looks at 2011 as a year of possibilities to improve education close to home and around the state. Getting Rob Hovis to talk about improving statewide education is like asking him to breathe: he cant help himself. Hovis, of Millersburg, has two years remaining in his term as the Fifth District representative of the Ohio Department of Educations 19-member...1/6/11 hershbergers sentenced
Brothers accused of engaging in inappropriate sexual conduct with a young girl were sentenced Thursday/Jan. 6 in Holmes County Common Pleas Court. Jonas Hershberger, 46, 2162 Main St., Winesburg, and Pal Hershberger, 7695 Township Road 671, were both sentenced by Judge Mark K. Wiest to four years in prison on reduced charges of gross sexual imposition. Wiest granted credit toward the sentence for...Shaking the January blahs
Bruce Stambaugh writes about nature, weather, hobbies and people, often using personal experiences. Much to their dismay, he also writes about his family. He uses humor and pathos when he cant think of anything else to include. Normally, January is not one of Ohios more colorful months. I suppose residents all across North America could say that. White and brown tend to be the dominant...Outlook 2011: Ohios agricultural industry continues to fluctuate with higher input costs; more emphasis on local foods
Agriculture is Ohios number one industry. Over $98 billion dollars a year flows into the state economy through the hard work of those involved in all phases of farming. 2011 will no doubt continue to bring challenges to those who make agriculture a way of life. At the state level, the future of the Ohio State University Extension services, which provide a crucial supportive service to farmers,...