Scouts and Venture Club members come up big for Share-A-Christmas
A group of 100-plus area Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, nearly two dozen girls from the local Venture Club and almost as many members of Holmes Fire District #1 gathered together at the Holmes County Fairgrounds 4-H building on Saturday, Nov. 27 to distribute groceries into the awaiting 300 boxes placed around the floor, which will eventually find their way to local families as part of the annual...
Pomerene Hospital auxiliary lights up Christmas season with fundraiser
The Christmas season got a serious jump start this November, thanks to the Pomerene Hospital auxiliary, which presented the inaugural Christmas Tree Festival at the former Commercial & Savings Bank building on the square in Millersburg from Nov. 17-26. The event was supported by numerous local businesses and organizations, which created holiday trees, wreaths and more as a fundraiser for the...ODOT makes offer on land for new maintenance facility
John Hart, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) District Three deputy director, recently presented to the Wooster Growth Corporation an offer to purchase vacant land for a new Wayne County ODOT maintenance facility. The new facility will allow ODOT to serve its customers in Wayne County more efficiently and in an environmentally sustainable manner, said Hart. The new garage...
Burkhart graduates from basic training
Air Force Airman 1st Class Troy E. Burkhart graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an...Hovis, Miller among those seeking seat vacated by Gibbs
When Holmes County Commissioner Joe Miller learned the Republican Party was seeking applicants for the seat vacated by State Senator Bob Gibbs, he felt it was important to have a Holmes County person apply and get the job. When Rob Hovis, the GOPs county chair, found out about the application period, he felt it was an opportunity to not only serve this area, but also find a way to fix some...Christmas in Toyland to benefit downtown children
On Saturday, Dec. 11, from 2-6 p.m., Toyland characters will converge on Central Christian Church, 407 N. Market St. in Wooster for Christmas in Toyland. The event will feature a cookie bake-off, raffle, and free pictures with Santa to raise funds for downtown children to participate in a neighborhood ski club and for the Wooster Joint Service Club project - the Wayne County Children Services...