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County to seek funding for warning sirens

County to seek funding for warning sirens

  • December 25, 2010
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Wayne Township may have four additional warning sirens next year if the county is successful in its bid to receive federal grant funding through the Ohio Emergency Management Agency. During their Dec. 15 meeting, John Wise, the Wayne County Emergency Management Agency director, informed the Wayne County commissioners that a grant funding half of the cost of the $90,000 project may be...

A Meal That Heals tickets now on sale

  • December 25, 2010
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The Free Clinic Network’s fifth annual A Meal That Heals dinner to benefit the Viola Startzman Free Clinic will take place Monday, Jan. 24, 2011 from 1-9 p.m. The event will be hosted by TJ’s trio of restaurants in downtown Wooster and is sponsored by Flo and Stanley Gault, David Spector and Shisler’s Cheese House. Tickets are available for purchase. The money raised will help the free clinic...

A lot of folks love Florida, but I'm not yet convinced

  • December 26, 2010
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My wife has always wanted to spend some time in Key West and, to atone for my sins, I'm preparing to accompany her there ... and I know big problems await. I'm not a big Florida guy. It's nothing against the people, though the first time I was there -- for the 1974 Orange Bowl -- a gang of them broke into the car, stole everything they could and left my friends and me to sort things out...

A Joint Effort at Wooster Community Hospital

  • December 27, 2010
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While no one really looks forward to joint surgery, The Joint Center at Wooster Community Hospital is dedicated to making it a positive experience for everyone involved. A state-of-the-art facility, specially trained staff, group setting and wellness approach make The Joint Center an ideal choice for area patients needing knee or hip replacements. A group of orthopedic doctors, nurses and...

Nationally recognized author to present workshop

  • August 13, 2010
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Nationally recognized author to present workshop By Patricia M. Albrecht Christian fiction author and professional copy editor Kaye Dacus from Nashville, Tennessee, will present a workshop for writers on Wednesday, September 8, at the Dover Public Library at 6:30 pm in the community room. Dacus, who has been writing for more than 20 years, has published several novels, worked in the...

Riding what they sell

  • August 13, 2010
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Riding what they sell By Patricia M. Albrecht Addy Polaris LLC, located at 2143 Brightwood Road S.E. in New Philadelphia, carries Polaris and Can-Am ATV’s, Rangers, Victory motorcycles, and Triton trailers. They stand behind their products because they ride what they sell. Larry, Patricia, and Doug Addy, daughter Karree Zantene, Dave Shaffer, and part-time employees David Zantene and...

Free diabetes education, support and self management program available

  • August 13, 2010
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The Tuscarawas County YMCA, Tuscarawas County Health Department, and OSU Extension are offering a free, 10-week diabetes education, support and self management program, made possible by a grant from the Ohio Diabetes Prevention and Control Program (ODPCP). This program is developed to provide information, encouragement, and support to those with diabetes through both classroom and physical...

Ride for Pride to take place Sept. 4

  • August 13, 2010
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The second annual Ride for Pride Cpl. Keith Nepsa Benefit will be held Sept. 4. The ride will begin at Lehman’s Big Open Road, located at 401 N. Wooster Ave. in Dover. Registration will take place from 9-11 a.m., and during registration, participants will be treated to a pancake breakfast. For those unable to participate in the activities, anyone is welcome to attend the pancake breakfast or the...

Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District moves forward on Bolivar dam work and sediment study

  • August 13, 2010
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Ohio University will assist the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District (MWCD) in development of dredging plans for the MWCD reservoirs. In an agreement approved recently by the MWCD Board of Directors, graduate students and staff members from the civil engineering department of the university at Athens will research the MWCD reservoirs to inventory all existing sediment information and prepare...

Military news

  • August 13, 2010
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Army PFC Seth M. Hoover has returned to Fort Bragg, N.C., after being deployed to Iraq for the past year. Hoover is currently stationed at Fort Bragg, N.C. with The 82nd Airborne Division, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1-504th Parachute Infantry Regiment Unit. He is the son of Sharon Edwards of Dennison, and Rodney and Leslie Hoover of New Philadelphia, and is a 2009 graduate of New Philadelphia...