Millersburg's Boo in the Burg brings eerie fun to Halloween
If creepy noises, things that go bump in the night and spectral apparitions are on your list of things to experience this Halloween season, Historic Downtown Millersburg is a must for you. HDM’s annual Boo in the Burg and Ohio Wine Tasting will be held on Saturday, Oct. 28, beginning at 5 p.m., and the event will bring Halloween front and center as visitors can tour old buildings, take the...
Reconsider logging Mohican
Letter to the Editor: Descriptions of value of Mohican white pines can be found in numerous historical Ohio Forestry documents. One such 1936 publication titled "Ohio Trees" by F.W. Dean explains, “The white pine occurs naturally throughout the Lake state region, occurring most abundantly near the head waters of the Mohican River in Southern Ashland County. Its rapid growth and hardiness...
Reader supports candidate
Letter to the Editor: I’m writing this letter in support of the election of Michael W. Rickett for Wayne County Municipal Court judge. Rickett is currently serving as Wayne County chief criminal assistant prosecuting attorney and law enforcement liaison. During his 12 years as a county prosecutor in Summit and Wayne counties, he has successfully tried 41 felony jury trials and handled...
WCSCC hurricane relief is a group effort
When students in the Wayne County Schools Career Center’s buildings and grounds class learned of the thousands of large and small animals left homeless after Texas was hit by Hurricane Harvey, instructor Brett Gough quickly teamed up with the animal care and management class to hold a donation drive. The school’s business entrepreneurship students were quick to pitch in with helping collect...
Zoar receives awards for traveling exhibit
A pair of traveling exhibits commemorating the 200th anniversary of Historic Zoar Village have received awards of distinction from both the Communal Studies Association and the Ohio Local History Alliance. The Communal Studies Association recently presented the Zoar Community Association with a 2017 Outstanding Project Award, which recognizes museum exhibits, archaeological excavations,...
Foundation to host annual dinner
The 2017 annual meeting of the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy Foundation is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 3 at the Kent State University at Tuscarawas Performing Arts Center in New Philadelphia. The event will begin at 6 p.m. and will include a networking hour, dinner and program featuring keynote speaker Dr. Stephen Spear, director of wildlife ecology at The Wilds. The event is sponsored by...
The benefits of cover crops and conservation
Would you pay $10 to prevent a ton of topsoil from being eroded into our waterways? Tractors, combines, semis and grain carts are running full force across Holmes County as farmers work to harvest this year’s crop. But as those crops are coming off the fields, have you noticed a new crop being planted? If you keep your eye on the farm fields as you drive across Holmes County, you will...
How to search for forgotten 401(k) money
Dear Savvy Senior, How do I find an old 401(k) that I think I contributed money to at a former employer? Approaching Retirement Dear Approaching, If you think you may have lost track of a 401(k) retirement account, you aren’t alone. As Americans jump from job to job, many leave scraps of their company-sponsored 401(k) plans behind, believing they’ll deal with it later but...
Looking for Netflix support? Be careful whom you call
Trying to reach Netflix for help with your account? If so, watch out for this crafty con. Scammers provide fake customer-support numbers online and fool callers into purchasing unrelated computer software. You are having trouble with your Netflix account, so you search online for the customer-support phone number. A quick search turns up what appears to be a legitimate toll-free number...