First big snow doesn’t stop the Toys for Tots event
In a first-time event, the United States Marine Corps Reserves Toys for Tots program distributed toys to area children from Crossroads Restaurant near East Sparta.
Wooster joins national initiative to protest violence
Students at Wooster High School are organizing a peaceful school walkout to honor the dead, protest school violence and stand up for safer schools.
Welty winter musical is a Disney classic
Welty Middle School will present its winter musical, Disney’s "Beauty and the Beast Jr."
New Basics Brass Band to perform at PAC and offer workshop for area students
New Basics Brass Band will perform at the Performing Arts Center, and prior to their performance, they also will visit elementary schools in the Dover, New Philadelphia and Tuscarawas Central Catholic school districts for in-school assemblies.
Farm Bureau Foundation works to attract young people to ag careers
Introducing students to potential careers in agriculture is the goal of two major projects made possible by the Ohio Farm Bureau Foundation’s Fisher Fund for Lifelong Learning.
Kid’s Pottery Day is Jan. 20 in Millersburg
Friends and Neighbors of OneEighty will host Kid's Pottery Day at West Holmes Middle School in the art room.
Local nonprofits experience the sweet taste of success thanks to lodging council’s cookie tour
The Holmes County Lodging Council gathered at Comfort Suites in Berlin to present the Holmes County Education Foundation and LifeCare Hospice of Holmes and Wayne County with checks stemming from the fundraising cookie tour that totaled close to $30,000.
McGinnis to return to Dover
Dover Public Library will welcome back young adult author and Edgar Award winner Mindy McGinnis for a special author program.
Patrons can check out blood-pressure cuffs
The Tuscarawas County Public Library System has recently expanded its collection to include items the public can check out beyond traditional library materials. Digital blood-pressure machines are the latest addition available to check out.
Career center offers affordable pampering
The ladies in the cosmetology program at Ashland County-West Holmes Career Center are gearing up for a “Mani-Pedi-a-Thon.”