Fry Road to close for 30 days
Fry Road will be closed to through traffic for 30 days for a large culvert replacement.
Take a step back in time at open house
The Smithville Community Historical Society will hold its monthly open house.
Pomerene awards 4 scholarships
The Pomerene Health Foundation has awarded four scholarships to 2019 graduating seniors from West Holmes, Hiland and Waynedale.
NOSL gains foothold in the community
The Northern Ohio Soccer League, based out of Holmes County, is the brainchild of Braden Mast, a 2017 graduate of Hiland High School and soon-to-be junior at Mt. Vernon University.
ODA suggests destroying contaminated plants
The Ohio Department of Agriculture, in coordination with USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, has detected sudden oak death caused by Phytophthora ramorum on rhododendron plants shipped to Wal-Mart and Rural King stores throughout the state. Both retailers have agreed to initiate a voluntary recall of plants from their stores. It was recently confirmed that Ohio is one of...
Shue is Friends of the Dalton Library featured artist
Tim Shue is the Friends of the Dalton Library featured summer artist. An exhibit of his folk art opened with a public reception.
Together We Can 5K and Day of Hope Walk is Saturday
Together We Can 5K and annual Day of Hope Walk is July 20 at Oak Hill Park and Pavilion at Donald and Alice Noble Trail, Wooster. Sign-in and registration for the 5K will open at 7 a.m. with race starting promptly at 8 a.m. The Day of Hope Walk activities will start at 9 a.m. The program will begin at 10 a.m. The Together We Can 5K race is a timed, competitive Ohio Challenge Series race...
Burgess assumes role as new president of Berlin Main Street Merchants
The unofficial mayor of Berlin has stepped down and a new leader has emerged in hopes of following in his footsteps. On Tuesday, July 16 at Farmstead Restaurant in Berlin, the Berlin Main Street Merchants met and tabbed a successor to their outgoing president Eli “Small” Hochstetler. The BMSM voted to make Doug Burgess the new president with Jimmy Mast becoming president-elect...
Orrville Chamber hosts Bullets and BBQ to promote gun safety
The Orrville Area Chamber hosted their first Bullets & BBQ Outing at the Silver Dollar Sportsmen’s Club on Thursday, July 11. Participants were given a demonstration and safety briefing by Club Board Members and were treated to a BBQ lunch.
Community support puts donations in the hands of neighbors
The Salvation Army Garrison serving the Dover and New Philadelphia area receives donations in numerous ways, not just at Christmastime when the familiar red kettles appear.