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Belanger graduates from basic military training

  • May 1, 2010
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Air Force Airman Andrew M. Belanger 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 associate in...

Adamov named 2010 Writer of the Year

  • May 1, 2010
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Wooster resident Bob Adamov was named the 2010 Writer of the Year at The University of Akron Wayne College’s Writing Awards ceremony on Saturday, April 17. The ceremony was the final event at the seventh annual Writers Workshop. Adamov’s first novel, Rainbow’s End, was a 2003 runner-up as the top fiction novel in the Great Lakes Book Award competition. He has published five novels in his...

Fleming graduates from basic military training

  • May 1, 2010
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Air Force Airman Marcus A. Fleming 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 associate in applied...

Finding Wooster through well-defined gateways and clear directions

  • May 1, 2010
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A $500,000 project utilizing a combination of engineering and signage to create a gateway to downtown Wooster off U.S. Route 30 came one step closer to reality with the announcement that the city has been named as a finalist for Transportation Enhancement Grant Program funding from the Ohio Department of Transportation. The information was shared during the April 19 Wooster City Council...

Wayne County student wins Ohio Right to Life statewide oratory contest

  • May 1, 2010
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Rachel Brown, a resident of Wayne County and a member of Wayne/Holmes County Right to Life won the 2010 Ohio Right to Life Oratory Contest held at Otterbein College. She will compete at the annual National Right to Life Oratory Contest to be held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The contest was co-sponsored by the Otterbein Students for Life group. “We are very proud of Rachel and all the...

Delivering food for the needy Letter carrier annual food drive set for Saturday, May 8

  • May 1, 2010
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In a world where job opportunities are shrinking and the population is growing, many families go hungry right in our own backyard. This Saturday, May 8, you will have an opportunity to make a difference, when the 18th annual National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) National Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive will take place. On that day, those wishing to participate in one of the nation’s...

Ferguson completes Marine Corp basic training

  • May 1, 2010
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Nathan Ferguson, son of Kenny Ferguson and Darlene Larimore, in the past four months has completed Marine Corp basic training at Parris Island, S.C. He was home for a few days then went to Camp Geiger, N.C., and completed his infantry training. Nate is now stationed at Camp Lejueme, N.C., where he continues to train for deployment.

Wayne-Holmes mental health statistics released for first time by MHRB Treatment success rates support national motto, Treatment Works, People Recover

  • May 1, 2010
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About 20,000 Wayne and Holmes county residents – children, adults and seniors – will receive counseling and support services this year from the eight agencies partially funded by the Wayne-Holmes Mental Health and Recovery Board (MHRB), and the services provided will significantly improve the lives of 90 percent or 18,000 of them.For the first time in the agency’s history, the Mental Health...

Putting faces to the people of Home Owned, Home Grown

  • May 1, 2010
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Who are the people behind the Home Owned, Home Grown names of Holmes County? On Friday, April 23, the public had a chance to find out, during a meet and greet at Rodhe's IGA.The meet and greet fair featuring members of the Home Owned, Home Grown (HOHG) Holmes County Businesses was created for the public to come in to meet some of the many people who make these home grown companies such a vital...

Shopping Under the Stars Extravaganza set for May 6

  • May 1, 2010
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Women In Networking, a Holmes County based women’s group, is holding their second annual Mother’s Day event on Thursday, May 6, from 6-9 p.m. The event, which was held last year at the Catholic Center in Millersburg, will take place at the Millersburg United Methodist Church, 5395 TR 336, Millersburg 44654. Women in Networking is responsible for organizing the Shopping Under the Stars...