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Hawks suffer second league loss at Ridgewood after blasting Rockets

  • May 8, 2010
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Hiland put up crooked numbers in three innings en route to an 11-5 triumph over the visiting Rockets of Conotton Valley Tuesday, May 4, in Inter-Valley Conference baseball action.The Hawks scored four in the second, five in the third and two more in the fourth to make a winner of Alex Schmucker, who worked five innings, scattering five runs on eight hits. He struck out four and walked three...

Holmes County Little League roundup

  • May 8, 2010
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The following are a wrap-ups of Little league action from Tuesday, April 5, throughout Holmes County. Holmesville 8, Killbuck #2 4 Mathew Chrapowicki struck out 11 and Mitch Massaro fanned another as Holmesville doubled up Killbuck #2 Tuesday, May 4, in Little League action at Holmesville. Micah Brown was 2-for-2 with a pair of walks. He scored twice and drove home a pair to lead the offense...

Record-setting day at Kiwanis Invitational

  • May 8, 2010
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In a less-than-perfect day, perfection was still found.A steady wind, overcast skies and a short period of rain did little to dim the luster of the performers at Wooster’s Kiwanis Invitational last Saturday. It was a day for records as six existing standards were felled despite the conditions.Wooster’s Aly Weeman claimed one of those new standards as she upped the discus mark a full five feet...

West Holmes prom created A Magical Knight in the City

  • May 10, 2010
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A host of excited upperclassmen from West Holmes High School and their prom dates went from rural America to the lights and sights of the big-time this past weekend, participating in the 2010 West Holmes High School Prom, titled A Magical Knight in the City. The event took place at the high school, kicking off at 6 p.m., when the teens began arriving for the festivities looking ready for a red...

It's a bird, it's a plane…it's the Goodyear blimp!

  • May 10, 2010
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"This weather is perfect. This is a big thing for us. We love doing things like this. Goodyear blimps are known for going across the country, to small towns like this, and being a part of the fabric of the community," stated Ed Ogden, public relations director for the Goodyear blimp based in Akron. Ogden was at East School in Dover, to welcome the blimp to town on May 7. "Without that, I don't...

The Petal Path reveals the dirty secret beneath beautiful flowers

  • May 10, 2010
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If you drive past The Petal Path and see a greenhouse, you’ve only seen the tip of the iceberg. Or the top of the geranium. Located between Millersburg and Berlin, there’s more to this place than meets the drive-by eye. A third of an acre in greenhouses in fact, plus outdoor displays, gives plant lovers a bounty of choices.“We have thousands of perennials to choose from,” said owner...

High school students show how to Lead the Way

  • May 10, 2010
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For the second year in a row, local middle and high school students took part in Project Lead the Way, a nationwide effort to promote science, technology and engineering. On May 7, at Kent State University at Tuscarawas, the students gave a community demonstration of the work completed as part of the project.“Six area schools – Claymont, Dover, Indian Valley, New Philadelphia, Strasburg and...

Air cleared with settlement reached in EnviroClean suit

  • May 10, 2010
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The parties have reached an agreement relating to a suit filed by the city of Wooster to stop the release of a noxious odor that has plagued the southeast quadrant of the city.During a May 4 hearing, Wayne County Common Pleas Court Judge Robert Brown announced that the city of Wooster and EnviroClean have agreed to enter into a preliminary injunction for a period of 90 days, during which time the...

Tough decisions to follow tough levy loss for Wooster schools

  • May 10, 2010
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In the hours after the Wooster City School District’s request for a 6.5-mil operating levy failed by just 279 of the 6,705 votes cast, superintendent Michael Tefs reflected on the levy campaign and what the district’s next steps will be.“There was so much work done by so many volunteers who gave of their time, energy and talents to inform the community of why the district was on the ballot,...

All-City Orchestra provides sweet sounds

  • May 10, 2010
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The nearly 150 students who take part in the Wooster City Schools string and orchestra program performed on May 4, before an enthusiastic audience as the district presented its annual All-City Orchestra concert at the Wooster High School Performing Arts Center.The concert featured the talents of fifth through 12th- grade string students in one single concert, which showcases the musical...