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Season winding down for area All-Stars

  • November 17, 2009
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The East Holmes Little League Hometown All-Stars erupted for 23 runs in a romp over Holly Hills Gold on Friday.Mathew Chrapowicki tripled, doubled and finished 4-for-4 plus a walk and five RBI to lead the offensive charge in East Holmes’ 23-11 win.Shane Kurtz was 4-for-5 with a double and four RBI. He was also the winning pitcher. Micah Brown was 3-for-4 with four RBI. Joey Gatti and Jeremy...

Memorable moments from 20 years of sports coverage

  • November 17, 2009
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During the past 20 years of covering sports in Holmes County and beyond, I have had several memorable moments, ranging from the State championships in baseball, basketball and wrestling, to experiences beyond our boundaries, such as back in 1997, when I had the good fortune of covering the Cleveland Indians in the World Series.I have seen many great athletes playing in several different sports,...

Ohio Outlaw Motorsports rock Holmes County fairgrounds

  • November 17, 2009
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Competitors from throughout the state turned out to support Ohio Outlaw Motorsports inaugural flat track race at the Holmes County Fairgrounds on Saturday, Sept. 5.OOM promoted two TT scrambles races at the facility earlier in the season, but Saturday’s event was the first attempt at a small oval short track race for quads and motorcycles. Quad riders were very excited about the paper-clip...

Photo Test

  • December 2, 2009
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SaxoTEST

  • December 2, 2009
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This is a test of submitting content from an online form into the SaxoTech MediaWare center

Sample story for Web

  • December 2, 2009
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This is a sample of a story for the Wooster Weekly News Web site. Hopefully it works like I want it to because the stories I tried yesterday didn’t seem to work. Then again, I forgot this crucial part of the process and so I wouldn’t know if a story appeared or not. If this story does not show up I will have a lot of questions for Jim about how to post stories and photos to the Web sites. I...

Area churches make holiday season merry by giving

  • December 3, 2009
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Every year at Christmastime, churches throughout the Holmes County region take the time and make the effort to give back to the community and help support others during the holidays. This year has been a particularly rough time for many in our area. With Ohio’s unemployment rate now above 10 percent, many families in several counties are feeling the crunch of fewer resources this holiday...

Lady Knights bitten by Scotties in opener

  • December 3, 2009
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The Lady Knights got off to a slow start and were unable to overcome the early deficit, dropping a 45-30 decision in the season-opener Saturday, Nov. 28, in Dresden. West Holmes managed only six points in the first quarter as Tri-Valley built a 14-6 advantage, stretching the lead to 29-16 at intermission. The Scotties took the third quarter 13-8 to build a 42-24 lead heading into the final frame...

First H1N1 flu clinic runs smoothly thanks to careful planning

  • December 4, 2009
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It took an army of volunteers and a great deal of planning, but the first in a series of H1N1 flu clinics to be conducted by the Wayne County Health Department ran smoothly. By the time the clinic was scheduled to start at 5 p.m. on Nov. 4 at Wooster High School, hundreds had already joined the long line that stretched from near the front doors to the high school, around the corner of the...

Kirkbride featured at Lunch with a Notable Woman

  • December 4, 2009
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The Wayne County Women’s Network monthly series, Lunch with a Notable Woman, featured attorney Cheryl Kirkbride, from the law offices of Kropf, Wagner, Lutz, and Vansickle, LLP in Orrville. The Nov. 5 luncheon filled the new library dining/meeting room of the Wooster Inn to capacity. Kirkbride had her own entourage, with five women from her office attending to lend their support. Kirkbride first...