Holmes County Commissioners approve two new enterprise zone agreements
Holmes County Commissioners have approved two new enterprise zone agreements. One of the 10-year, 50% tax breaks was given to Coblentz Distributing, which is the operating company for Walnut Creek Foods. The other was awarded to Gerber and Sons, a regional feed...
Ashland University and Special Olympics hosting basketball skills clinic
Ashland University is teaming up with the Special Olympics to host a basketball skills clinic. The event will take place tomorrow and feature staff members from the Cleveland Cavaliers’ Cavs Academy. The clinic will be held from 10am to 1pm at the university’s rec...
Walnut Creek Easter Egg Hunt taking place April 1
The annual Community Easter Egg Hunt is coming back to Walnut Creek. The egg hunt will be taking place on April 1 at 10 a.m. on the campus of Walnut Hills Retirement Community, located on Olde Pump Street. Some of the other activities that will be available include...
Roger Goodell and NFL owners to finalize contract extension
Roger Goodell and NFL owners are expected to finalize a multi-year contract extension for the commissioner at next week’s owners meetings in Phoenix. The NFL’s compensation committee is slated to present the proposed extension to team owners during a...
Rick Pitino leaves Iona and heads to St. John’s
Iona coach Rick Pitino has been named the new coach at St. John’s, returning to the Big East Conference with ambitions of restoring the Red Storm to national prominence. He will be introduced at a news conference Tuesday afternoon at Madison Square Garden....
Proposed project would make roads safer for motorists and Amish
A proposed $25 million project is aiming to make Wayne and Holmes County roadways safer for both motorists and the Amish community. To fund project, the two counties are hoping to receive $24.3 million in federal funding and an additional $6,000 from Rails to Trails...
Holmes County crash claims the life of Illinois man
An Illinois man was killed over the weekend in Holmes County, in a crash involving two pickup trucks and a UTV. 41-year old Keith Reno was part of a work crew that was clearing brush along State Route 3, just south of State Route 179. The accident happened at around...
Orrville City Schools to get $20,000 from Juul lawsuit
The Orrville City School District’s board of education has officially accepted the district’s portion of a class action lawsuit against e-cigarette maker Juul. As part of the lawsuit’s settlement, Juul agreed to pay $438 million to schools in 33 different states,...
OHSAA Boys Basketball Finals
Boys State Championship Finals <Division 2> Buchtel 51, Lutheran West 49 <Division 4> Richmond Hts 70, Crestview 26 <Division 3> Lutheran East 67, Ottawa-Glandorf 61 <Division 1> Hoban 53, Pickerington Central...