by Ron Hamilton | May 8, 2024 | Local News
Pomerene Hospital in Millersburg recently celebrated the contributions of its volunteers at its annual Volunteer Recognition Banquet. The highlight of event, which was held at the Carlisle Inn in Walnut Creek, was the presentation of the hospital’s Volunteer of the... by Ron Hamilton | May 8, 2024 | Local News
In Smithville, the Green Local School District’s Middle School Drama Club will be performing “James and the Giant Peach Jr.” this weekend. Shows will take place Friday and Saturday night at 7pm, and Sunday afternoon at 2pm in the district’s cafetorium. ... by Ron Hamilton | May 8, 2024 | Local News
The Wayne County Historical Society’s Summer Community Band is getting ready for another season of concerts. Anyone who plays a band instrument is welcome to join, regardless of experience. The band’s current members range in age from 13 to 94. Rehearsals will begin... by Ron Hamilton | May 7, 2024 | Area Sports
Jaylen Brown scored 32 points, Derrick White made seven 3-pointers and added 25, and the Boston Celtics powered past the Cleveland Cavaliers 120-95 on Tuesday night in Game 1 of their second-round playoff series. Jayson Tatum finished with 18 points and 11 rebounds to... by Ron Hamilton | May 7, 2024 | Local News
The city of Wooster is looking to apply for a pair of grants through the Ohio Department of Development’s Community Block Grant Program. A $150,000 grant would be used to enhance and expand the city’s transportation services for low-to-moderate income residents The... by Ron Hamilton | May 7, 2024 | Local News
The annual Spring Festival and Auction is coming up this weekend at the Holmes County Board of Developmental Disabilities campus, in Holmesville. Proceeds from the event, now in its 46th year, will benefit Holmes County children and adults with developmental... by Ron Hamilton | May 7, 2024 | Local News
Walnut Hills Retirement Community, in Walnut Creek, will hold a Community Cookout and Cruise-In Car Show next week. The free event will take place on Thursday, May 16th, from 11am-1pm, and is being held in conjunction with National Nursing Home Week, which runs from... by Ron Hamilton | May 7, 2024 | Local News
Wooster’s Westminster Presbyterian Church is celebrating its 150th anniversary with a medical debt forgiveness campaign. Beginning in late February, Westminster initiated a Mustard Seed campaign to forgive medical debt for residents in Wayne and surrounding... by Ron Hamilton | May 7, 2024 | Local News
The annual Secrest Arboretum Plant Discovery Day plant sale is happening this weekend in Wooster. This year’s sale is set for Saturday, from 9am to 1pm, at the Secrest Welcome Center. The sale will feature hundreds of trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals, planters and... by Ron Hamilton | May 6, 2024 | Local News
After eight years of planning, ground has officially been broken for the new Wayne County Jail. The two-phase project, which is expected to cost nearly $60 million and take roughly three years to complete, had its ceremonial groundbreaking last week in Wooster, in...