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Authorities are still investigating a two vehicle crash yesterday in Holmes County that claimed the lives of two men.  The accident took place around 1 o’clock yesterday afternoon on State Route 83 near Township Road 561.  54-year old Mark Irvin of Sterling and...

Millersburg Village Council heard for the first time the proposal for adding more sidewalks to Millersburg Elementary as part of the Safe Routes to School program. Kevin Buettner, who is with the Ohio Mid-Easter Governments Association presented the initial plan to...

A local business is looking for the person responsible for vandalizing two American flags that were hanging outside the business last week. Fought Signs posted security footage to their Facebook page of someone taking the flags out of their holster and throwing them...

The University of Akron-Wayne College will be hosting a holiday favorite event later this month. The Old Fashioned Holiday at the Farmhouse will take place Saturday November 30 at the Barnet-Hoover Farmhouse. The event will run 3-6 p.m. and is free and open to the...

A Chippewa Township woman was arrested yesterday morning after being indicted last week for her alleged role in the death of a woman back in 2012. 36-year old Erica Stefanko is charged in Summit County with 12 separate counts, including aggravated murder.  The charges...

A Christian campground in Holmes County lost a building to fire early yesterday morning.  Officials at the Skyview Ranch Christian Camp, located in Hardy Township, northeast of Millersburg, say they awoke Sunday, at around 5am, to discover a fire had completely...

At the request of his attorney, the former Hillsdale art teacher accused of using his cell phone to take inappropriate videos of five female students, has had his arraignment hearing delayed until later this month.  29-year old Robert Altenberger, of West Salem, is...

According to a recent analysis of federal and state dam records by the Associated Press, three dams are considered to be “ high hazard” in Wayne and Ashland Counties. The Shreve Lake Dam is considered to be in “ unsatisfactory” condition, while Lake Wapasun Dam and...

The Stark County Sheriff’s Office says that one man was killed and another wounded in an attempted robbery Friday afternoon near Minerva. The incident took place just after 2:30 PM at the Skyland Hills Mobile Home Park along U.S. Route 30. It’s believed that two men...

A Wadsworth man was killed Thursday in an incident with police. According to authorities, 26 year-old Guy Barnard was shot and killed outside the Wadsworth Police Department shortly before 8 p.m. The incident started with Barnard calling the police and telling them he...

WQKT is proud to partner with People to People Ministries this holiday season. As an emergency needs ministry, People to People has served over 1681 households and 4,133 individuals in Wayne County this past year alone. The need for their services is even greater over...

Thanks to voters on Tuesday approving a pair of local liquor options, Dragway 42, in West Salem, may soon be hosting concerts as well as races.  The passage of the options will allow the raceway to sell beer, wine and mixed drinks.  According to the raceway’s owner,...

While there were no major issues, the Wayne County Board of Elections says there were a few hiccups with the new equipment used in Tuesday’s General Election.  More than 300 new voting machines were used for the first time this week and the board of elections says...