Ohio Department of Development reminding Ohioans of assistance through HEAP
The Ohio Department of Development and the Darb Snyder Senior Center is reminding Ohioans that assistance is available to help with their home energy bills through the Home Energy Assistance Program. The program, better known as HEAP, assists Ohioans at or below 175%...
Orrville council considering ordinance on raising livestock within city limits
Orrville City Council members are considering a modified version of an ordinance concerning the raising of livestock within city limits. Council heard the first reading of the proposal at its meeting on Monday night. Under the modified ordinance, Orrville residents...
Ohio’s Hospice LifeCare offering bereavement workshop next week
Ohio’s Hospice LifeCare, in Wooster, is offering a bereavement workshop, called “Handling the Holidays”. The workshop will take place this upcoming Monday, from 5:30-6:45pm, at the Marilyn and Mark Gustafson Center for Supportive Care, on Akron Road. David Hargrave,...
HGTV names Medina Ohio’s best small city for Christmas
HGTV has named Medina one of the best cities in the nation to celebrate Christmas. HGTV recently released its annual list of the top 50 small towns to celebrate the holiday, one from each state. This year’s list highlighted Medina’s Candlelight Walk, which just...
Wayne County Community Foundation approves more than $460,000 in grants
The Wayne County Community Foundation’s board of trustees recently approved more than $460,000 in grants, which will be distributed to 25 area nonprofit organizations. The funds are being made available through the foundation’s competitive grants cycle, along with...
Thanks to grant, funds now available in Holmes County to demolish vacant buildings
Thanks to a grant set aside for community improvement projects, funds are now available in Holmes County to demolish vacant buildings. The service is being offered at no cost to property owners. To make a request that their structure be added to the demolition list,...
Wayne County Convention and Visitors Bureau putting on Mitten Tree drive
For the 19th year in a row, the Wayne County Convention and Visitors Bureau is holding a Mitten Tree drive during the holiday season. Donations of new hats, mittens, gloves, scarves and socks will be accepted through December 15th and then given to area students...
Fatal accident still under investigation
Two people are dead after an early morning three-vehicle crash Friday along I-77 South in Cuyahoga County. A vehicle traveling south on I-77 veered left off the roadway, striking the median wall. It sat disabled in the far right lane. Another vehicle was parked in...
State Route 94 in downtown Dalton closed tomorrow afternoon for parade
State Route 94 in downtown Dalton will be closed to through traffic tomorrow afternoon, from 2:30 to 3:30pm, due to the village’s annual Holiday Festival Parade. Because of road closures and an expected larger-than-normal crowd for this year’s parade, the...