by Steve Spooner | Dec 13, 2019 | Local News
An Orrville man was sentenced last week to at least one year with the Ohio Department of Youth Services, after being found guilty on multiple counts, including rape. The 19 year-old was found guilty on charges of rape, gross sexual imposition and public indecency, all... 
by Steve Spooner | Dec 12, 2019 | Local News
The Wooster Post of the Highway Patrol has named its Trooper of the Year. Trooper Harold McCumbers was named Trooper of the Year for the first time for his community service and overall performance as a Trooper. McCumbers started his career with the Highway Patrol in... 
by Steve Spooner | Dec 12, 2019 | Local News
The new roundabout at Smithville-Western and Friendsville road will be closed next week for some finishing touches. The roundabout will be closed Wednesday, December 18 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. so work can be finished on the lighting structures in the center. Motorists... 
by Steve Spooner | Dec 12, 2019 | Local News
Pipeline money may soon help Cloverleaf Local Schools build a new high school. Officials at Cloverleaf say that the money that comes from the Nexus Pipeline will play an integral part of the process of building a new high school behind the current middle school, and... 
by Steve Spooner | Dec 12, 2019 | Local News
City Council members in Wooster are set to vote on next year’s budget at their upcoming meeting on Monday night. The budget, which has already received a passing grade from council’s finance committee, is projecting more than $26 million in revenue for 2020, along... 
by Steve Spooner | Dec 11, 2019 | Local News
Thanks to an outside investment, E-Pak Manufacturing in Wooster is looking to add upwards of 40 new jobs at their Pittsburgh Ave. location. The investment came from Advantage Capital, which has offices throughout the country, and will allow the plant to add a third... 
by Steve Spooner | Dec 11, 2019 | Local News
First Knox National Bank is hoping to eventually open up a new branch in Wooster to replace its current location on Eagle Pass, just off Akron Road. First Knox leases that land, but wants to put a branch in on a parcel that it actually owns. The bank is considering... 
by Steve Spooner | Dec 10, 2019 | Local News
The city of Rittman’s former law director, who is accused of shooting his estranged stepson earlier this year, waived his right to an arraignment yesterday morning in Wayne County Common Pleas Court. Instead, 68-year old George Bower pleaded not guilty to all three... 
by Steve Spooner | Dec 10, 2019 | Local News
A fire destroyed a garage and vehicle in Wooster Monday evening, but no injuries were reported. Firefighters responded to a home on Ridgewood Drive in Wooster around 5:45 p.m. Monday and found flames coming from the garage, but firefighters were able to keep the... 
by Steve Spooner | Dec 10, 2019 | Local News
A fire Monday afternoon at a workshop in Baughman Township didn’t cause any injuries, but the shop and various tools where destroyed. The fire broke out in the building on Back Massillon Road, and when firefighters arrived around 3:30 p.m. Monday, they found no one... 
