The Mayor of Orrville has called a meeting of representatives of both Orrville and Wooster to discuss possible dispatching of 911 for Wayne County. The meeting Monday will include all three Wayne County commissioners, County Administrator Patrick Herron, Sheriff Travis Hutchinson, Wooster Mayor Bob Breneman .The meeting is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Monday at the Wayne County Administration Building. This is just a preliminary meeting but the hope is to consolidate all of Wayne County’s emergency dispatching, with the possibility of including Ashland County in the future.

A local judge has denied an accused rapist’s request to have the amount of his bond reduced.  The ruling was made during a hearing Tuesday morning in Wayne County Common Pleas Court.  Judge Mark Weist said that the charges against 32-year old Mark Bryant and a prior conviction for a sex offense were more than enough to justify the bond in his case.  Bryant allegedly had sexual contact with a 5-year old girl back in January.  He has denied all charges.

No serious injuries were reported, following a two-vehicle accident Tuesday afternoon in Wooster Township.  The crash occurred shortly after 2 o’clock at the intersection of State Routes 3 and 226.  According to the Highway Patrol, a Jeep Wrangler was southbound on 3 when its driver failed to yield at the intersection’s stop sign while attempting to turn left and struck a pickup truck, causing to the truck to rollover.  The jeep’s driver was cited for failing to yield at a stop sign.

Wooster City Council’s Laws & Ordinances Committee met prior to this week’s regular council meeting to talk about some land that may soon be annexed into the city.  The 160 acres of land is located south of Smithville Western Road and to the east and west of Friendsville Road.  An attorney representing the land’s owners talked with the committee about the possibility of expediting the annexation process, so that it would take less than two months to be finalized.