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Ahead of In-Demand Jobs Week, the career fair connects job seekers with opportunities
Wayne County is a beautiful area rich in history and culture. However, the region, like most places around the country, is faced with the challenge of ensuring its workforce keeps pace with the ever-changing job market. The Governor’s Office has encouraged communities statewide to hold events to promote In-Demand Jobs Week, May 6-10. ...
WCHS Summer Community Band gearing up for new season; members wanted
The WCHS Summer Community Band, sponsored by an anonymous donor for the Wayne County Historical Society, is looking forward to another summer of concerts. The Wooster Board of Trade Band, with its concerts in the old bandstand in front of the now E & H Hardware, is an example of the type of...
Entries for 'I Love My Library' contest are on display at Dalton library branch
Twenty children recently explained why “I Love My Library!” in a National Library Month promotion sponsored in April by Dalton Friends of the Wayne County Public Library. All 20 entries are on display at the library. Three entrants received gift cards for the Dalton Dariette. They are: ...
Wooster church approaching $2-million of medical debt forgiveness
Westminster Presbyterian Church, located on the campus of the College of Wooster, 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 Wayne and surrounding counties. It partnered with Undue Medical Debt.org (formerly RIP Medical Debt org)...
Commissioners recognize May as Mental Health Month, laud work of professionals in field
Mental health is a topic that has been shrouded in silence and stigma, leaving those who struggle with anxiety, depression and trauma to suffer in isolation. However, a beacon of hope is emerging. Recovery boards, an innovative tool combining the power of community, creativity, and self-expression, are revolutionizing how mental healthcare is approached. ...
Wayne County Junior Leaders tour beef handling facility
Wayne County Junior Leaders met April 29 for a tour of the beef handling facility at The Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute. The tour was led by Casey Meek, who is the livestock manager at the beef facility. The ATI breeding beef herd consists of around 100 crossbred Angus, full blooded Angus and Murray Grey Cattle. ...
After years of talking and planning, ground breaks for new Wayne County Jail
Back in the 1970s, Wayne County Sheriff Travis Hutchinson was just 20 and starting his law enforcement career at the new, state-of-the-art Wayne County Jail. Now, Hutchinson said, he’ll end his career just as construction gets underway on a new facility and a renovation of the nearly 50-year-old facility. ...
Weather service issues hazardous weather outlook for showers and thunderstorms in Northeast Ohio
CLEVELAND, Ohio - If you had outside plans this weekend, it’s time to consider moving them indoors. Much of Northeast and North Central Ohio has been issued a hazardous weather outlook. The outlook was released by the National Weather Service at 4:18 a.m., warning residents of numerous showers and thunderstorms that will develop Friday afternoon and throughout the evening.
Husted: Good values, good education, good economy can solve most problems
BERLIN − Lieutenant Governor Jon Husted made a couple of stops in Wayne and Holmes counties Tuesday, visiting The Ohio State University ATI campus in Wooster and enjoying a lunch stop at the Homestead Restaurant in Berlin. Husted, who is running for governor, told a group of supporters in Holmes County he hopes to build on the success the state has seen under the leadership of Gov. Mike DeWine. ...
The Racing Report: Wayne County Speedway
The Racing Report is a five-part photo essay shot at short tracks in Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania that will run in Farm and Dairy through the summer. Each month we will bring you a different theme to ponder from a different track. For the first installment, photojournalist Matthew Chasney...
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