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Laurel Thompson, a 17-year-old Wooster High School junior, awaits her turn in the riding ring at a Hidden Hollow farm summer horsemanship class.

About 70 members of Smithville Heritage Baptist Church were hard at work Thursday raising trusses, hammering walls and much more as they constructed a 74- by 100-foot addition to their church.

Everything was just right for Hillsdale's Clay Nelson on Friday at the Div. III Fairless Regional.

At the beginning of his junior year, Alex Reinthal and four other juniors from Loudonville High School embarked on a new educational experience.

Days before Memorial Day, America's "Forgotten War" was recalled through the memories of the some of the area's aging veterans who lived the experience.

“Seeden was always on top of me”

All season long, Waynedale and Norwayne's boys 3,200-meter relay teams have been seconds apart from each other. via Ashland Times-Gazette

“We weren't thinking about it. We didn't think it would be taken that way.”

Smithville, OH -- What is harmless teenage fun and what is provocative posing -- that's the debate in the Smithville School District. via WLTX-TV Columbia

“I told (coach Jim) Glessner that I want to be just like Jeremy Warner. "So one time after I ran the 400, he was like 'all right I think you can wear it.' He's my role-model right now in the 400.”

Last spring, Norwayne's Cody Miller was one of the better sprinters in the area. via The Daily Record

Former Wayne County Clerk of Courts Suzanne Waldron is among five candidates hoping to replace outgoing Municipal Court Judge Stuart K. Miller. via The Daily Record

“Furniture: What makes it Sonnenberg?”

After a year of planning and preparation, the creation of the Sonnenberg Village historic restoration project by the Kidron Community Historical Society is poised on the threshold of beginning. via The Daily Record

“We appreciate them letting us park in their driveway and work. As much as they want us to be out here, we want to be out here.”

Dusty Drake is one special guy. His family knows it, too. And they're not the only ones. via The Daily Record

“It made for some tough choices, especially for three of the schools. We did a lot of checking around and tried to make the best choice, but you really can't go wrong with the quality of kids who applied.”

The Roy S. Bates Foundation continues to thrive more than four years after the death of its founder, something that would make the late Roy S. Bates extremely happy and proud. via The Daily Record

“The Lord needs it and will send it back here shortly.”

SMITHVILLE: Mahlon Schmucker uses scrap metal to spread the Gospel message. ''I love to go to the junkyard to look to see what's been thrown away that I can use to make something,'' Schmucker said. via Akron Beacon Journal

“Jake made some real nice plays in the outfield, too, he's been giving us a real spark”

It's still the first week of the season, but The College of Wooster's game on Thursday with Heidelberg in Port Charlotte, Fla., had all the makings of a mid-season classic. via The Daily Record

A Ravenna Township home will open its doors to America on Monday when it's featured on HGTV's If Walls Could Talk . via Ohio.com

“If she becomes president I think she can make a bigger streak than she did before”

The scoreboard may have been dark and the bleachers up, but former President Bill Clinton played to a full gymnasium Friday night as he spoke to voters, some for his wife, Hillary Clinton, and some undecided. via The Daily Record

Smithville swept three of the four top awards when the Wayne County Athletic League boys and girls basketball coaches met recently to select all-stars, MVPs and coaches of the year. via The Daily Record

“We called it 'the little house on the prairie,'”

A fire in a camper-trailer parked in the driveway of a residence at 10630 Fox Lake Road claimed the life of a 62-year-old Orrville man Wednesday night. via The Daily Record

“It's nice when you run a route for a while so you can learn where everything is”

Kevin Troyer of the Wayne County Engineer's Office says he tends to be a perfectionist when plowing roads. via The Daily Record

Q:Some time ago, you printed information on a gentleman who I believe lives in Wooster and sells dog food. via Ohio.com