Wooster News

Even though the Finance Committee of the Ohio House of Representatives removed a provision to expand who is eligible for Medicaid, the executive director of a Cleveland-based advocacy group thinks it is still on the table.

In a quick study of the '60s this week, Shreve Elementary School students learned how to speak, eat and play as if they lived in the decade encompassing turmoil, war, inequality and political assassinations.

The Oasis Recovery Club has been around for more than four years as a place where people recovering from substance abuse can gather in a sober environment to socialize.

College of Wooster employees from across campus -- from hospitality, food service, the office of the president, and the coaching staff, to name a few groups -- signed up in droves to take part in the corporate fitness challenge, according to Pam Tegtmeier, The College's wellness program director, who is managing the endeavor with Angela Johnston, ... (more)

Jennifer Winkler photo/www.buydrphotos.com The top 16 contestants will perform during the first night of "Quota Idol 2013" on June 22 at Wooster High School's Performing Arts Center.

A BOY, Conner Andrew Smith, was born May 3 to Alyson Michael and John Smith of Spencer.

Dan Starcher photo/www.buydrphotos.com CAUSE FOR THE PAWS -- Taylor Lamborn, a College of Wooster graduate and local musician, will perform at SoMar Wine Cellars on Tuesday from 6-8 p.m. for a fundraiser to benefit the Wayne County Humane Society.

Wooster High School's Performing Arts Center will be filled with some of the area's top talent Saturday, when Wooster Quota Club holds auditions for Quota Idol 2013.

Several months ago, Kyle Durniat and her father, Mike Barnes, said they were interested in learning about the history of the building that houses their First Amendment Public House .

When a Wooster resident read the news about two Edgewood Middle School students who found money on the playground of the former Layton Elementary School and returned it to the bank to give to the unidentified person who lost it, she called the newspaper to announce she was the woman on the receiving end of the good deed.

By the time she was their age, a downtown Wooster entrepreneur told about 30 middle school students, she had lived at six different addresses in three different states.

Soybean prices at various country markets were called merely steady this morning, but the underlying tightness of domestic supplies seemed to limit losses in nearby CBOT futures.

A representative from Policy Matters Ohio will speak about Gov. John Kasich's proposed budget at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Wayne County Public Library.

An unidentified person who left $180 tucked in a bank envelope have Max Griffin and Jake Keslar to thank for getting every cent of it back.

After recent crashes just in the first four months of the year, the issues for drivers at the bridge over Cleveland Road have piqued the attention of officials.

Editor's Note: This column ran in March 2011 and I thought I'd resurrect it because of the newest proposal by Walmart in Caledonia.

About 30 children showed up for the Wooster YMCA's second Healthy Kids Day race at Oak Hill Park this spring.

College of Wooster President Grant Cornwell's verbatim reading of a security report about two seniors' foiled attempt to grab The College flag from his house recently made for a funny anecdote, but didn't represent the academic achievement celebrated at the 143rd commencement on Monday morning in the Oak Grove.

Anyone who might have information about the hit-skip vehicle or driver is asked to call the Wooster post of the State Highway Patrol at 330-264-0575. Already a subscriber to print? You have online access, too... at no additional expense! Call 281-0581 to set up an account.

The Wayne County Retired Teacher's Association met April 23 at the Wayne County Career Center Restaurant where a business meeting was held before lunch.