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4 hrs ago | The Daily Record

Police security may be coming to Wayne library

Calls to the police department from the library have been sufficiently frequent to warrant inviting the chief to a board meeting to discuss police presence at the building.

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Related Topix: Libraries, Wooster, OH

8 hrs ago | The Daily Record

Wayne County Public Library and Main Street Wooster to hold Kids' Day on June 1

Children will have a lot to do June 1 as they mark the kick off to summer during the Wayne County Public Library's and Main Street Wooster's annual Kids' Day celebration.

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Related Topix: Wooster, OH, Libraries, Massillon, OH, Education Etc., Millersburg, OH

Tue May 21, 2013

The Daily Record

Wooster's MOCA House rallies for Ohio Medicaid expansion

The volunteers, consumers and staff at the MOCA House have been around the state pushing for Medicaid expansion in Ohio, so it was only fitting to have a rally at its College Avenue facility.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Medicaid, Health, Ohio, Wooster, OH, Holmes County, OH

Sun May 19, 2013

The Daily Record

Ohio House Finance Committee removes Medicaid provision

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.

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Related Topix: Medicaid, Health, Ohio, Cleveland, OH, US Governors, John Kasich, Wooster, OH

Sat May 18, 2013

Recordpub.com

Portage sheriff asks for helping finding missing Norton man

Portage County Sheriff David Doak is asking for the public's assistance in locating a missing Norton man, whose vehicle was found abandoned at the Berlin Reservoir in Deerfield on Thursday.

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Related Topix: Norton, OH, Portage County, OH, Deerfield, OH, Summit County, OH

Fri May 17, 2013

The Daily Record

Cause for the Paws

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.

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Related Topix: Wooster, OH

Wed May 15, 2013

The Daily Record

Region briefs 5-15: Wooster, Norwayne

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.

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Related Topix: Wooster, OH, US Governors, John Kasich

Tue May 14, 2013

The Daily Record

AEP gives award to Wayne County for electric efficiency

Bryan Plotkin of AEP presented Commissioners Jim Carmichael, Ann Obrecht and Scott Wiggam with the award Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Ohio, Apple Creek, OH, Orrville, OH

Mon May 13, 2013

The Daily Record

Meeting notes 5-13

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.

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Related Topix: Underground Railroad, Ashland University, Wooster, OH, University of Akron

The Daily Record

Latest exhibit at Kidron-Sonnenberg Heritage Center sets stage for...

As a means of setting the stage and getting people to start thinking about the 200th anniversary of the Sonnenberg Mennonite community, which begins less than six years from now, the Kidron-Sonnenberg Heritage Center recently took the wraps off a yearlong exhibit titled "Sonnenberg: The Early Years." The Sonnenberg community was a Swiss Mennonite ... (more)

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Related Topix: The Early Years, Alternative, Wooster, OH

The Daily Record

Ed Arn Roundtable returning May 23

The Roundtable, which allows Wayne County veterans to tell the stories of their military service in a public setting, will be held May 23 at 7 p.m. in the schoolhouse on the campus of the Wayne County Historical Society at 546 E. Bowman St.

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Related Topix: Wooster, OH

Fri May 10, 2013

The Daily Record

Bits and Pieces: 1957 tornado in Wooster caused damage, death

Fifty-six years ago Tuesday , a devastating tornado swept through downtown Wooster ripping the roof off of the Wayne County National Bank and injuring three bank employees -- Vice President Creed Shearer, 51,... Already a subscriber to print? You have online access, too... at no additional expense! Call 287-1615 to set up an account.

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Related Topix: Wooster, OH

Thu May 09, 2013

The Daily Record

Plans for Wayne County during construction season this year

The state will spend nearly $14 million in Wayne County transportation projects as part of its 2013 construction program -- and none of them are chip-and-seal jobs.

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Related Topix: Medina County, OH, Wooster, OH

Tue May 07, 2013

The Daily Record

Variety of tax issues peppered throughout Wayne, Holmes counties

Bobby Warren photo/www.buydrphotos.com John Holley of Wooster casts a vote at the Wayne County Board of Elections on Monday.

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Related Topix: Wooster, OH, Warren, OH, Holmes County, OH, Orrville, OH

Mon May 06, 2013

The Daily Record

Orrville's YMCA director says his mission is complete

Such as? Well, such as 12 board presidents, 115 board members and 672 board and officer meetings, by his calculation.

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Related Topix: Orrville, OH

Sun May 05, 2013

WKYC-TV

Wayne County investigates its 4th fatal accident since 2013

The Ohio State Highway Patrol says Earnest Nelson, 29, was driving westbound on Church Road or County Road 7, when he drifted off the right side of the road.

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The Daily Record

Wooster's annual Izaak Walton League Trout Derby reeled in fun at Freedlander Park

Children, along with their parents and grandparents, spent the afternoon outside for a slice of nature during the annual Izaak Walton League Trout Derby on Saturday.

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Related Topix: Wooster, OH, Warren, OH

Sat May 04, 2013

Tallmadge Express

Hundreds of Ohio teens rally in Columbus against drug use

On May 2, she was one of about three dozen Wayne County teens and hundreds of others from around the state who traveled to the Ohio Statehouse to put a public face on their drug-free decision.

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Related Topix: Family, Teenagers

Fri May 03, 2013

The Daily Record

4-H notes: Shreve, Nashville, New Pittsburg, Burbank

The Nashville Jolly Farmers 4-H Club met April 28 with 25 members present, and pledges were led by Bryce Burgett and Ethan Fair.

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Related Topix: Shreve, OH, Burbank, OH, Memorial Day, Life, Holidays, Agriculture, Science, Wooster, OH

Thu May 02, 2013

The Daily Record

Wooster's People to People helps one out of every dozen in Wayne County

People to People Ministries held its annual dinner and recognition of volunteers April 23 at First Presbyterian Church.

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Related Topix: Wooster, OH