Wayne County News

A firm looking to redevelop a 298-acre brownfield site in Rittman received $3.1 million from the property's owner to take over the property, according to a public record.

The presence of the BioHio Research Park on the campus of the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center presents some special opportunities for Wooster, Wayne County and Northeast Ohio.

Portage County sheriff's deputies still are looking for a Northeastern Ohio man whose vehicle was found abandoned at the Berlin Reservoir in Deerfield last month.

WOOSTER, OhioA A -- A Navarre man who was ruled incompetent to stand trial on charges he killed his parents was found to have committed the offense and ordered to be committed at a state behavioral health care institution.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine is asking for the public's help locating a sexually oriented offender with a felony warrant out for his arrest.

" is a visible form of homelessness that has drawn a lot of attention to homelessness in the area, when it represents probably a tenth of the problem in the area," says the president of the Wayne County Housing Coalition.

The director of the Ohio Department of Transportation welcomed everyone to the agency's new garage on Geyers Chapel Road and encouraged the road crew to be professional and productive.

The story of a monetary gift to The Village Network by a Wayne County Community Foundation anonymous donor in honor of former board member and board President Sam Shapiro will be an inspiration to the youth served by the agency.

Saturday's show at the Wayne County fairgrounds was Triway High School graduate Josh Krajcik's first in Wooster since he performed at The College of Wooster's McGaw Chapel in September, and thousands of "Krajcik Addicts" were ready for one of his unforgettable live concerts, in a venue that's iconic to Wayne County.

A recent column mentioned Fran's Gift Shop at 1680 Beall Avenue near Winter Street.

Submitted photo RURAL YOUTH JUNE DANCE SET FOR SATURDAY -- Members of Wayne County Rural Youth, including Jared Hershey , Ashley Rose, Ashley Cromer, Sarah Flinn, Michaela Becker, Kara Phillips, Emily Flinn , Tessa Hershey, Melody Martin, Katie Klinefelter, Jeb Beeman and Andrew Poulson, invite the community to the Rural Youth June Bug Jitter on ... (more)

A Canal Fulton man will serve 12 years in prison for raping two minors. Jeston Brown, 24, of 8330 Manchester Road, was sentenced by Judge Mark K. Wiest in Wayne County Common Pleas Court for two counts of rape, both first-degree felonies.

The pets up for adoption at the Wayne County Humane Society have a lot to look forward to this summer, when potential owners will have a chance to help them through a number of annual fundraisers for the organization.

Vandals damaged 13 headstones at Shreve Cemetery, some of them marking the final resting place of military veterans.

Community Record notices must be received in writing at The Daily Record no later than 10 a.m. two days prior to publication.

Later this summer, the signs designating two memorial highways, one in Wayne County and the other in Ashland County, should be installed.

In contrast to past Kids' Days, Saturday's event, sponsored by LuK, was held in the parking lot of the Wayne County Public Library and featured a disc jockey, bounce houses, the popular "crazy coupes," face-painting and more.

With less than one week until Josh Krajcik plays in his hometown, there are still tickets available for what will probably be his last local concert for quite some time.

Washington is abuzz with scandals involving the deaths of a U.S. ambassador and three others in Benghazi, Libya, the IRS targeting conservative groups and the Justice Department accessing reporters' phone records without notifying them.

When the Wayne County Sheriff's Office led a two-day operation to verify the locations of registered sexual offenders, one stop on Blachleyville Road turned up something unexpected.