Wayne County News

Alex Haimann is a young man who has truly gone postal. He says if a person will share three things about his or her life with him, the odds are he can relate it to a postage stamp or something connected with the U.S. Postal Service.

The U.S. Marshals Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force nabbed a fugitive wanted in Louisiana in downtown Wooster Tuesday.

A Massillon man pleaded guilty to robbing two pharmacies and a discount retail store in July with a pellet gun in an effort to fuel a drug habit.

The Wayne County Health Department will have its final seasonal flu clinic for this season Monday in Creston, while H1N1 flu clinics are scheduled through Nov.

A decision cast by the Ohio Supreme Court can be considered a major victory for rural townships across the state, attorneys say, but a zoning dispute between a local fireworks company and Congress Township remains unresolved.

Ohio Department of Transportation District 3 is moving forward with a plan to improve three curves along state Route 585 between Wooster and Smithville.

The new library director may expect to make an annual salary ranging from $75,000 to $95,000 -- an amount determined by the human resources committee and then approved by the full board of trustees.

A Rittman man was killed in a motorcycle crash Saturday night in Wayne County's Milton Township.

Eight local banks and six local foundations/individuals have stepped forward to guarantee $400,000 funding to pay for four homes and needed renovations as part of the Howey House project.

While Anthony Sowell was imprisoned on two counts of attempted rape, he may have befriended a man at the Grafton Correctional Institution who was also at the center of a high-profile murder after leaving prison.

The first Wayne County H1N1 flu vaccination clinic got off to a smooth start at Wooster High School late Wednesday afternoon.

Some law enforcement agencies are concerned about the potential fallout a 13-percent cut to road patrol services could cause, while others say they are in a wait-and-see period before reacting to the reduction.

Women's Network Invites Emerging and Established Leaders to Lunch Women's Network, a regional networking organization comprised of women throughout Northeast Ohio, will be hosting the Inaugural ATHENA International Women's Leadership Day Lunch.

Voters in both the township and the village of Dalton will be asked to approve a new 2.5-mill levy for fire and emergency services protection.

With more than $85,000 in funding commitments and the blessing of the Wayne County commissioners, the city's Parks and Recreation Department is hammering out the final details to increase parking and add concession and restroom facilities to the 22-acre soccer complex located on Burbank Road.

The Mental Health & Recovery Board of Wayne & Holmes Counties does not provide services, but it contracts with agencies to treat those with mental health issues or drug and alcohol addictions.

The night before Ohio announced lower unemployment figures, Mayor Bob Breneman was already sharing some good news with council.

The final pieces of a project to move residents out of a flood plain along Prairie Lane, demolish the structures and return the land to a natural condition are falling into place.

Dozens gathered in the gazebo at the square downtown Thursday night in observance of domestic violence awareness month to remember the victims and survivors of domestic violence.

The youngest member of Wooster/Orrville NAACP's Youth Council is 6 years old; the oldest is 17.