Category: Local

The 161st Wayne County Fair is coming to Wooster on September 11 and ending Sept 16th. The week kicks off with the State Sanctioned Modified & Superstock Tractor Pull, followed by a week of other events, including Bobby Goldboro on Sunday, Luke Bryan on Monday, Ronnie Milsap on Tuesday, Little Big Town on Wednesday, and…

Veal farms in Ohio are under increasing scrutiny after Mercy for Animals released an undercover animal cruelty video from local Wayne County farm, Buckeye Veal. The farm in question used the “crate method” of raising veal, where the calves are chained and kept in a crate for the expanse of their lives. Buckeye Veal has…

Spending deficit predicted to increase The Wooster City school district is predicting that the spending deficit will reach $4.3 million by 2011. Superintendent Michael Tefs said that deficit spending will be $3.5 million in 2010 and that number will most likely nearly double by 2011. New bills like House Bill 920, which restricts school funding…

Robber still at large for cash register theft Rittman Police are investigating the second incident in two weeks in which a masked man has taken the cash register from a business. Police are currently unsure if the two are connected. The two robberies took place on April 10 and April 17, respectively. Rittman Chief of…

Local hospital given national distinction Wooster Community Hospital was recognized recently by Thomson Reuters as being one of the Top 100 hospitals in the nation.† This is the third consecutive year WCH has been named to the prestigious ranking, which considers patient satisfaction, post-discharge indicators, patient safety, mortality, complications, re-admission rates and a number of…

Police chief resignation sparks questions Creston Police Chief Phil Carr put in his resignation as chief,† effective April 23. Carr told The Daily Record that he plans on moving and that “the area we have decided to move to will make it impossible for me to continue to work here.” However, some Creston residents such…