Category: Local

Sheriffís Office plans to reduce budget In order to combat the recession, the Wayne County Sheriffís Office has laid off two part-time employees and is looking for additional ways to reduce the officeís budget. The Wayne County Sheriffís Office has been asked to reduce the budget by over $700,000 this year.† Positions already cut are…

Rise in motor vehicle theft in City of Wooster Wooster Chief of Police Steve Glick stated on Tuesday that there have been 252 reported thefts from motor vehicles this year, compared to the 243 this time in 2008. Police reports indicate that the middle-to-northern part of the city has the worst theft from motor vehicle…

Waste causes hearing at Health Department A local dumping ground may face a hearing at the Holmes County Department of Health. The Department is responding to a report from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency which indicated a property off of Route 83 in Prairie Township had accumulated a significant amount of solid waste ranging from…

Wooster alumna to hold book signing College of Wooster alumna Dr. Susan Albers ë97 will be signing copies of her new book ì50 Ways To Soothe Yourself Without Food” during a reception at the Wooster Book Co. at 7:30 p.m. today. Albers also authored ìEating Mindfully” and is currently a psychologist at the Wooster Cleveland…