Wooster News

Officials are conducting an arson investigation into a fire that caused severe damage to a South Walnut Street home.

Everyone knows something's going to happen Dec. 21, 2012. It's what that something is that's up for debate.

With the number of burglaries on the rise and residents likely to travel during the holidays, law enforcement officials are cautioning residents to take countermeasures against would-be burglars.

Adena Volleyball Coach Laura Smith is headed to the State Hall of Fame. The coach of 25 years, will be inducted into the Ohio High School Volleyball Coaches Association Hall of Fame during their State All Star Match Banquet in Wooster, Ohio November 21st.

Director Dan Adams said the Wooster High School Marching Band's skull session -- functioning as a pep rally -- with the Ohio State University band at OSU stadium "will put a little exclamation point on the season." "It will be a reward for all of hard work," Adams said of the performance happening today.

WOOSTER -- Soft, shadowy foothills dotted with traditional white farmhouses; weathered red barns tilted haphazardly on broad patchwork sweeps of green and hay-gold fields; small clusters of black and white cows grazing placidly in the distance ... it's all part of Moses Country.

The superintendent anticipates the district has already hit the top of the graph for student illnesses.

Four candidates are running for three positions on the Triway board. Two of them, Don Noble II and Tony Yacapraro, are current members.

Funding major street improvements through property assessments isn't the only avenue the city of Wooster has to obtain necessary funding, but most candidates for Wooster City Council agree that it is the best method to get things done.

State Auditor Mary Taylor speaks with Wayne County Republican Party chairman Jim Smail on Thursday night at the partya s annual Wine & Cheese event, put on in appreciation of party donors.

For the first time since demolition began on their largest asset, Wooster Growth Corp.

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

The proposed improvements to the Wooster soccer complex will press onward, but the county's emergency management director has some concerns.

Students Erin Dean and Sara Falkoff, Erin Plews-Ogen a freshman from Charlottesville, Va.

On Oct. 23, 2002, Planning Commission officially adopted a comprehensive plan that defines both future land use and development regulations for the city moving forward.

Adviser Juanita Greene and members of the Wooster/Orrville NAACP Youth Council "were a pebble on that big beach" at the inauguration of President Barack Obama, Greene said.

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

A 22-year-old Wooster man was arrested early Sunday morning in connection with the attempted murder of a 68-year-old man.

CLARK TOWNSHIP - The Holmes County coroner pronounced a teenager dead at the scene of a crash Sunday afternoon.

Does the need for a new north end fire station outweigh the fiscal concerns of the city during one of the worst revenue generating years in recent memory? For the most part, candidates for City Council agree the answer is yes.