Holmes County News

The county's landfill dilemma could be an opportunity for two local businessmen, but first they will have to have a written proposal and a $5 million bond.

It's almost Christmas time in Millersburg, thanks to the Westfork Community and Senior Center's 2nd annual Chinese Auction which will be held on Saturday, Nov.

There's a new kind of romance novel out there and its plot includes forbidden love, a mysterious outsider and a heroine who has to decide between new love and her old life.

As a wave of nearly 390,000 more doses of swine flu vaccine make their way into Ohio this week, Holmes County received an additional 1,000 doses Tuesday afternoon.

Come the first of the year, Holmes County residents likely will see "a little different library" in the wake of voters's defeat of a levy to support operations of the Holmes County District Public Library.

On a quiet autumn afternoon, leaves fall at the desolate intersection of two dirt roads in the Appalachian foothills of rural central Ohio.

Knox County Health Commissioner Dennis Murray reported that 500 doses of H1N1 vaccine were administered by the health department in the first 10 days of the program.

Five years ago he sat at the commissioners' office and said flooding at the fairgrounds posed a potential danger to 4-H members, adult volunteers and fairgoers.

Simply put, they're framing history. They are Mark Boley of Mark's Studio and Tracy Van Keuren of Jackson Street Gallery at Millersburg Furniture, and they've joined forces to help area residents bring the past into the present as they breathe life into their homes and businesses by way of interior design.

HOLMES COUNTY -- The second annual Christmas Cookie Tour of Inns, hosted by the Amish Country Lodging Council, will take place on from 1 to 7 p.m. Dec.

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

A gas station known for offering full service is on its way to becoming a BellStores location, reported The Daily Record .

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.

Two sets of skid marks scar a bend in State Route 651 just east of the village of Baltic in Holmes County.

A Holmesville man described by a judge as "a sex offender with some serious psychological issues" will be required to display a sign at his residence.

The LeConte's sparrow spends most of its time foraging on the ground hidden by grass, but occasionally pops up for a look around.

The Clay Street Office, also known as the county annex, is home to a variety of organizations, some pay rent, others do not, but that could change as commissioners look at ways to save money.

Monday, October 12, 2009 5:33 PM WCLT News Staff A teen died in a Sunday afternoon crash in Holmes County.

A 16-year-old boy was killed in a crash Sunday. The Ohio State Highway Patrol said that Jeremy R. Lower, of Baltic, was traveling east on state Route 651 south of Township Road 177 just after 2 p.m. when crashed.

Customers at Java Jo Coffee Bar in Berlin see a petition taped by the cash register asking the Ohio Department of Transportation to preserve on-street parking as it plans safety and traffic flow improvements for U.S. Route 62.