Wayne County News

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.

At 2:55 p.m. a driver struck two Triway Junior High school students heading southbound on route 226, says the Ohio State Highway Patrol.

A driver struck two pedestrians Monday afternoon outside Triway Junior High School, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.

Business and economic development in Wooster will be the focus of debate among Wooster City Council candidates Thursday.

A 7-year-old Orrville boy has died after being hit by a car Thursday afternoon in Wayne County's East Union Township.

With a vote on Issue 2 fast approaching, the 2009 Wayne County Farm Tour this weekend gives residents an opportunity to see agricultural and livestock practices firsthand.

Almost every political subdivision in the state is being forced to make rather dramatic cuts in their budget for 2010 and Wayne County is no different.

If a school isn't changing leagues, then it seems every few years there are rumblings about shakeups in their conference.

Dennis Derflinger felt something was missing from his stewardship bucket list, that somewhere out there, there was an organization that suited his talents, was in line with his extracurricular interests and fit into his time schedule.