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MILLERSBURG — Criminally charged with drug offenses in connection with a Wayne County heroin overdose death, two Millersburg women on Monday denied charges of drug possession and trafficking. Kristin Johnson, 25, of 137 Deetz St., pleaded not guilty in Holmes County Common Pleas Court to trafficking in heroin, possession of heroin and possession of drug abuse instruments. Her mother, Susan K. Johnson, 50, of the same address, pleaded not guilty to possession of drug abuse instruments and permitting

MILLERSBURG — After serving eight months in prison for going into and stealing money from a Washington Township home last September, a former Wooster man last week was granted early release. In April, Christopher J. Pate, 25, was sentenced to 16 months in prison after pleading guilty in Holmes County Common Pleas Court to a single count of trespassing into a habitation. In exchange for his guilty plea, the charge was reduced from burglary and two related charges of safecracking and two charges of

RITTMAN DISTRICT — For the second time, the Rittman High School has been designated one of Ohio’s Schools of Promise by the state superintendent for efforts made to close the achievement gap of those from low-income families. Rittman High was one of 22 “elite” schools in the state to be designated a school of promise, and the only one in Wayne County. The designation is “important because the state realizes we are moving in the right direction,” Principal Nick Evans said. “We’re continuing to prepare

Teen Drinking And Driving Sandy, a retired librarian, was driving west on wooster Road in April 2009 when a drunk driver crossed over on the wrong side of the road and ran into her. There was an ambulance two cars back, and she had to stay at the hospital for eight days. When she got home she had melt downs, and found that she suffered from traumatic stress. she is very lucky to be alive (Car crash victim of a drunk drivers story 1). Drunk driving accidents like sandy’s are a national problem. Drinking

WOOSTER — The Wayne County Chapter of the League of Women Voters has been organizing candidate nights for decades, and representatives of the group do not understand why Republicans refused to participate in this year’s event, which has now been cancelled. “I just don’t get it,” President Alex Davis said. “What is happening to the Democratic process?” Wayne County GOP Chairman Doug Deeken put it bluntly: “I see no reason to debate against candidates we believe are illegitimate because being on the

RITTMAN — The city’s police department has been making news with how it’s dealing with the opiate epidemic, officers stepping up and taking on more responsibility and making an arrest after a rash of stolen vehicles. But, something is happening behind the scenes, and Chief Ray Arcuri is extremely proud about it: The Rittman Police Department has received provisional certification as an Ohio Collaborative Law Enforcement Agency, meaning the police force has made a commitment to have the best standards

Throughout Andrew Jackson’s eight years in office, many decisions he made were unsuccessful in helping our growing country continue to prosper. To this day, people still refer to him as King Andrew the First, seeing that many of his actions seemed like abuses of power. Though Jackson’s intentions had the common man in mind, the means by which he tried to please the common man, cast him as a king. Jackson’s abuse of power began when he passed the Indian Removal Act in 1830. This act authorized him

WOOSTER — Ohioans continue to be hospitalized for influenza, and officials from the Wayne County and Ohio departments of health want people to know vaccinations are still available. The Ohio Department of Health reported 396 new flu-associated hospitalizations during the fifth week of flu season, one more than the 395 reported for the fourth week of flu season. In Wayne County, 29 people were hospitalized in January for the flu, Patient Care Director Susan Varnes, R.N., said. The hospitalizations

WOOSTER — Staff, volunteers and participants of the Wayne County 4-H program met with the commissioners recently to thank them for their support and share with them the impacts the organization is making. Macy Payne, who recently graduated from Hillsdale High School, and Abbey Werstler, a Triway High School senior, were among the four 4-H’ers to share their experiences with commissioners Jim Carmichael, Ann Obrecht and Scott Wiggam. Payne and Werstler were part of a similar group a year ago. Payne

WOOSTER — The Wayne County commissioners were all smiles as the conversion from a patched-together public safety communications system to the state’s Multi-Agency Radio Communications System took another step forward Thursday. The process has been a methodical one, which has included finding the right 9-1-1 backbone system, evaluating whether it was better to upgrade the existing communications system or be part of an existing one; what types of radios to use; and what kind of dispatching console