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45-day closure: Road construction project planned for Ohio 39 west of Dover
DOVER TOWNSHIP ‒ Ohio 39 ‒ the gateway to Ohio's Amish Country ‒ will be closed for 45 days beginning July 8 for a road construction project to improve sight distance at the entrance to the Kimble Companies landfill just west of Dover. The $1.23 million project will involve realigning the highway and removing a hump that can obstruct the view of motorists, according to the Ohio Department of Transportation. The work will be done by...
Dover buying bank building to house city offices
Mayor Shane Gunnoe Monday announced the city is finalizing the purchase of the First Federal Bank building at 321 North Wooster Avenue with the intention of moving several city offices there. He says the move will allow the city’s safety forces to expand throughout the current city hall and other...
Sewing the Stars and Stripes: Ohio’s tie to the American flag
Americans celebrate Independence Day with parade floats decked out in red, white and blue, hot dogs fresh off the grill, and sparkler streaked sketches into the summer night. But perhaps no symbol is more iconic of Fourth of July festivities than the American flag itself. The national emblem flies all...
Unpacking Wayne County Department of Job and Family Services' Annual Report
Nearly 20% of Wayne County's residents were determined Medicaid eligible in 2023, and according to the Job and Family Services director, many of the recipients are children. The 2023 Annual Report shows 22,536 people were declared eligible for services last year. Medicaid is the most extensive program JFS administers, according...
Coshocton library helps fill the summer food gap for children 18 and younger
COSHOCTON − For a lot of children, their only meal of the day may be lunch at school, so the Coshocton County District Library is again participating in a food distribution program through Children's Hunger Alliance, an Ohio agency of the USDA. The library is the only distribution site in Coshocton County, and the program runs through Aug. 15. Meals are being distributed on Friday this week because of the library being closed for Independence Day....
Wayne County Health Department, Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank start popup food pantry
The Wayne County Health Department, in collaboration with the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank, will begin to host a monthly popup food pantry 11 a.m.-1 p.m. every second Tuesday of the month starting July 9. The location will be in the parking lot of of the Health Department, 244 W. South St.,...
Coach Von Kaenel Recognized by Commissioners
Tuscarawas County leaders are helping send off a local sports icon. During Monday’s board meeting, the county commissioners presented a certificate of recognition to longtime Dover head basketball coach Bob Von Kaenel, who hung up his whistle last month after 33 winning seasons. The inscription reads, in part:. “Coach...
Calling on Wayne County 4-H members past and present to share recipes and memories
The Wayne County 4-H Advisory Committee is working to put together a one-of-a-kind cookbook. Its goal for the cookbook is to be a collection of treasured family dishes, the ones passed down through generations of 4-H members. The committee believe this could be a treasured keepsake for years to come....
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