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The total cost of the project increased by more than $290,000 to over $5.5 million as architects returned to the design drawing board.

The official cause of the explosion in the biosolid processing facility isnt known but is not related to severe storms, said a fire official.

Officials are investigating after a fire broke out on the back side of the same East Larwill Street property where a man was fatally shot last Friday.

University of Akron extends paramedic education to Wayne College ORRVILLE  Area first responders can pursue their paramedic certification a little closer to home starting next year thanks to a partnership between Cleveland Clinic Akron General and the University of Akron Wayne College. The clinic will extend its paramedic education program to the University of Akron’s Orrville campus in January. The 10-month training program produces the highest level of emergency medical service. Prospecti...

WOOSTER The Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center will be the site for COVID-19 testing this month. The pop-up testing site on the Ohio State University branch campus at 1680 Madison Ave. will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Jan. 9, according to a news release. The Wayne County Health Department is sponsoring the free COVID testing on a first-come, first-served basis, along with the Wooster Division of Fire, Wooster Police Department, OSU/OARDC, Wayne County Sheriff’s Offic...