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Orrville and Dalton continue to thrive as a new wave of entrepreneurial energy is transforming the local business landscape.

The nonprofit reported 670 fewer donated goods in March and 114 fewer in April compared to last year.

Donations of gently used items can be made at Goodwill locations in Wooster, Orrville, Rittman, Millersburg and Loudonville.

The student had brothers and was used to wearing their hand-me-downs, Andi said.  "I went to my closet and got the clothes (and shoes) that I had outgrown," the Shreve Elementary fifth-grader recalled. "I gave them to her at school the next day. And she was really happy." The warm gesture – and her friends happy tears – sparked Andis idea for a Kindness Closet, a place students can visit during the school day to "shop" for a few new or gently worn garments. Andi, 10, is working to stock ...