Mark Cavin News Today

City Council approved the purchase of a $93,000 MX-908 tester using money from the statewide opioid settlement at Mondays meeting.

The mayors of Orrville and Wooster did not file for re-election, opening the door for candidates to run the top spot.

The former auto-repair facility at 517 E. Liberty St. has sat empty for 15 years and has contaminated soil and groundwater, according to the city.

WOOSTER  Amid the car horns and calls of support, a black pickup roared down East Liberty Street. A man wearing a sleeveless shirt leaned out of the window with outstretched arms and middle fingers raised.  "Get a real job!" he yelled as the truck drove by the 18 Black Lives Matter protesters downtown.  "We love you, too!" responded one woman holding a Black Lives Matter sign. Another yelled, "Thank you!" "Its the best way to respond to hate," said Ruth Sewell, a demonstrator at Wooste...