WOOSTER -- Between the food stands and booths at the Scarlet, Gray and Green Fair was the recycling center. Manned by representatives from various recycling companies and organizations, visitors had the opportunity to recycle a variety of items. Sanmandy Enterprises owner Richard Bowman said his company specializes in paper -- but not just any paper. […]

WOOSTER -- A Smithville man who was found guilty of drug charges by a jury was sentenced to seven years in prison Monday. David Lee Yoakem Sr., 40, last known address of 4525 Fox Lake Road, was sentenced in Wayne County Common Pleas Court by Judge Mark K. Wiest. Wiest said Yoakem was likely to […]

WOOSTER -- Just as Medway has "come out of the darkness" about its operations since its inception, members from the drug enforcement agency wanted to shed light on the area's prescription drug problem. "Things have changed folks," Jim Garrett said. "I came back again (from retirement) because of the drug problem in Wayne County." Patricia […]

WOOSTER -- "I never cooked methamphetamines in my life," asserted David Lee Yoakem Sr. when he took the stand in his own defense in a two-day trial. And the jury hearing his case (sort of) agreed with him. Yoakem Sr., 40, last known address of 4525 Fox Lake Road, Smithville, was indicted and tried in […]

No peeking. Off the top of your head, what's in your medicine cabinet? BandAids, antibiotic cream, perfume (you're supposed to keep good perfume out of the sunlight), tweezers, antacids, aspirin or one of the aspirin substitutes, cough syrup and, probably, leftover prescriptions. You know the prescriptions I mean. The pain killers you got when you […]