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• Auction sparks debate over purchase of exotic animals
  Three times a year, folks who decide they just have to own a monkey or a bear can bid on one at an exotic animal auction in northeast Ohio's Amish country.Comment


• MWCD developing assessment credits system
  The board of the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District is considering offering a credit system to offset the planned assessment next year which would be used to pay for improvements to the district's network ...Comment


• Coveredfrom start to finish Investigator Chuck DeFelice joins prosecutor's office
  The Holmes County Prosecuting Attorney's office is building its readiness for trial with the addition of a full-time investigator.Comment


• Exotic pet sale draws onlookers, buyers and criticism
  There's a three-day sale of exotic pets ending today in Holmes County, and it's expected to draw about five-thousand people to see and bid on everything from bear cubs to kangaroos before it closes.Comment


• Theft of stainless steel follows 'ebb and flow' pattern
  The arrest of three men charged with stealing stainless steel food production equipment and selling it for scrap is part of an "ebb and flow" pattern Holmes County Chief Sheriff's Deputy Nathan Fritz has ...Comment


• Borrowing trouble Wayne seventh on study list
  The 426 foreclosure filings in Wayne County for 2006 does not seem like much when compared to the 13,610 in Cuyahoga or the 8,875 in Franklin counties.Comment


• Group seeks state help for victims of subprime mortgages
  Legislation approved by state lawmakers last year should thwart unscrupulous lenders from foisting subprime mortgages on unsuspecting borrowers, but more funding and support is needed to assist homeowners ...Comment


• Hiring campaign draws large numbers for TSC jobs
  The director of the Holmes County Department of Job and Family Services credited an aggressive hiring campaign by an agricultural based retail chain for attracting 250 applicants for 20 jobs.Comment


• Traffic impact study paves way for Phase 2 at Hawk's Landing
  A traffic impact study funded by a local developer clears the way for work on a 115-lot subdivision in the eastern part of the county to continue.Comment


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