Skip To Main Content
Dan Starcher on Muck Rack

Dan Starcher

Verified
Wooster
As seen in: The Daily Record (Wooster, OH), MSN, Yahoo Life, Yahoo News, Aol, Yahoo Finance, Yahoo, The Columbus Dispatch, Akron Beacon Journal, The Canton Repository, Mansfield News Journal and
Covers:  Wayne County Government
@AP Award Winning Photographer | @USArmy Veteran | @Ashland_Univ Graduate | @SacramentoKings Fan

Get in touch with Dan

Contact Dan, search articles and posts on X, monitor coverage, and track replies from one place.

Learn more about Muck Rack

Actions

Share this page

Dan Starcher’s Biography

Read Full Bio →

AP award-winning photographer | Communications Coordinator for Wayne County, Ohio.

Dan Starcher’s Journalist Portfolio

Millage, sales tax proposal won't appear on November ballot in Wayne County

Millage, sales tax proposal won't appear on November ballot in Wayne County

The Wayne County Board of Commissioners recently concluded a series of public hearings at the Wayne ...

View article →
Smithville Western, Honeytown roundabout designed to save lives, improve traffic flow

Smithville Western, Honeytown roundabout designed to save lives, improve traffic flow

The $1.9 million project, funded mostly through a federal safety grant, addresses a high-crash intersection n…

View article →
Shelter dog Henna cleared of brain issues, needs forever home

Shelter dog Henna cleared of brain issues, needs forever home

Fundraiser helps Wayne County shelter confirm dog's condition is manageable as he awaits adoption

View article →
Online raffle bill aims to boost fundraising for Ohio nonprofits and local agencies

Online raffle bill aims to boost fundraising for Ohio nonprofits and local agencies

Proposed legislation inspired by Wayne County volunteer would legalize online raffle ticket sales for groups …

View article →
Wayne County sheriff prepares for completion of modernized jail facility

Wayne County sheriff prepares for completion of modernized jail facility

Sheriff Tom Ballinger focuses on hiring, staff well-being, and inmate rehabilitation as the county's $30 mill…

View article →
Grape Stomp 5K brings runners, wine and shelter dogs together for a cause

Grape Stomp 5K brings runners, wine and shelter dogs together for a cause

Event at Lincoln Way Vineyards raises funds for PAWS toward a $270,000 mobile adoption unit to help dogs find…

View article →

Articles

Need a lift at the Wayne County Fair? Volunteers offer free rides

|
By Dan Starcher Verified
| The Daily Record (Wooster, OH) Verified
Provided by Dan Starcher, Communications Coordinator for Wayne County Sept. 2, 2026, 5:11 a.m. ET WAYNE COUNTY—For some visitors to the Wayne County Fair, getting through the gate begins with a ride across the parking lot. A team of volunteer drivers will operate six golf carts throughout the parking areas to pick up visitors and take them to the fairground entrance at gate 6. The service runs from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day, beginning on opening day and continuing through the final day of the fair.
Open in Who Shared Issue with article?

Ohio Proud program connects shoppers to local farms

|
By Dan Starcher Verified
| The Daily Record (Wooster, OH) Verified
Provided by Dan Starcher, Communications Coordinator for Wayne County Sept. 2, 2026, 5:04 a.m. ET WAYNE COUNTY—Agriculture is Ohio’s No. 1 industry, according to the Ohio Department of Agriculture, and a state program is helping promote products grown, raised and processed within Ohio.
Open in Who Shared Issue with article?

Smithville beard contest adds flair to anniversary

|
By Dan Starcher Verified
| The Daily Record (Wooster, OH) Verified
Provided by Dan Starcher, Communications Coordinator for Wayne County Sept. 1, 2026, 9:46 a.m. ET WAYNE COUNTY—There was no shortage of red, white, and blue at the Smithville Ox Roast, but for some contestants, celebrating America’s 250th anniversary required something a little more homegrown — a really good beard.
Open in Who Shared View Duplicates (2) Issue with article?
See all 888 licensed articles (1,089 Total)

Interview

See all →

What was your first job as a journalist?

Photographer.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Not for anything important.

How is social media changing news?

Speeding up the process of getting information in front of the reader.

Awards

Associated Press Best Photographer

2012