NORTH CANTON
Fire closes YMCA
NORTH CANTON: A laundry-room fire Saturday morning closed the YMCA for the day.
The fire department was called at 7:37 a.m. and found towels burning in a dryer and smoke filling much of the building at 200 S. Main St.
The building was evacuated and no injuries were reported. No damage estimate was available.
A recorded telephone message at the YMCA said the building will be open today.
AKRON
Ward 2 meeting
AKRON: Ward 2 Councilman Bruce Kilby will host a meeting from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Forest Hill school, 850 Damon St.
A community policing officer from the Akron Police Department will discuss safety. A representative from the sanitation department will talk about the city’s recycling program.
Easter egg hunt
AKRON: City Council members Mike Williams and Linda Omobien will host their annual free Easter egg hunt from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Goodyear Heights Metro Park, 2077 Newton St.
For more information, call 330-922-0352.
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Forum on fracking
JACKSON TWP.: Rhonda Reda, executive director of the Ohio Oil and Gas Energy Education Program, will speak Thursday.
Her talk will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Kent State Stark’s Main Hall Auditorium, 6000 Frank Ave. NW.
The program is being presented by Kent State University at Stark and the Canton Small Business Development Center.
Admission is $10 per person or $15 per couple. Register at www.cantonsbdc.org.
Stark County
Egg hunt at home
MASSILLON: Spring Hill Historic Home will hold its annual members Easter egg hunt on Saturday.
This year’s hunt will include the egg hunt, a story, cookies and punch.
Spring Hill members can bring children or guests between the ages of 2 and 10.
To register call 330-833-6749 by Friday. Spring Hill Historic Home is at 1401 Springhill Lane NE in Massillon. Visit www.springhillhistorichome.org for information.
SUMMIT COUNTY
Rodgers meeting
STOW: Summit County District 3 Councilwoman Gloria Rodgers will hold office hours from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library, 3512 Darrow Road, Stow.
Rodgers will be available to answer questions and hear concerns.
For more information, call 330-643-2725.
NORTHEAST OHIO
Peace group event
The Barberton-Norton-Wadsworth Peace Group will meet Tuesday at Grace United Church of Christ, 3285 S. Cleveland-Massillon Road, Norton.
Terry Tribe Johnson, Summit County re-entry coordinator for Oriana House, will speak on The Re-entry of Prisoners into Society.
The meeting will begin with refreshments and conversation at 7 p.m., followed by the general meeting at 7:30 p.m.
STATE NEWS
New tool for voters
COLUMBUS: Not sure if your voter registration is up-to-date?
A new search tool will make it easier to check.
Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted has added a new search tool to his MyOhioVote.com website that allows voters to check their voter registration information, including voting address and polling location, with one query. This information previously could be accessed using two different search tools on the site.
Voters now only need to provide their first and last names and counties to check their information. More detailed information previously was required.
Voters who need to update their addresses can use the online change of address form on Husted’s website.
The deadline to register or update registrations for the May 7 primary election is April 8.