NEW FRANKLIN
Body found in lake
NEW FRANKLIN: The body of a middle-aged white man was found floating under a dock in Turkeyfoot Lake, authorities said.
The body was discovered at 6:50 p.m. Friday by a resident fishing in the 4900 block of Coleman Drive.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene. The death is being investigated by New Franklin police and the Summit County Medical Examiner’s Office.
A New Franklin fire lieutenant said there were no obvious signs of trauma on the body.
Further details, including the identity of the man, were not immediately available.
CAMPAIGN TRAIL
Picnic fundraiser
CUYAHOGA FALLS: Arden Barnhart, a City Council candidate for Ward 3, will host a country music/picnic fundraiser from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the FOP pavilion, 436 Graham Road.
The event will include chicken dinner, dessert, beverages and live country music.
Suggested donation is $35 per person. For details, call 330-922-0983 or email ardenb56@gmail.com.
GREEN SCHOOLS
Deal reached
GREEN: The Green Board of Education voted Friday at an emergency meeting to adopt an agreement for special education services for a child with disabilities.
Following an executive session, the board voted unanimously in favor of the deal.
Superintendent Jeffrey L. Miller II said the board moved to adopt the agreement to resolve a dispute.
Miller and Treasurer Eydie Snowberger had said earlier that based on the advice of the board’s attorney, nothing more can be said because of the sensitive nature of the matter.
COLUMBUS
Death penalty
COLUMBUS: The case of three Cleveland women held captive for a decade is inspiring an Ohio legislator to call for expanding the state’s death penalty law.
State Rep. John Becker, R-Union Township, wants the death penalty to cover some sex-related crimes. His proposal introduced Friday would allow for the death penalty in cases of rape, sexual battery and improper sexual contact with a minor if the suspect has a previous sex crime conviction and there are aggravating circumstances.
Becker says he was driven to call for a change after the Cleveland women escaped in May. Ariel Castro was convicted of repeatedly raping the women but he wouldn’t have been eligible under Becker’s proposal because he didn’t have a previous sex-related conviction.