Medina superintendent put on paid leave
Medina City Schools Superintendent Randy Stepp was put on paid leave Monday as the Ohio Auditor’s Office investigates his possible misuse of tax dollars.Board President Karla Robinson stressed during a...
View ArticleMetro Parks, Serving Summit County will introduce mobile app on May 1
Metro Parks, Serving Summit County, will unveil its own park mobile application on May 1.The new app — available for free on iOS and Android — will include GPS-enabled directions and downloadable...
View ArticleGOP-led House drops Medicaid plan from Ohio budget
COLUMBUS: Republican House leaders are dropping Gov. John Kasich’s plan to expand Medicaid under the federal health overhaul to cover thousands more low-income Ohioans.House lawmakers jettisoned the...
View ArticleThistleDown opens VLT parlor
NORTH RANDALL: Thoroughbred horses are no longer the only gambling attraction at ThistleDown.Rock Ohio Caesars opened the state’s newest racino Tuesday, a slick gambling venue filled with about 1,150...
View ArticleFrench workers sue Goodyear to save jobs
French workers trying to save their tire-making jobs sued Goodyear in its hometown Tuesday, seeking to block a plant shutdown and win $4 million in damages for more than 1,100 employees.The...
View ArticleLarge reward offered in slaying of McDonald’s worker
Authorities are offering a reward of up to $10,000 for help in solving the shooting death of a McDonald’s worker.Akron police say they need the public’s help in identifying a suspect or suspects in...
View ArticleSummit considers funds for sanitary sewers at Green business park
Summit County Council is considering a proposal to contribute $500,000 toward the construction of sanitary sewers for the third phase of the CAK International Business Park in Green.The business park...
View ArticleJewell Cardwell: Race honors St. Vincent Parish pastor
Parishioners at Akron’s St. Vincent Parish are encouraging the community to participate in its “Ready, Set, Serve” 5K and one-mile fun run benefit Saturday. This year’s event, sponsored by the school’s...
View ArticleDetails about new Seiberling film
Details: What: A Tree Grows in Washington: The John Seiberling Story, a 90-minute independent film.When/where: premiere at 7 p.m. Friday at the Happy Days Lodge, off state Route 303 in Boston Heights,...
View ArticleNew film profiles John F. Seiberling in his own words
The best way to profile John F. Seiberling was to let the now-deceased Akron congressman tell his own story. That was the approach Ohio filmmaker Paul R. Jacoway used to create A Tree Grows in...
View ArticleLocal advocates plan to rally at Statehouse for Medicaid expansion
At least 75 advocates from the Akron- Canton area are expected to join a rally planned at the Statehouse on Thursday to support Medicaid expansion.The rally is being organized after the Ohio House...
View Article31 communities in Summit County receive $414,549 in recycling grants
Summit County communities on Tuesday received more than $400,000 in recycling grants from ReWorks.The money may be used for recycling equipment or educational and promotional materials, said Yolanda...
View ArticleLocal news briefs — April 9
AKRONGun with kid in carAKRON: An Akron woman was arrested after police discovered that a child in the vehicle she was operating had access to a loaded gun.London T. Campbell, 22, of Castle Boulevard,...
View ArticleNeighborhood’s traffic signals will stay up after citizen complaints
Akron residents in the Cole Avenue neighborhood have succeeded in persuading the city to keep two sets of traffic signals they say protect children — at least for now.“We’re going to continue our...
View ArticleODOT kicks off construction season
COVENTRY TWP.: It’s orange barrel season.The Ohio Department of Transportation announced Wednesday that it will undertake $2.3 billion worth of road and bridge projects statewide this year, including...
View ArticleArea deaths — April 10
MEDINAHosey, Homer J., 87, of Spencer. Died Wednesday. Waite & Son, Medina.Jackson, Larry, 65, of Chippewa Lake. Died Sunday. Armstrong, Seville.Nuzum, William J., 64, of Wadsworth. Died Tuesday....
View ArticleAkron adjuncts launch part-time faculty group
Part-time faculty at the University of Akron are among those launching a statewide association to help boost adjunct pay and benefits.The Ohio Part-Time Faculty Association is lobbying for broader...
View ArticleGreen council approves water rate hikes
GREEN: Rates for residents and businesses using Aqua Ohio water service will rise incrementally over the next four years.A contract approved Tuesday provides Aqua Ohio with 3.5 percent annual increases...
View ArticleFamily, friends hold vigil in West Akron for slain McDonald’s worker
In the summer of 2003, an Akron Beacon Journal photographer out looking for random slice-of-life moments in the community spotted John Lehman, a 19-year-old walking down a Highland Square sidewalk...
View ArticleGeese give ground to Hope as Green battles pesky birds
GREEN: Soccer moms agree: Few things are more disgusting than sending children out onto a playing field a gaggle of Canada geese has visited.Besides being a nuisance, goose feces can carry parasites,...
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