Local news briefs — April 11
AKRONFudge commendedAKRON: City Council this week formally thanked U.S. Rep. Marcia Fudge for opening a district office in Akron.Fudge held an open house Saturday at the office in Lawton Street...
View ArticleInvestigators try to determine how Ohio woman died
CINCINNATI: Authorities turned their focus Thursday to determining how a 21-year-old southwest Ohio woman died, following discovery of her skeletal remains in Indiana 20 months after she went...
View ArticleWadsworth High principal to resign June 30
WADSWORTH: Superintendent Dale Fortner told the Board of Education on Wednesday that Wadsworth High School Principal Jerry Parsons will retire June 30. Parsons became principal of Wadsworth High...
View ArticleMan guilty of 100 bomb threats
CLEVELAND: An ex-convict pleaded guilty Thursday to making more than 100 telephone bomb threats to courthouses and other public buildings in five states, and a judge promptly sentenced him to 51 months...
View ArticlePowder in envelope causes scare in Barberton
BARBERTON: Fire and police officials responded to a hazardous-materials incident at the South Van Buren Avenue offices of Babcock & Wilcox late Thursday morning.The incident occurred in the...
View ArticleConstruction to disrupt traffic around Akron Children’s Hospital
Traffic disruptions are expected in downtown Akron this month as work begins on a $200 million expansion to the Akron Children’s Hospital campus.Starting April 22, access to Locust Street from West...
View ArticleLocal news briefs — April 12
AKRONWalking programAKRON: The Ohio & Erie Canalway Coalition will kick off its 2012 Healthy Steps program today.The kickoff event, with the goal to get more people walking, will be at 11:30 a.m....
View ArticleOhio attorney general: 2-week delay for Steubenville rape grand jury’s work
COLUMBUS: A grand jury investigating possible additional charges in the rape of a 16-year-old girl won’t hear from witnesses for about two weeks after it is convened Monday, Ohio Attorney General Mike...
View ArticleStark County elections officials cleaning up mess from roof collapse
CANTON: There is no good time for a roof to collapse.But when a 21-foot by 21-foot section fell in the storage area of the Stark County Board of Elections about 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, all employees had...
View ArticleStow committee suggests income tax increase to put police in schools
STOW: Voters might be asked to decide if they want to hike the city’s income tax from 2 percent to 2.25 percent to fund putting police officers in the schools.In a presentation to Stow City Council on...
View ArticleStark elections officials will rent voting machines for May primary
CANTON: The Stark County Board of Elections will rent up to 1,300 electronic voting machines for the May 7 primary because its own units were exposed to moisture, and some were submerged, when a...
View ArticleArea deaths — April 12
MEDINASallot, Ruth M., 91, of Medina. Died Thursday. Bauer, Valley City.STARKEgan, Margaret, 82, of Alliance. Died Friday. Sharer-Stirling-Skivolocke.Smith, Nancy Joann (Dickson), 57, of Alliance. Died...
View ArticleCuyahoga Falls man rings up five charges in one night
CUYAHOGA FALLS: A simple bar dispute ended in a very expensive night for a Cuyahoga Falls man.Police said officers were called to a Chestnut Boulevard bar early Tuesday morning to settle an argument...
View ArticleLocal news briefs — April 13
BARBERTONNew council clerkBARBERTON: After wading through 39 resumes and applications, the Barberton City Council chose a lifetime resident and longtime city employee as its new clerk.Renee Fox...
View ArticleTrinity UCC to celebrate its 50–year–old pipe organ
A pipe organ concert to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the installation of the Schantz pipe organ is at 3 p.m. Sunday at Trinity United Church of Christ, 3909 Blackburn Road NW, Plain Township.Four...
View ArticleJewell Cardwell: Akron girl’s legacy of kindness alive and barking
Those who knew Marissa Norwood know she would want as many folks as possible to attend Zeta Theta Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.’s LOK (Legacy of Kindness) Fun Dog Show from 10 a.m....
View ArticleInvestigation continues into stolen car in fiery crash outside Summit Mall
FAIRLAWN: Authorities say no charges have been filed yet against the driver of a stolen car involved in a fiery crash outside of the Summit Mall on Thursday.Fairlawn police say charges will not be...
View ArticleBlack students explore college during UA summit
The University of Akron kicked off its annual Black Male Summit on Friday morning by welcoming 150 Akron high school students to take a tour of the campus and explore academia at the next level during...
View ArticleCoventry High students teach physics, learn creativity with youngsters
COVENTRY TWP.: Andrew Bullock hastily assembled a 12-inch tower of wooden blocks and waited for a group of elementary students to construct a wrecking tower made of Lego pieces.The 17-year-old Coventry...
View ArticleAdvisory lifted for Akron water customers
A boil advisory for Akron water customers in West Akron, Fairlawn and Copley township was lifted Saturday night following Thursday’s water main break in Akron’s West Hill neighborhood.A City of Akron...
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