Summit County Sports Hall of Fame to add eight
The Summit County Sports Hall of Fame will grow by eight members when the Class of 2012 is inducted Oct. 2 at Tangier restaurant in Akron.Earning slots in this year’s class are Carl “Rob” Adamson...
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■ The email address for a Sept. 28 fundraiser for prostate cancer patient Barton Shroyer is terri.shroyer@gmail.com. An incorrect email address was included in a column that appeared in Monday’s...
View ArticleJewell Cardwell: Crossing guard, 83, still standing watch
Clark Rumiser has crossed hundreds of folks over the years. A fact that he’s quite proud of. And to hear those he’s crossed tell about it, they’re all the better and safer for it. Incredibly Clark — as...
View ArticleCuyahoga Falls city council to vote on State Road rezoning measure next week
Cuyahoga Falls City Council’s Planning and Zoning Committee has signed off on a proposal to change the zoning of property that is part of the planned Portage Crossing retail development. It will now be...
View ArticleAkron mayor, other city leaders travel to Slovenia; hoping to establish...
Mayor Don Plusquellic and other city leaders are in Slovenia this week, hoping to establish economic ties between this small Eastern European country and Akron.Plusquellic, Akron Councilman Garry...
View ArticleLocal news briefs — Sept. 17
AKRONLife sentenceAKRON: A 30-year-old Akron man was sentenced Monday to life in prison with parole eligibility in 15 years after pleading guilty to murder in the stabbing death of Anthony Hargrove of...
View ArticleArea deaths
MEDINABoyer, Donald E., 91, of Wadsworth. Died Monday. Hilliard-Rospert.Kunkle, Edward, 79, of Medina. Died Friday. Hilliard-Rospert, Wadsworth.Rich, Lucyle, 95, of Wadsworth. Died Sunday....
View ArticleCanton City Council rejects traffic cameras
CANTON: City Council has rejected a request from Mayor William J. Healy II to have an Australian firm install traffic cameras in the city. Councilwoman Mary Cirelli was part of the seven-member...
View ArticleFormer Detroit Lions quarterback talks to Barberton about depression and suicide
Barberton: Former NFL Detroit Lions quarterback Eric Hipple will talk at Barberton High School Thursday about life off the football field and his struggles with depression and the loss of his son. He...
View ArticleTimken’s City Scrap shows off its non-steel side
City Scrap & Salvage is where the old and used get a chance to be reborn.That is, old and used pop and beer cans, nonworking cars, trucks, washing machines, torn-up copper pipe, thrown-out aluminum...
View ArticleNorth Canton hires first full-time law director
NORTH CANTON: A former part-time city law director will swear in the city’s first full-time law director this morning.Roy Batista, who served North Canton as part-time city law director in the 1970s to...
View ArticleJewell Cardwell: Girl Scouts pay tribute to late Andrea Rose Teodosio
Many times when someone we love dies — especially when it’s unexpected — we pull down the shades and focus solely on the death; the ending; the period, if you will. And our veil of tears prevents us...
View ArticleArea deaths
STARKDourm, Bonnie L., 61, of Alliance. Died Sunday. Cassaday-Turkle-Christian.WAYNEBowman, Golda M., 86, of Wooster. Died Monday. Roberts.Moneypenny, Edna, 79, of Rittman. Died Monday. Murray,...
View ArticleFacts about Asian carp
• There are four Asian carp: bighead, silver, black and grass. Most concern revolves around bighead and silver carp.• Bighead carp grow up to 4 feet long and 100 pounds. Silver carp are up to 3 feet...
View ArticleHabitat for Humanity expands ReStore
Habitat for Humanity has expanded the selling space for its bargain-basement ReStore by more than one-third.The Summit County affiliate of the Christian housing organization cut a ceremonial ribbon...
View ArticleWildlife experts search for Asian carp in Ohio
FREMONT: Sandusky Bay, a watery playground for boaters and anglers, is becoming a battlefield and testing ground in the fight to protect Lake Erie.On one side: federal and state biologists and agencies...
View ArticleLocal news briefs - Sept. 19
AKRONBillboards hearingAKRON: Do you hate digital billboards? Or do you think they’re great and would like to see more?You can voice your views on the mega signs during public hearings the Akron City...
View ArticleAkron area’s average temperatures set records
Akron is setting records with its 2012 temperatures.The average hourly temperature for the first nine months of the year is the warmest on record, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...
View ArticleSpirited crowd greets Mitt Romney in Cuyahoga Falls
CUYAHOGA FALLS: Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said Tuesday that he’s watched some of President Barack Obama’s recent campaign rallies where supporters chant “Four more years!”With only...
View ArticleJewell Cardwell: Mother, daughter battling to fund ALS research, cure
Sometimes in life you do things not because they’re easy, but because of this mantra: If not you, then who? So it is with mother and daughter Judi Loomis and Gretchen Freund of New Franklin. They’ve...
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