Reunions
The Bath High School alumni tea will be 2 to 4 p.m. June 8 at the Bath Elementary School. The get-together is open to graduates and former students. Call Dorothy Fundak Kiefer at 330-666-4653.The June...
View ArticleTurnout light, spirits high for Mitzvah Day at Red Cross center
Mark Ries spent four hours of a gorgeous spring Sunday morning in the basement of Akron’s American Red Cross building on West Market Street.He wanted to be there as part of Mitzvah Day, cooking a...
View ArticleArea deaths — May 20
StarkPhillips, James F., 89, of Sebring. Died Saturday. Cassaday-Turkle-Christian.
View ArticleStudy: Poverty surges in Akron suburbs
More than half of all poor people in the Akron metropolitan area now live in the suburbs, mirroring a trend that has seen poverty shift out of major cities over the last decade, the Brookings...
View ArticleHow to respond if your personal information is among data hacked from Akron
Whom to contact: To find out if your information was compromised when the city of Akron’s website was hacked last week, call the city’s 311 information line, which is 311 from any land line in Akron or...
View ArticleAkron files police report on hacking, hopes victims can use it for free...
Akron Mayor Don Plusquellic called the hacking of the city’s website by the Turkish Ajan “a terrorist attack” Monday night and threatened to cut off diplomatic relations with Turkey if the country...
View ArticleUA officer involved in fatal shooting last week fired from job in 2009, then...
The University of Akron police officer who shot and killed a motorist last week sued the college two years ago when he was ordered to undergo a psychological exam following an investigation into use of...
View ArticleAkron board cuts Akron Digital Academy loose, votes to reduce 32 staff positions
The Akron school board effectively severed ties with Akron Digital Academy — after sponsoring the online charter school for more than a decade — during its meeting Monday that ended in a closed-door...
View ArticleArea deaths
MEDINABaughman, Joan, 91, of Medina. Died Friday. Waite & Son.Javorsky, Shirley Ann, 76, of Medina. Died Saturday. Waite & Son.Simpson, Corben J., 13, of Wadsworth. Died Friday. Waite &...
View ArticleMedina superintendent sues school board over contract dispute
MEDINA: A school superintendent has sued the city district’s school board in federal court, saying the panel defamed him in a recent public controversy over his contract.The lawsuit was filed Friday in...
View ArticleSummit Board of Elections considers employee raises
Employees of the Summit County Board of Elections soon might see a pay raise.Board member Alex Arshinkoff asked the board Monday to consider a 1.5 percent increase. He said workers haven’t received a...
View ArticleMassillon man’s murder trial delayed
The Summit County murder trial of a Massillon man accused in the 2012 shooting death of his 65-year-old wife at Akron General Medical Center has been postponed until August.Jury selection in the trial...
View ArticleAkron toddler drowns in river in southern Ohio
A 2-year-old Akron boy drowned over the weekend in southern Ohio.The toddler, who is autistic, reportedly wandered away from his family as they stayed at a cottage near the Muskingum River about 8 p.m....
View ArticleNorth Canton school officials take steps to increase building security
NORTH CANTON: The Board of Education has approved the purchase of digital radios and antennas as part of a district-wide safety and security initiative.Locks for classroom doors at North Canton Middle...
View ArticleLocal news briefs — May 20
AKRONRestaurant robbedAKRON: Workers at an Akron fast food restaurant were forced at gunpoint to return to the store at closing time and empty a safe, police said.The robbery happened about 11 p.m....
View ArticleCuyahoga Falls school officials work to quell rumors about band program
CUYAHOGA FALLS: Calling it a rumor that won’t die, Falls schools officials made another attempt to set the record straight Monday.Since April, Superintendent Todd Nichols has tried to quell rumors that...
View ArticleAkron Rotary Camp restoration nearly complete
NEW FRANKLIN: The goal was so lofty, even those working to raise the necessary funds feared it might not be possible to reach.But the money kept coming in, so the work to make improvements at the Akron...
View ArticleAkron attempts to respond to large volume of calls over website hacking
Between Thursday, when the city of Akron’s website was hacked, and Saturday afternoon, the city’s 311 information center received 5,200 calls from taxpayers desperate to learn if their information had...
View ArticleChardon school shooting victims’ families sue United Way
CHARDON: Relatives of three teenagers killed in an Ohio school shooting are suing a charity that maintains a fund set up to benefit the families and support the well-being of students and others in the...
View ArticleHow to respond if personal information is among data hacked from Akron
Whom to contact: To find out if your information was compromised when the city of Akron’s website was hacked last week, call the city’s 311 information line, which is 311 from any land line in Akron or...
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