Area firefighters burn shuttered Kent State apartments for training
On any other day, the gray smoke rolling out from a bedroom at Kent State University’s Allerton Apartments would have been cause for alarm. But Thursday’s fire was set intentionally as area...
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AKRONTiger sent on loanAKRON: Jae Jae has a hot date lined up in London.The Sumatran tiger, acquired by the Akron Zoo from San Francisco Zoo in 2008, is being sent to England for breeding purposes.The...
View ArticleArea deaths — Oct. 11
PORTAGEStier, Jillian, 23, of Ravenna. Died Tuesday. Mallory-DeHaven-Carlson, Garrettsville.WAYNEBerndt, Carl W. Jr., 75, of Orrville. Died Thursday. Auble.Gordon, Alaine J., 88, of Dalton. Died...
View ArticleCounty looks to bring sewers to Clinton
CLINTON: Matt Steiner is blunt when asked if village residents want sanitary sewers in the small community.“We don’t want it,” said Steiner, who lives at Luna Lake and is a village councilman. “We need...
View ArticleInfoCision deals with fallout from Bloomberg investigative story
BATH TWP: InfoCision Management Corp. was riding high with positive publicity five years ago.The company had paid $10 million for the naming rights to the University of Akron’s swanky new football...
View ArticleTrial begins for Stow teen in the Craigslist case
Prosecutors in the aggravated murder trial of Brogan Rafferty began their case Friday morning by calling the Stow teenager an able student. “He’s a student in the art of robbery, deception and murder,”...
View ArticleEx-worker sues East Akron Community House
A former employee at East Akron Community House is suing the nonprofit agency, alleging she was wrongfully terminated.Davidcia Stubbs of Akron claims in the lawsuit that she was fired last year after...
View ArticleNine-day rosary prayer begins Oct. 22
A nine-day public rosary novena is Oct. 22 to 30 at Queen of Heaven Church, 1800 Steese Road in Green.The special event is being done as part of the “Year of Faith” celebration in the Catholic Church....
View ArticleLocal news briefs — Oct. 13
AKRONKiller gets life termAKRON: An Akron man was sentenced to life in prison on charges of murder with a gun specification, tampering with evidence, domestic violence and other offenses in the 2011...
View ArticleBaha’i couple to share information about their faith
KENT: Who are the Baha’is?That is the question that Barbara and James Geisey will provide answers to during the Kent Community Dinner at 5:30 p.m. next Saturday at the United Methodist Church of Kent,...
View ArticleJewell Cardwell: Kids brighten days for ‘Mr. Hal’
Akron’s Paulette Dixon phoned to share this sweet slice of life:“We’ve lived in [Akron’s] Revere Village neighborhood 32 years. Anyway, there are two little girls who live nearby — Marina and VitaDee...
View ArticleBath residents push for senior center
BATH TOWNSHIP: The issue of whether Bath Township should have its own senior center is not going away.And a group of seniors — Citizens for Bath Seniors (CBS) — have a launched a petition drive to...
View ArticleIf you were running the debate, what would you ask?
Put yourself in front of the cameras, poised to ask President Barack Obama, Gov. Mitt Romney or any candidate for Congress a tough question for the country to hear.What would it be?As part of our...
View ArticleArea Deaths — Oct. 12
MEDINAPlica, Ilona J., 71, of Medina. Died Wednesday. Waite & Son.Samosky, Leonard G. Jr., 64, of York Township. Died Friday. Bauer, Valley City.PORTAGEDutter, Maribelle Marie, 95, of Ravenna. Died...
View ArticlePeak fall color is near in Northeast Ohio
Ohio is approaching peak fall color.In addition, the fall acorn crop is up dramatically — a harbinger of a harsh winter, according to folklore and the Farmers’ Almanac.Peak fall color is rapidly...
View ArticleWalsh University to host inaugural Intelligent Community Forum
NORTH CANTON: Walsh University will hold its inaugural Intelligent Community Forum for the Study of the Intelligent Community Symposium on Oct. 25.The forum will include a keynote luncheon, featuring...
View ArticleThe history of polio at Akron Children’s Hospital
Akron’s Children’s Hospital established the Ward for Crippled Children in 1905 when polio started becoming prevalent in the area. The contagious viral disease, which only attacks humans and monkeys,...
View Article50 years ago today, Summit County kicked off successful effort to eradicate...
Fifty years ago today, Mike and Jo Simms exchanged wedding vows, stepped outside Stow’s Holy Family Church, and toasted their future by drinking three drops of Type I Sabin oral polio vaccine. In doing...
View ArticleRegion news briefs — Oct. 13
CLEVELANDMuseum eventCLEVELAND: The Cleveland Museum of Natural History is hosting a free public symposium on green building.The program, titled Building with Nature: A Symposium to Explore Frontiers...
View ArticleCounty Council begins budget hearings
Summit County Executive Russ Pry hasn’t even proposed the county budget for next year, but that isn’t stopping County Council from starting budget hearings.In an unusual move, the council will begin...
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