Bob Dyer: Taxpayer ‘ripoffs’ not always what they seem
Righteous indignation is a wonderful thing — as long as your indignation is truly righteous.When you simply don’t understand what’s going on, that’s a different story.An outraged taxpayer wrote me the...
View ArticleAkron buying former Bridgestone Firestone building; City Council discusses...
Akron is making good on its promise to buy the former Bridgestone technical center and clubhouse, but doesn’t yet have a buyer to take over the historical property.Akron City Council approved the...
View ArticleSummit council approves sexual harassment settlement, auction of courthouse...
Summit County Council approved a $159,000 settlement in an October sexual harassment lawsuit filed against the county by retired employee Gabrielle Tyree.Council went into executive session before...
View ArticleDetails finalized; Akron hack victims can get free credit freezes or fee...
All details now have been released outlining how victims of the city of Akron’s hacked website can get fees waived or reimbursed for security freezes at the three national credit bureaus.On May 16, a...
View ArticleNew hours, new day at Summit center for household hazardous wastes
The Summit County center for household hazardous waste will change operations from two days a week to one, beginning Thursday.Hours at the facility, at 1201 Graham Road in Stow, will be 2 to 8 p.m....
View ArticleAlleged kidnapping attempt ends in arrest in Tallmadge
TALLMADGE: A man has been charged with aggravated robbery and kidnapping after police said he pulled a knife on a woman while getting a ride in her car Saturday afternoon.Daniel Riley, 49, who provided...
View ArticleMetro Parks eager to add mountain biking at new Hardy Road Area
Summit County soon could get its first designated area for mountain biking.Metro Parks, Serving Summit County, wants to build 7.2 miles of mountain bike trails near the now-closed Hardy Road Landfill...
View ArticleAuthorities raid two alleged illegal casinos in Medina County
State and local authorities raided two storefront gambling operations Tuesday morning in Medina County and charged the owner with operating an illegal casino, a fifth-degree felony, and other...
View ArticleRepublicans take second attempt at picking a new Falls council representative
CUYAHOGA FALLS: Republicans will meet a second time to select a new council representative for Ward 3 in Cuyahoga Falls. The first time the Falls Ward 3 Republican Central Committee met last month...
View ArticleArea deaths
PORTAGEBonnett, Lennett, 88, of Windham. Died Sunday. Mallory-DeHaven-Carlson, Garrettsville.Buck, Walter J., 77, of Garrettsville. Died Sunday. Mallory-DeHaven-Carlson. STARKMcCord, Steven J.R., 31,...
View ArticleOhio foreclosure victims to receive settlement checks averaging $1,480
Foreclosure settlement checks are coming and will be bigger than expected.Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced Tuesday that Ohioans who lost their homes through foreclosure will receive about...
View Article90-year-old pilot from Medina County completes 90 U.S.-Canada crossings
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y.: A 90-year-old pilot from Ohio completed his birthday quest to fly 90 passes across the U.S.-Canadian border in his Cessna 172 Tuesday, even tallying a few extras a day after high...
View ArticleGreen school board sets special meetings in search for next superintendent
GREEN: In its search for a successor to Superintendent Michael Nutter, the Green Board of Education has scheduled several special meetings, most of which will be executive sessions closed to the...
View ArticleOhio State President Gordon Gee to retire after jabs at Notre Dame, among others
COLUMBUS: Ohio State University President Gordon Gee abruptly announced his retirement Tuesday after he came under fire for jokingly referring to “those damn Catholics” at Notre Dame and poking fun at...
View ArticleSenate, House school funding plans incomparable
COLUMBUS: Ohio senators on Tuesday released more details about their proposed budget for school funding.On the surface it looks more like the House version passed a few weeks ago, but there’s one...
View ArticleGroup unable to spare ash tree in Highland Square
A group fighting plans to fell a tree to make room for a new development in Highland Square wasn’t able to spare the symbol of the fight, but developers have agreed to other changes in response to...
View ArticleNew bald eagle nests confirmed in Gorge Metro Park, Clinton Conservation...
Three more pairs of bald eagles have made themselves at home in Summit County, boosting the number of nests in the county to four. Michael Johnson, chief of natural resources for Metro Parks, Serving...
View ArticleLocal news briefs — June 5
BATH townshipPark levy studiedBATH TWP.: Trustees voted Tuesday to approve measures to explore whether to place a renewal levy or a replacement parks levy on the Nov. 5 ballot.Trustee James Nelson said...
View ArticleJewell Cardwell: Participate in Kidney Walk and learn about others’ journeys
Front and center in the National Kidney Foundation’s Northeast Ohio Kidney Walk on Sunday at Great Lakes Science Center, 601 Erieside Ave., Cleveland, will be a brother and sister from Copley.They’ll...
View ArticleTesting of shooting device concerns Canton residents
CANTON: When shots rang out in a northeast-section neighborhood last week, residents who looked outside saw several police cars and an ambulance.Gunshots started at 10:30 p.m. Wednesday and didn’t end...
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