Local news briefs — June 7
AKRONSpecial meetingAKRON: The board of directors of Akron Digital Academy will conduct a special meeting at 4 p.m. Monday at 335 S. Main St., in downtown Akron.Sponsorship for the academy will be...
View ArticleDeath penalty sought in killing of four in Akron
Two Akron men accused of killing four people inside a townhouse near Chapel Hill could face a death sentence.Indictments were announced Thursday by Summit County prosecutors against Derrick Anthony...
View ArticleBath Township bids farewell to longtime firefighter
BATH TWP.: After a 26-year career, Assistant Fire Chief Tim Gemind is bidding farewell to the Bath Fire Department and to Northeast Ohio.He and his wife, Brenda, will be heading to North Carolina this...
View ArticleJudge to classify Ohio high school football players convicted of rape as sex...
COLUMBUS: Two Ohio high school football players convicted of raping a 16-year-old girl last year will be classified as sex offenders at a hearing next week.The June 14 hearing by Judge Thomas Lipps at...
View ArticleFour boys surprise grandpa to become derby racers
CUYAHOGA FALLS: The Christmas gift Bill Duve unwrapped in December featured a couple of photos mounted to a board.Pictures of his four grandsons had a quote bubble teasing: “Yo Papa! Do you know what...
View ArticleOhio gas prices hovering around $4 a gallon
CLEVELAND: Ohio motorists are getting a sinking feeling as they pull up to the pumps this week. Gas prices are way up and now are hovering around $4 a gallon.Rising oil prices amid fears about refinery...
View ArticleKasich revising Ohio drilling-tax plan
COLUMBUS: Gov. John Kasich is trying to line up support in Ohio’s drilling heartland for his proposed oil-and-gas tax increase by offering to send a quarter of the proceeds back to Appalachia.The...
View ArticleCabbie keeps calm on wild ride with man who threatened KSU
When an emotionally charged man in her back seat started rambling about bombing Kent State University, cabdriver Misty Smead simply relied on her bartending skills.Even when the man reached around and...
View ArticleVictor Pallotta selected to fill council seat in Cuyahoga Falls
CUYAHOGA FALLS: A second vote by Cuyahoga Falls’ Ward 3 Republican Central Committee on Thursday night ended with a different result than its previous meeting.Victor L. Pallotta, 64, a lifelong...
View ArticleIBH Foundation sets up $12 million charitable fund at Akron Community Foundation
Another layer of history in alcohol and drug recovery was added Friday on an already historical weekend that celebrates the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous 78 years ago in Akron.While Interval...
View ArticleCascade Locks Park Association fires director; zip line project might be...
The Cascade Locks Park Association’s executive director, who had been pushing for development of a zip line near downtown Akron, has been fired.Ferris W. Brown was informed that the board of trustees...
View ArticleThousands arrive in Akron for A.A.’s Founders Day celebration
By Paula SchleisClaudia Toney stands at the door to Mayflower Manor in downtown Akron Friday, welcoming visitors with a hearty “Congratulations!”She doesn’t ask why they’ve come to see the historic...
View ArticleJewell Cardwell: An all-in-the-family graduation yields big bonuses
They’re celebrating at the Plain Township home of Chris and Diane Kyriakedes, and with good reasons — three of them, in fact.The couple recently attended major graduations of their children, all in a...
View ArticleTwo Ohio casinos make revenue gains in May
CINCINNATI: Two of Ohio’s four casinos bounced back from significant revenue decreases in April and posted gains last month, while the other two continued to see drops in profits, according to a report...
View ArticleArea deaths — June 8
STARKGindlesperger, Raymond E., 74, of Navarre. Died Thursday. Paquelet, Massillon.Heflin, Dorothy D., 89, of Centerville. Died Tuesday. Paquelet & Arnold-Lynch, Massillon.Howley, Eugene W., 81, of...
View ArticleMedina district to dedicate Allardale lodge Sunday
Something new is coming to Allardale Park in Granger Township: a $1 million lodge.It is an enclosed shelter with a rustic look and 6,000 square feet of space. It includes a warming kitchen, restrooms,...
View ArticleCourt rules Fairlawn can restrict access to proposed Walmart site
The partial closing of Rothrock Road in Fairlawn is legal to block the traffic to a proposed new Walmart and Sam’s Club in Copley Township.The ruling in Summit County Common Pleas Court was handed down...
View ArticleWorkers stage a walkout at the East Akron Community House
After 15 employees of the East Akron Community House walked off their jobs Friday morning to protest financial woes at the agency, an Ohio Edison crew arrived in the afternoon to literally turn off the...
View ArticleLocal news briefs — June 8
AKRONChild rapist guiltyAKRON: A Summit County jury has convicted a 41-year-old Akron man of raping two young girls over the course of several months last summer and fall, authorities said...
View ArticleScholar to explore J.R.R. Tolkien's Christian worldview
KENT: Louis Markos, a J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis scholar and professor of literature at Houston Baptist University, will speak June 15 and 16 in Kent and Cuyahoga Falls.Markos will explore the lives...
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