Family outing includes tasty stop at Akron’s E. J. Thomas Hall
an Zipp is an admitted Food Network junkie.The 22-year-old from Akron turned that love of food and drink into a family outing with his parents: John Zipp, 60, and Jan Yoder, 60, both of Akron.It was...
View ArticleCelebrations — June 16
CommunityT.J. Partridge earned the Eagle Scout award, the highest honor in Boy Scouting. He is a member of Troop 935 at the McDonaldsville St. Paul United Methodist Church. The high school senior is...
View ArticleArea briefs — June 15
SUMMIT COUNTYIBH golf fundraiserInterval Brotherhood Home will host its 27th annual fundraiser golf outing June 24 at Fairlawn Country Club.Registration begins at 11 a.m., with a shotgun start at 12:30...
View ArticleInfoCision declines to comment
The Beacon Journal sought comment from InfoCision for this story. Representatives from InfoCision declined to comment. Here is the complete email exchange between the Beacon Journal and...
View ArticleFormer plaintiffs discuss InfoCision’s tactics, policies
In January, InfoCision Management Corp. was named “One of America’s Top 150 Workplaces” by an organization called WorkplaceDynamics. At least 318 people who were part of a lawsuit against the Bath...
View ArticleFire displaces three residents
COVENTRY TWP.: Three people were displaced when their mobile home caught fire Sunday afternoon.There were no injuries but the home was a total loss, said Lt. Bob Stokes of the Coventry Fire...
View ArticleAkron council and school board to have joint meeting
AKRON: Akron City Council and the Akron School Board will hold a rare joint meeting today. Russel Neal Jr., the Ward 4 councilman, suggested that the two government bodies, which have many shared...
View ArticleLocal news briefs — June 16
BRIMFIELD TWP.Special meetingBRIMFIELD TWP.: The Field Local Board of Education has scheduled a special meeting at 5 p.m. today at Field High School, 2900 State Route 43.The school board is expected to...
View ArticleMetro Parks to hold bow-hunting lottery for white-tailed deer on July 26
Metro Parks, Serving Summit County, will conduct its annual bow-hunting lottery July 26. Each permit will allow up to three adults and three juveniles to hunt with a bow and arrow or crossbow as part...
View ArticleArea deaths — June 16
STARKMarschinke, Charles, 93, of Alliance. Died Friday. Cassaday-Turkle-Christian.Smith, Fern, 88, of Homeworth. Died Friday. Cassaday-Turkle-Christian.Spencer, Robert, 86, of Sandusky, formerly of...
View ArticleMeasure sets guidelines for capturing dogs
COLUMBUS: A new set of guidelines is being proposed to regulate how loose dogs can be captured and how canines are euthanized.The legislative measure sets training and licensing requirements for dog...
View ArticleCharity events — week of June 17
This WeekThursdayArc of Stark County Rhythm & Brews — 6 p.m. at the Canton Cultural Center, 1001 Market Ave. N., Canton. Sample beer from area breweries, plus imports and microbrews, and food from...
View ArticleAkron to be well represented on state budget conference committee
The Akron area will be well represented when a conference committee begins meeting Tuesday to hash out the differences between the House and Senate versions of the state budget.Four of the six...
View ArticleFlu cases in Ohio make huge jump over past years
DAYTON: The number of Ohioans hospitalized with the flu since last September jumped dramatically over the previous year, but health officials say there isn’t an easy explanation for the increase.Health...
View ArticlePesky mayflies serve purpose
PORT CLINTON: Lake Erie’s mayfly population is surviving and showing no signs of trouble despite water quality problems over the last few years that have caused alarm.The pesky but harmless winged...
View ArticleJewell Cardwell: Another beauty makeover, paid by anonymous donor
“To whom much is given, much is expected,” was the approach a local businesswoman took in telling me how inspired she was about the many local mothers featured in my Mother’s Day beauty makeover...
View ArticleInfoCision and ‘matching grants’
InfoCision telemarketers say potential donors consistently were misled about the availability of “matching grants.”Both former and current employees said they told potential donors that charitable...
View ArticlePets prove to be recession-proof
While Americans willingly cut their spending on upscale restaurants during the Great Recession, their pets continued to dine on gourmet meals. A recent report by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics...
View ArticleInterview attempts failed
The Beacon Journal sent four emails to InfoCision over a two-week period requesting a face-to-face interview with the company’s chief of staff, Steve Brubaker, in connection with these stories. The...
View ArticleLocal history: Police lock horns with mysterious goat in 1953
Something was loose in Perkins Woods Park.Something hungry.Akron police officers responded to an emergency call about a wild animal prowling in the dark at the 79-acre preserve in June 1953.Patrolmen...
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