Reunions
• The Cuyahoga Falls High School all-class reunion will be July 26-27. Both events are sponsored by the Cuyahoga Falls Schools Foundation. To register for the July 27 golf outing, contact executive...
View ArticleSt. Bernard parishioner going to the mountain to raise money for organ fund
Clarence Bechter went on his first mountaineering adventure last year.Now he is preparing to climb the highest peak in the continental United States. His plan is to reach Mount Whitney’s 14,505-foot...
View Article11th-hour change in Ohio property-tax structure will cost homeowners
Your property tax bill took a significant hit a week ago and you probably never heard about it.It’s part of the Ohio budget bill signed June 30 by Gov. John Kasich that Republicans calculate will...
View ArticleWorkshops for teachers in August
CUYAHOGA FALLS: The city and the Summit Soil & Water Conservation District are sponsoring two workshops for teachers in August.On Aug. 6, the Wet and Wild workshop will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at...
View ArticleArea deaths — July 8
MEDINACalta, Linda L., 75, of Valley City. Died Saturday. Bauer.STARKMichael, John, 88, of Alliance. Died Saturday. Cassaday-Turkle-Christian.WAYNEBenson, Richard Rhoe, 90, of Wooster. Died Friday....
View ArticleRegion briefs — July 7
PORTAGE COUNTYStream workshopMANTUA: The Ohio Department of Natural Resources is holding a stream-monitoring workshop July 18 on the Upper Cuyahoga River.The workshop is from 6 to 8 p.m. at Mantua...
View ArticleCharity events — week of July 8
This WeekWednesdayVino Italia: A Taste of Italy — 5:30-8:30 p.m. at Akron Civic Theatre, 182 S. Main St., Akron. Featuring wine from Gruppo Mezzacorona and Prestige Wine Imports. Proceeds benefit...
View ArticleJewell Cardwell: Play a round of golf for burn victims
The Ohio Fire Safety Coalition is hoping for the community’s support for its Burn Invitational Golf Tournament on July 15 at Glenmoor Country Club, 4191 Glenmoor Road NW, Jackson Township. All proceeds...
View ArticleFalls council to vote on Portage Crossing tenants
CUYAHOGA FALLS: The Cuyahoga Falls City Council will vote tonight on building plans for a Cinemark movie theater and a Giant Eagle that will anchor the long-anticipated Portage Crossing...
View ArticleLocal history: Portage Path name change leaves trail of hard feelings
If Akron is the heart of local history, Portage Path is the aorta. It’s the main artery connecting the past to the present.From time immemorial to about 1805, Indians carried canoes on the ancient...
View ArticleAkron’s aging Tuscarawas River dam to get $3.9 million face-lift
A dam in South Akron is poised to receive a nearly $4 million face-lift.The Ohio Controlling Board is slated to vote today on funding the Tuscarawas River Diversion Dam project that the Ohio Department...
View ArticleATEX Express ethane pipeline under construction across Ohio from Utica shale...
Already under construction in Ohio is the Appalachia-to-Texas (ATEX) Express Pipeline to transport liquids from the Utica shale well fields.The 1,230-mile project is being built by Houston-based...
View ArticleProposed pipeline will connect Ohio’s well fields to Louisiana
Two energy infrastructure companies are proceeding with a 1,153-mile pipeline project that will deliver natural gas liquids from rapidly developing Utica and Marcellus shales in Ohio and surrounding...
View ArticleSpecial delivery is a first at Akron Children’s
Angie Daniell counted silently as the seconds passed with agonizing slowness after her baby was born in an operating room at Akron Children’s Hospital.One one thousand, two one thousand …Toward the end...
View ArticleMan accused of assaulting woman, snapping kitten’s neck
An Akron man is wanted on domestic violence and cruelty to animal charges stemming from a July 4 incident outside his home.Patrick Palmer, 28, is accused of assaulting his girlfriend on Rexford Street...
View ArticleStow police seeking information about July 4 arsonist
Stow police are offering a reward for the identity of the person who fired a flare into a Mac Drive apartment late on the Fourth of July.No one was injured, and the smoke and fire damage was confined...
View ArticlePlans approved for new Giant Eagle and movie theater in Cuyahoga Falls
CUYAHOGA FALLS: From the vantage point of State Road and Portage Trail, it may appear that nothing is happening on the site of the future Portage Crossing development. But nothing could be further...
View ArticleArea deaths
MEDINAKinney, David E., 60, of Wadsworth. Died Sunday. Hilliard-Rospert.STARKGoshorn, Ralph F., 82, of Alliance. Died Friday. Sharer-Stirling-Skivolocke.Trombitas, Bernice “Bea,” 93, of Alliance. Died...
View ArticleLocal news briefs — July 9
AKRONPolice seek man AKRON: An Akron man is wanted on domestic violence and cruelty to animal charges stemming from a July 4 incident outside his home.Patrick Palmer, 28, is accused of assaulting his...
View ArticleShale boom creating shortage of affordable housing in eastern Ohio
Eastern Ohio is beginning to experience a shortage of affordable and available housing for the poor because another group has tapped much of the existing stock: drilling company workers.And the problem...
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