Business not quite as usual for some in Barberton
BARBERTON: Wednesday’s storms turned their businesses into waterfront property, but Rocky’s Drive Thru and the Dairy Queen next door have stayed open throughout the deluge, serving a grateful...
View ArticlePolice blotter — July 14
Summit CountyAkronArrestsA Boulevard Street man, 27, was charged with assaulting a peace officer, resisting arrest, carrying a concealed weapon, misconduct at an emergency, obstructing official...
View ArticleRegional briefs — July 14
SUMMIT COUNTYNew box office AKRON: The Akron Civic Theatre will open a new box office location on Monday in the Ohio Building at 175 S. Main St.Patrons wishing to buy tickets may purchase them at the...
View ArticleReunions
• Cuyahoga Falls High School’s Class of June 1951 will reunite July 27 and take part in the all-class reunion July 26. For more information, email Sally (Beall) Hrdlicka at salhrdlicka@aol.com.• St....
View ArticleCelebrations
EducationGwendolyn Loree Szeligo was named to the International Dean’s List Society. She is studying nursing and philosophy at the University of Akron.LaTasha Head and Emily Walker, both graduates of...
View ArticleTruck flips in Merriman Valley
A truck driver was unharmed early Saturday morning after he lost control of his tri-axle truck coming down the Steels Corners hill in Akron’s Merriman Valley.The truck, which was hauling dirt from a...
View ArticleNo progress in search for missing Akron boy
After more than two days of looking, search teams still have seen no sign of Nicholas Shaffer, the 12-year-old autistic boy who was swept away Thursday evening in Mud Brook creek in Akron’s Merriman...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Replacement prize delights listener
The radio station giveth and the radio station taketh away.And then, in this case, the radio station giveth back.It has been a long and winding road to a Bon Jovi concert for Sarah Harkness of Ellet,...
View ArticleODOT to add lanes to I-271 in Macedonia, Oakwood, Bedford
The Ohio Department of Transportation wants to widen Interstate 271 through Macedonia, Oakwood, Bedford and Bedford Heights to ease traffic congestion, especially during rush hour.The plan — contingent...
View ArticleSummit County Council will address panhandling law for townships in the county
Summit County plans to once again explore rules for panhandlers in townships. The proposal before the County Council on Monday night is patterned after Fairlawn’s panhandling law that has been on the...
View ArticleTeodosio run nets $35,000 for charity
About 800 runners turned out Saturday morning in Akron to honor the late Andrea Rose Teodosio and help raise $35,000 for the foundation that bears her name.The third annual race took place in downtown...
View ArticleRules for the proposed panhandling legislation before Summit County Council
The proposed rules for townships in Summit County is patterned after Fairlawn’s law. One exception is there is no requirement to obtain a permit. A panhandler would be required to maintain a distance...
View ArticleWaste volumes deposited in Ohio injection wells in 2012
Thirty-eight of Ohio’s 88 counties are licensed to accept drilling waste liquids for disposal in injection wells. Here are the volumes deposited in each county in 2012. (Each barrel represents 42...
View ArticlePortage County injection wells
Eight injection-well operators in 2012 hauled 835,471 barrels of well fluids from Ohio and 1,522,900 barrels from out of state to Portage County wells, according to state records.That means that 64.6...
View ArticleA primer on injection wells for drilling-waste disposal
Explanation of injection wellsInjection wells can be developed from a formerly producing gas or oil well, an exploratory well or drilled specifically for underground disposal.They are drilled into...
View ArticlePortage County is No. 1 in Ohio for injecting liquid drilling wastes; volume...
Portage County injected enough drilling wastes deep into the ground in 2012 to fill a train of tanker cars that would stretch nearly 37 miles from downtown Akron to the center of Garrettsville.State...
View ArticleTwinkies return to store shelves
“TWINKEEEES!”The little girl in the seat of the shopping cart was a good 20 yards away when she unleashed her unsolicited commentary about the return of the Great American Twinkie.The Twinkie display —...
View ArticleAkron’s Italian-American Festival is the real deal, own son of Italy says
By Ed MeyerBeacon Journal staff writerRino Ricchiuti, who was born in Italy in 1970 and emigrated with his parents to the United States when he was 15 months old, came to the Italian-American Festival...
View ArticleFire departments recover body of Akron boy from Mud Brook
What officials believe to be the body of a 12-year-old autistic Akron boy was recovered on Sunday from Mud Brook.The recovery of the body of Nicholas Shaffer came at 11:21 a.m., according to a short...
View ArticleCharity events — week of July 15
This WeekWednesdayAkron Symphony Guild’s Boat Tour of Portage Lakes Homes — 10 a.m., departing from Dietz’s Landing, 401 W. Turkeyfoot Lake Road, New Franklin. Cruise on a pontoon boat to guided tours...
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