Ohio speeding up road projects with turnpike bonds
Gov. John Kasich announced a $3 billion transportation plan Monday that will push forward many highway and bridge projects that have been delayed for years, including a massive makeover for Interstate...
View ArticleODOT eyes major revision to central Akron interchange
The Ohio Department of Transportation will unveil an aggressive, $96.4 million plan this week to reshape the Interstate 76/77 interchange at South Main Street and South Broadway in Akron. The...
View ArticleAkron to require contractors in sewer project to hire city residents
Akron will require contractors in its sewer project to hire a certain percentage of city residents, a threshold that will be ramped up as the $800 million-plus project progresses, Mayor Don Plusquellic...
View ArticleSomething for everyone at Derby Downs this week
AKRON: Sarah Hansen lost her first and only run down the Hill at Derby Downs in 1988 when she competed in the All-American Soap Box Derby. Now Hansen, 35, of Fort Collins, Colo., will leave Akron a...
View ArticleArea deaths
MEDINACarrier, John, 79, of Lodi. Died Friday. Parker & Son.STARKDeHoff, Harold E., 88, of Canton. Died Sunday. Spiker-Foster-Shriver.Gearhart, Lorene J., 77, of Canton. Died Thursday. Paquelet,...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Link this!
LinkedIn is going to be the death of me.Day after day, the online networking site delivers invitations from people I have never heard of, much less interacted with in any meaningful way.The other day I...
View ArticleOhio groups hail Great Lakes legislation introduced in Congress by Joyce
Ohio environmental groups on Monday hailed U.S. Rep. David Joyce, R-Russell Township, for a new bill to solidify federal efforts to clean up the Great Lakes.Joyce held a morning news conference on Lake...
View Article76th FirstEnergy All-American Soap Box Derby schedule
DERBY WEEKMore than 430 racers and their families are in town at Akron’s Derby Downs for weeklong events connected to the 76th FirstEnergy All-American Soap Box Derby.Here is the week’s schedule.Today...
View ArticleLocal news briefs — July 22
CAMPAIGN TRAILHorrigan fundraiserAKRON: Summit County Clerk of Courts Daniel Horrigan will host his seventh annual Sausage and Suds Fundraiser Wednesday afternoon.The event will be held from 4:30 to...
View ArticleAppeals court affirms lower court ruling in Akron firefighter promotion case
The city of Akron continued its losing streak in a lengthy battle over the promotion of firefighters Monday when the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court’s decision. The appeals court...
View ArticleMan dies after Akron motorcycle crash
AKRON: A 57-year-old Cleveland man died Monday after crashing his motorcycle over the weekend.Charles Duncan was operating a 2004 Harley Davidson westbound on U.S. 224 when he lost control of the...
View ArticleSumma receives record-setting $4 million donation
An Akron couple is pumping millions of dollars of support into the Summa Cardiovascular Institute with the largest gift in the health system’s history.Summa is using the record-setting $4 million...
View ArticleBackground check advocates to protest outside of Summit County fairgrounds
TALLMADGE: Rides, games, farm animals and protesters. Those who frequent the Summit County Fair this week might notice protesters outside the fairgrounds as they walk inside for the festivities. Local...
View ArticleFood trucks get legal push in Akron
Gourmet food trucks got a little legal help in their fight to do business in Akron. Last week, the Institute for Justice, an Arlington, Va.-based civil liberties law firm, sent Akron City Council a...
View ArticleProtesters ask Summit County Fairgrounds to require background checks at gun...
TALLMADGE: A dozen folks protesting the lack of background checks at gun shows tried to make an impression at the Summit County Fairgrounds on Tuesday evening. This week is the Summit County Fair, but...
View ArticleJewell Cardwell: Teen who wasn’t in the mood to go swimming proves to be a...
Fourteen-year-old Kelsey Parkman was a lifesaver Sunday on Turkeyfoot Lake at Portage Lakes State Park, where his church, New Covenant, had gathered for “an afternoon of relaxation and fellowship to...
View ArticleRoads reopen in Macedonia
MACEDONIA: Driving around town is about to become a whole lot easier.For the past month, only one east-west artery in this 10-square-mile city has been open. With only Aurora Road available to carry...
View ArticleLocal news briefs — July 23
AKRONFatal crashAKRON: A 57-year-old Cleveland man died Monday after crashing his motorcycle over the weekend.Charles Duncan was operating a 2004 Harley Davidson westbound on U.S. 224 when he lost...
View ArticleArea deaths — Compiled July 23
MEDINAMach, Thomas George, 65, of Lodi. Died Monday. Parker & Son.Ostrowski, Sherry Roth, 65, of Medina. Died Monday. Waite & Son.STARKGraves, Shirley M., 82, of Canton. Died Monday....
View ArticleJudge sides with Barberton in dispute over theater lease
BARBERTON: A Summit County judge has ruled in favor of the city of Barberton in its lawsuit against a former theater operator.Common Pleas Judge Alison McCarty last week granted default judgment in the...
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