Local news briefs — Aug. 7
AKRONPedestrian struckAKRON: A 19-year-old Akron man was struck by a car driven by a man he was arguing with early Tuesday, police said.The man was being treated at Akron City Hospital. The suspect, a...
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MEDINAZweifel, Mettie M., 89, of Brunswick. Died Sunday. Carlson.STARKBenish, Joyce E., 70, of Massillon. Died Sunday. Paquelet.Elum, Sandra L., 73, of Massillon. Died Sunday. Paquelet.Heslep, James...
View ArticleJewell Cardwell: Trucking firm hosting fun “boating” contest to benefit...
Two Men and a Truck of Akron is hoping families will come out and support Ronald McDonald House of Akron and participate in its Cardboard Boat Race at 2 p.m. Sunday at Rex Lake in New Franklin.First...
View ArticleVoters reject additional levies in Cloverleaf and Field
As one of only six Ohio districts in fiscal emergency, Cloverleaf schools’ hopes of avoiding future deficits were shattered Tuesday as Medina County voters rejected a 6.3-mill additional...
View ArticleLandscaper chief saves the day in Bath Township
BATH TWP.: As a police chief at a relatively small department, sometimes you are forced to wear many different hats.Bath police Chief Mike McNeely did just that recently when one of his officers was...
View ArticleODOT to spend $47 million to widen U.S. 42 in Medina
The Ohio Department of Transportation will launch a $47 million widening and beautification project along U.S. Route 42 in Medina and Medina Township starting in July 2015.State and local officials...
View ArticleRamadan fasting nears end, charitable giving to continue
Ibrahim Saoud considers himself a man of faith who is trying to live a life that leaves the world a better place.“That’s what it’s all about, trying to do what you can to make things better for...
View ArticleIssue 1 defeated in Norton
NORTON: Voters rejected a measure Tuesday that would have eliminated the city’s ability to charge homeowners for a costly and imperative sewer project.“I think it’s unrealistic to have the city pay for...
View ArticleRubber products washing ashore in Europe have Akron link
Some believe a mystery unfolding across the Atlantic Ocean may have an Akron connection.Rubber blocks have been washing ashore across parts of Europe for quite some time, and the discovery of a rubber...
View ArticlePolice records shed light on UA standout Alex Abreu’s arrest
There was a brief spell last winter when he was the hottest marijuana dealer in Akron.Bags of weed literally flew from his hands. Veteran drug agents even marveled at his quickness, his sheer ability...
View ArticleGulfport Energy signs transmission agreements to carry Ohio’s Utica natural...
Gulfport Energy has signed 10-year agreements with Dominion East Ohio and Dominion Transmission Inc. to transport natural gas from eastern Ohio’s Utica shale to the Midwest and to connecting...
View ArticlePUCO orders FirstEnergy to credit customers $43.4 million
COLUMBUS: Ohio utility regulators on Wednesday ordered FirstEnergy to credit $43.3 million back to customers after the company overcharged them for renewables purchases in Ohio’s developing alternative...
View ArticleLocal agencies start searches for top executives
Two Summit County agencies have gone national in their searches for new chief executives.Summit County Children Services and the County of Summit Developmental Disabilities Board have hired Cleveland...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Autograph game grows complicated
It’s quite likely that more autographs were signed in Northeast Ohio last weekend than during the rest of the year combined.We experienced a confluence of blockbusters: the Bridgestone Invitational...
View ArticleSevere weather rumbles across Wayne, Stark counties; tornado hits Orrville
EAST UNION TWP.: A line of storms that moved through the Akron area Tuesday unleashed a small tornado over this rural Wayne County farming community south of Orrville, downing half a dozen trees and...
View ArticleOhio judge says she’s sorry after scolding jury
COLUMBUS: A municipal judge in central Ohio says she is sorry if she offended any of the jurors she scolded after they issued a verdict she believed to be wrong.Judge Amy Salerno tells the Columbus...
View ArticleTreasurer seeks help to monitor government spending
Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel wants to create “an army of citizen auditors” to monitor government spending statewide and help ferret out potential abuse.Building on his earlier “Open Ohio” proposal for an...
View ArticleJuly storm flattens, shatters, topples more than 1,000 trees at Wilderness...
SUGAR CREEK TWP.: Gordon Maupin hunkered down for safety.It was dark. The wind howled like a banshee. Rain blew horizontally, carrying tree debris. The fury continued for 15 frightening minutes.Almost...
View ArticleUnpaid days off for civilians at military base are cut
DAYTON: Thousands of civilian employees at Ohio largest military base will have their furlough days cut nearly in half.The Pentagon announced that mandatory days off without pay will be reduced from 13...
View ArticleArea deaths — Compiled Aug. 7
MEDINAAlbright, Violet M., 83, of Medina. Died Wednesday. Bauer, Valley City.Weimer, Thomas Ray, 49, of Seville. Died Tuesday. Murray, Creston.PORTAGEDodds, William George Paul, 56, of Cuyahoga Falls....
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