Local news briefs — Aug. 8
AKRONGrant to buy busesAKRON: Metro Regional Transit Authority in Akron has been awarded a federal grant of about $1.47 million to buy 15 buses.The Federal Transit Administration grant is part of the...
View ArticleNew date possible for beginning of Portage Crossing construction in Falls
CUYAHOGA FALLS: Giant Eagle has not pulled out of Portage Crossing, as is rumored on Facebook.What is true is that four years after State Road Shopping Center was demolished, those who pass by the...
View ArticleConstruction in Tallmadge makes for sleepless nights
TALLMADGE: Brad Lockhart was really hoping the weather cooperated last night to allow road crews to finish up their work on his road.The homeowner said he’s had several sleepless nights since workers...
View ArticleContract details for Luis Proenza
PROENZA CONTRACTSFormer contractTitle: University presidentContract expiration: Dec. 31, 2015Current base salary: $425,250Bonuses: Eligible for three on Dec. 31. $60,000 for retention, $25,000 for...
View ArticleProenza says excellence abounds on UA campus
When Luis Proenza joined the University of Akron, he assembled some staffers for an improbably named group called “Wild on Wednesdays.”Their goal was not to party but to unearth UA “firsts,” “bests”...
View ArticleUniversity of Akron President Luis Proenza stepping aside in June
University of Akron President Luis Proenza announced Wednesday what long has been rumored: He is stepping down.Proenza, 68, will remain president through June, take a yearlong sabbatical, then return...
View ArticleLocal news briefs — Aug. 8
AKRONUniform robberyAKRON: A man armed with a handgun robbed Akron Uniforms about 10 a.m. Wednesday.According to Akron police, the store’s owner reported that a black male demanded money from the...
View ArticleKidnapper who held three captive is moved to second prison
CLEVELAND: The Ohio man who held three women captive in his home for a decade and repeatedly raped them has been moved from one state prison to another where he is being held in protective custody, the...
View ArticleMogadore, Field and Cloverleaf among school districts seeking more funds
For some area school districts, asking voters for new money has been a common practice over the past couple of years. In Mogadore, one of five Summit County schools with issues on the November ballot,...
View ArticleCoughlin files legal challenge in quest for ballot spot in Stow clerk race
Former state Sen. Kevin Coughlin hasn’t given up his fight to run for Stow Municipal Court clerk as a nonpartisan candidate.Coughlin on Thursday followed through on his promise to file a legal...
View ArticleOhio on pace for record in concealed carry permits
Ohio is poised to set a record for the number of concealed carry permits issued to its residents.Attorney General Mike DeWine released state figures Thursday that show Ohio issued 48,032 concealed...
View ArticleDavid Shue, Barberton youth sports activist, helper
For a half century, David Shue worked with youngsters in Barberton, helping them keep the city’s sports tradition thriving year after year.Mr. Shue, who died Aug. 2 at age 76, left his mark as a...
View ArticleArea deaths — Aug. 9
MEDINAKing, Kenneth G., 62, of Wadsworth. Died Wednesday. Hilliard-Rospert.WAYNEBaumgartner, Edna Mae, 88, of Orrville. Died Wednesday. Auble.Daniels, John D., 66, of Rittman and Auburndale, Fla., Died...
View ArticleBeth El Congregation dedicates new worship space at Shaw JCC
Beth El Congregation has taken the challenge of a shrinking Jewish community during tough economic times and turned it into an opportunity to renew and rebuild.“It’s amazing how everyone has come...
View ArticleOhio getting sixth gas-processing plant, new pipeline to carry liquids to...
Ohio’s natural gas industry is about to get a $1 billion investment.The state is getting its sixth natural gas-processing plant, plus a new pipeline to carry liquids produced in the Utica shale...
View ArticleLeBron James as successful in legal court as on basketball court
LeBron James didn’t need directions on his way to jury duty Thursday morning at the Summit County Courthouse.The Akron native has been there a few times since his days at St. Vincent-St. Mary High...
View ArticleGay Games coming to Northeast Ohio next year and everyone is welcome to...
Tom Nobbe came to Akron on Thursday to say hosting the Gay Games next year is about more than just money.“Yes, the economic impact will be big,” he told the Akron Roundtable at Quaker Station. “But...
View ArticleLeBron James reports for jury duty in Summit County, but is not selected
LeBron James reported ahead of schedule for jury duty Thursday morning at the Summit County Courthouse, but he and other members of the pool were sent home after two potential criminal trials did not...
View ArticleEnerVest companies selling 22,535 acres in Ohio Utica shale in three counties...
A Texas-based company and its partners are selling off a portion of their Utica shale acreage in east-central Ohio.The EnerVest Ltd. companies announced on Friday that they are selling 22,535 acres in...
View ArticleArea deaths — compiled on Aug. 9
MEDINAFlanigan, Charles W. Jr., 70, of Seville. Died Thursday. Waite & Son, Medina.STARKFrederick, Shirley J., 85, of Massillon. Died Wednesday. Paquelet & Arnold-Lynch.Smith, Mildred U., 82,...
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