UA seeks to conserve energy, water
AKRON: The University of Akron will make energy conservation and efficiency improvements in 39 buildings with help from $60 million in financing from the Ohio Air Quality Development Authority.The...
View ArticleStow teachers, district closer to contract agreement
STOW: The Stow Teachers Association has ratified a contract with the district for the upcoming school year, according to Ohio Education Association spokeswoman Michele Prater. Union members met...
View ArticleProsecutors file for retrial of Akron man in 1993 murder
Prosecutors from the Ohio Attorney General’s Office say they will retry Dewey Amos Jones III for the 1993 slaying of a Goodyear retiree, despite a Summit County judge’s ruling that new DNA evidence...
View ArticleJewell Cardwell: A wedding anniversary meant for Italy and a birthday party...
Celebrating 64 years of marriage, while a major milestone, isn’t all that unusual these days.With folks living longer, it’s not uncommon to know couples married 80 years and longer.So I was ready to...
View ArticleGerman teens enjoy visit to sister city of Akron
Mark Gurevych has experienced some long days and short nights during the past couple of weeks.But he never let sleep deprivation get the best of him.“There’s so many places to go and so many things to...
View ArticleThe Word Church to distribute school supplies in Akron’s Chapel Hill area
The Word Church will distribute free book bags filled with school supplies from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today during a ground-breaking ceremony at the future home of its Akron/Canton campus, 1700 Brittain...
View ArticleLocal news briefs — Aug. 10
BRUNSWICKResidents chargedBRUNSWICK: Brunswick police found two city residents dumpster diving behind a thrift store in the city.Authorities say officers found a “suspicious vehicle” behind the...
View ArticlePolice reports — Aug. 11
Summit CountyAkronArrestsA Jackson Township woman, 31, of Wales Avenue Northwest, was charged with possession of heroin, possession of drug instruments, possession of drug paraphernalia and endangering...
View ArticleArea deaths — Compiled Aug. 10
MEDINAAndrukat, Jeffrey S., 57, of Valley City. Died Thursday. Bauer.Miller, Daniel, 84, of Valley City. Died Friday. Bauer.OTHERBrook, Leonard, 62, of Jensen Beach, Fla. Died Tuesday. Adams-Mason,...
View ArticleLocal news briefs — Aug. 10
AKRONVandals strikeAKRON: Car tires, swimming pool liners and trampolines were targeted by vandals in the Coventry Crossing neighborhood in South Akron this weekend.Mark Derrig, president of the...
View ArticleAkron Marathon asking local artists to design commemorative poster
Local artists are being asked to submit their design for a 2013 Akron Marathon commemorative poster.Marathon Executive Director Anne Bitong said many local artists are already runners and spectators...
View ArticleBob Dyer: UA graduation rate is awful
The silence is deafening.This community should be up in arms over a set of recently released federal statistics involving college graduation rates.Maybe everyone was off on summer vacation July 25,...
View ArticleSummit County plans amnesty event for child support scofflaws
Summit County will hold a special amnesty and educational event this week for parents having trouble paying child support.The two-day program, called Child Support Solutions, will offer free services...
View ArticleEthane from shales to be transported through Summit County for processing
A liquid extracted from shale in eastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania soon will flow through the Akron area en route to Canada for processing.Pennsylvania-based Sunoco Logistics Partners LP is...
View ArticleThey all screamed for ice cream in Portage Lakes
COVENTRY TWP: There was a lot of spoon shoveling, slurping and finger licking at the inaugural Ice Cream Eating Challenge on Saturday at Nicoletti’s Park Place in Coventry Township.The rules were...
View ArticleThe Word Church welcomes thousands to its new Akron/Canton site
T he Rev. R.A. Vernon knew something had to be done when two mothers approached him to conduct funerals for their children and he couldn’t accommodate them because his church had no building.“I was...
View ArticleMan with shotgun arrested after holding daughter hostage
CANTON: Police and the SWAT team rescued a child held hostage by her father late Saturday night.Wendall Scott Williams, 42, was holding a shotgun when he refused to let his 9-year-old daughter leave...
View ArticleLocal history: Kenmore lawyer gains national infamy with ‘poison picnic’ of 1933
Akron attorney Mark H. Shank didn’t have to travel far to become one of the most hated men in America.He got up from his desk, descended a flight of stairs and walked into a drugstore next to his law...
View ArticleRocksino project on schedule for December opening
NORTHFIELD: The interior of the new Hard Rock racino doesn’t look much like a gambling and music venue — at least right now amid construction.Wires hang from the ceiling. Dirt and materials cover the...
View ArticleRemedy is working at Akron Superfund site, the U.S. Environmental Protection...
The remedy at a Superfund site in southeast Akron appears to be working, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reports.This is the latest assessment of the Summit Equipment & Supplies Inc. site,...
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