Bob Dyer: Hope waning for historic cemetery
Time is the enemy, and time is winning.Time always wins in the end, of course. We try to trick ourselves into forgetting it does.Mount Hope Cemetery in South Akron is a testament to the destructive...
View ArticleStow-Munroe Falls school board, bus drivers talks slow going
Discussions between Stow-Munroe Falls City School officials and district bus drivers continue to face roadblocks since June when the district announced its plans to possibly outsource busing.The most...
View ArticleDr. Lu David Wims, Akron native was athlete, coach, administrator
Services were on Friday for Dr. Lu David Wims, an Akron native who was one of the best athletes ever at the College of Wooster.Mr. Wims, 75, of Cleveland, died on Aug. 31.He was a graduate of Akron’s...
View ArticleHelp on health-care reform
Here are a few places to get more information about the Affordable Care Act’s requirements for individuals and the new marketplace plans that will be available with potential federal subsidies:• The...
View ArticleFederal requirement to get health coverage kicks in Jan. 1
For one self-employed painter, the cost for health coverage left him seeing red.When Paul Jackson, 49, shopped for insurance, he said, the price was more than $300 a month for him and as much as $1,300...
View ArticleCanton police arrest wife in shooting death of retired firefighter
Canton: Police detectives continue to investigate Thursday’s shooting death of 68-year-old retired Canton firefighter Harry H. Cavitt Jr. His wife 49-year-old wife Tamace Yvette Cavitt, has been...
View ArticleRegional news briefs — Compiled Sept. 8
CANTONFirefighter killedCANTON: Police detectives continue to investigate Thursday’s shooting death of 68-year-old retired Canton firefighter Harry H. Cavitt Jr. His 49-year-old wife, Tamace Yvette...
View ArticleOberlin readying for battle about weapons ban
OBERLIN: A campus community with a liberal reputation is getting ready for a battle over a city park weapons ban that conflicts with a state law.The city council in Oberlin southwest of Cleveland is...
View ArticleJewell Cardwell: Nominee a real-life hero for Red Cross recognition
“Do you know a hero?” That’s the question being posed by the American Red Cross of Summit and Portage counties. “A firefighter who entered a burning house to rescue a trapped family? A passerby who...
View ArticleWinery event supports Girls on the Run
Girls on the Run of Stark County held its 5th annual fundraiser at Maize Valley Market and Winery in Hartville on Saturday evening. Mary Jo Shea chaired the event, which featured wine tasting, hors...
View ArticleDry People’s Club needs money to remain open
The only sober club left in Akron could be forced to close its kitchen — or even its main doors — if it cannot raise enough money to pay for required safety equipment.The Dry People’s Club, opened in...
View ArticleLocal history: Schools take measures against dress code violations in 1963
Akron Public Schools didn’t skirt the issue while enforcing a student dress code in 1963.The skirt was the issue.Girls’ clothing had to be “of sensible length” with a hemline near mid-knee.Fifty years...
View ArticleCitizens team ready to help police, fire in emergencies
COPLEY TWP.: When an Aug. 10 truck fire was found to include a highly explosive gas, fire officials realized they needed to evacuate a nearby child-care facility and possibly some businesses.In the...
View ArticleWoman carries baby, born Sunday, for her sister
Enveloped in his mommy’s arms, the newborn cooed. In a voice barely above a whisper, the new mother leaned toward his pink cheeks and cooed back.Perhaps little Mason knew he was special, a dream come...
View ArticleArea deaths — Sept. 9
STARKFurgiuele, Joseph F., 78, of Alliance. Died Saturday. Sharer-Stirling-Skivolocke.WAYNETaulbee, Glenn, 58, of Wooster. Died Saturday. McIntire, Bradham & Sleek.Weaver, Ella L., 84, of...
View ArticleClerk candidate Coughlin permitted ballot access by Ohio Supreme Court
Former state Sen. Kevin Coughlin has won his fight to run as a nonpartisan candidate for Stow Municipal Court Clerk.The Ohio Supreme Court released a unanimous and strongly worded decision Monday...
View ArticleSummit County weighs offering insurance benefits to domestic partners and...
Summit County Council is looking at legislation that will make sure the same health insurance benefits provided to spouses is available for domestic partners and their children. “Given the position the...
View ArticleBob Dyer: A $6 million mistake
I took a little stroll the other morning to see what $6 million can buy.You know what I discovered? In modern-day Akron, in the heart of the Midwest, in a place where the cost of living is...
View ArticleLocal news briefs — Sept. 10
SUMMIT COUNTYElection DayToday is the primary for several communities in Summit County.The ballot features contested races for Akron council, Barberton Municipal Court clerk, Cuyahoga Falls council,...
View ArticleEco-group calls for tightening Ohio’s rules on drilling
The Ohio Environmental Council on Monday called for sweeping changes to upgrade Ohio’s laws on drilling natural gas and oil wells.The statewide eco-group said it was pushing 32 provisions, contending...
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