Summit County health board considers raises for top administrators
The Summit County Public Health District board is expected to vote tonight on $46,937 worth of raises for eight top administrators.Health Commissioner Gene Nixon said he has “no qualms” recommending...
View ArticleArea deaths — Compiled Sept. 11
MEDINAPackard, Juanita J., 64, of Spencer. Died Tuesday. Parker & Son.Voshall, Patricia Ann, 81, of Lodi. Died Monday. Parker & Son.WAYNEMikes, Jackie M., 64, of Dalton. Died Wednesday. Auble,...
View ArticleUnion: Ohio guards don’t decide health treatment
COLUMBUS: The union representing Ohio prison guards on Wednesday said the two corrections officers who have been placed on leave during investigations into the suicide of Cleveland kidnapper and rapist...
View ArticleCity of Green, developer close deal on Belden Lodge property
GREEN: Final paperwork was signed Wednesday closing the $625,000 sale of the Belden Lodge in Southgate Park to entrepreneur Ted Swaldo.Mayor Dick Norton previously had signed the paperwork for the...
View ArticleBob Dyer: City Hall expects royal treatment
Interesting response from City Hall to the news that a West Akron house Mayor Don Plusquellic co-owned has gone into foreclosure.Bad enough the mayor believes a financial institution should track him...
View ArticleLocal news briefs — Sept. 12
AKRONMayors to meetAKRON: Mayor Don Plusquellic will attend a U.S. Conference of Mayors’ session on racism and discrimination today in Birmingham, Ala.Plusquellic, a past president of the U.S....
View ArticleAkron police make arrests in melee near campus
Akron police have made three arrests for a drunken melee that included revelers hurling bottles and cans at police officers and tipping over a car.One of the men was arrested on the morning of the...
View ArticleRemainder of Medina school board to resign by 2014
MEDINA: The remaining two school board members who upset the community by approving a generous contract for former Superintendent Randy Stepp have announced plans to step down.Board President Karla...
View ArticleMarhofer proposal to rezone land, expand Stow dealership moves closer to...
STOW: The city’s Planning Commission voted 4-1 Tuesday to approve auto dealer Ron Marhofer’s proposal to rezone three residential properties for commercial use.“If approved by City Council, this...
View ArticleAkron Marathon to host ‘shadow race’ in Kuwait on same morning as local event
Some 300 soldiers will be running in the Akron Marathon — in the heat of Kuwait.Akron’s iconic event, on Sept. 28 this year, will feature about 15,000 local participants, but a “shadow race” the same...
View ArticleConference shares healthy tips for workplace wellness
Akron Children’s Hospital workers get a ticket for a chance to win jewelry or other prizes every time they opt for a designated healthy meal in the cafeteria.Employee recognition ceremonies at Aultman...
View ArticleArea deaths — Sept. 12
MEDINABlack, Vivian R., 85, of Medina. Died Wednesday. Parker & Son, Lodi.Wilson, Aaron A., 28, of Wadsworth. Died Tuesday. Hilliard-Rospert.PORTAGEHall, Thelma D., 99, of Garrettsville. Died...
View ArticleCar accident kills winner of scholarship given in name of another crash victim
PARIS TWP.: A 20-year-old Minerva man who died in a car crash Wednesday was the recipient of a scholarship awarded in the name of a fellow student who died in a car crash in 2005.The Ohio Highway...
View ArticleLocal news briefs — Sept. 12
AKRONMan shot in torsoAKRON: Police are investigating an early morning shooting in South Akron.The victim, 33, underwent surgery Thursday afternoon after being shot in the torso. His condition was not...
View ArticleCandidate addresses low voter turnout in Summit County
One of the questions state Sen. Nina Turner fielded at an Akron event Thursday was what she thought about the 8 percent turnout in the primary election Tuesday in Summit County.“It breaks my heart to...
View ArticlePortage County under consideration for federal anti-ballistic missile site
The Camp Ravenna Joint Military Training Center in Portage County is among five locations being considered for an anti-ballistic missile launch site.No decision has been made to deploy the system, but...
View ArticleFirst Tee Akron dealing with declining contributions
Quentin L. McCorvey Sr., chairman of the board of directors of First Tee Akron since early 2012, said charitable contributions and grants fell significantly in 2011, by more than $53,000 from the...
View ArticleHow to give to First Tee Akron
How to contributeThe First Tee, a national, nonprofit organization with a chapter in Akron at Mud Run Golf Course, is a youth developmental program that introduces golf to children, especially those...
View ArticleUA enrollment drops almost 6 percent
Enrollment at the University of Akron declined for the second year in a row, officials said Thursday.The 5.9 percent drop to 27,079 appeared to be the largest in Northeastern Ohio, according to early...
View ArticleDemocratic candidate for secretary of state Nina Turner calls GOP attempts to...
State Sen. Nina Turner called the GOP’s attempts to limit voting, including cutting back the early voting period, immoral.Turner told an Akron audience Thursday that, if elected secretary of state, she...
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