Area deaths
STARKShannon, Richard F., 86, of Jackson Township. Died Sunday. Paquelet, Massillon.
View ArticleMemorial service in October for longtime retailer Philip Stern
A memorial service will be held next month for Philip Stern, a well-known Canton retailer who helped carry on the family business, Stern & Mann department store.Mr. Stern died Sept. 13 at his home...
View ArticleAkron Art Museum director outlines his vision for future
Presiding over his first annual meeting, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer Mark Masuoka on Tuesday shared his vision for the future of the Akron Art Museum.That vision includes changes in...
View ArticleNorton council approves special election; voters to decide charter amendment...
NORTON: City Council passed an ordinance Monday evening that, if voters agree, would amend the city’s charter and cap at $5,000 the assessment a Norton property owner would pay for “construction of and...
View ArticleJewell Cardwell: Rosie the Riveters honored in special way
An idea, long overdue, is taking flight in Charleston, W.Va., and a few other spots across the country.I’m talking about a formal salute to the Rosie the Riveters who helped in the war effort by...
View ArticleCuyahoga Falls council rejects tax break for proposed GetGo gas station
CUYAHOGA FALLS: City Council voted Monday against a proposed tax break for an upscale GetGo gas station with a restaurant inside.Giant Eagle representative Justin Evans has said that without a property...
View ArticlePlanning Commission tables decision on Stow auto dealer’s $5 million...
STOW: City Council’s Planning Commission on Monday reviewed a $5 million proposal by auto dealer Ron Marhofer that includes rezoning three properties from residential to commercial.The commission...
View ArticleFemale pilot wins discrimination lawsuit
A Florida woman who was fired from her job as a pilot has been awarded more than $170,000 in a gender discrimination lawsuit against a Summit County charter jet company, court records show.A U.S....
View ArticleLocal news briefs — Sept. 25
AKRONHomicide suspectedAKRON: The death of an Akron man whose body was discovered in bushes over the weekend is being treated as a possible homicide.The body of Clarence Keys, 50, of Russell Avenue,...
View ArticleHomeless leave St. Bernard, then return after being told to vacate private...
For three people who have been living in a vacant school’s doorway, the frustration of their situation hit them head-on Tuesday afternoon.Knowing they had to abandon their living space adjacent to St....
View ArticleMetro RTA test rides $900,000 electric bus
Metro RTA might charge into downtown Akron with a “circulator” bus powered by electricity.A decision remains years away, but Metro officials toured the city Tuesday in a $900,000 electric bus being...
View ArticleUniversity Park Alliance leaders say they are not ready to throw in the towel
Leaders of the neighborhood economic development group University Park Alliance say they are still hoping to move forward as they face funding issues and legal trouble.The nonprofit, working on...
View ArticleFour area schools win National Blue Ribbons; Akron’s first in 30 years
For the first time in nearly 30 years, an Akron school has been recognized as one of the nation’s best performing. On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Education bestowed Akron Early College High School...
View ArticleAkron mother, sons accused in bicycle-wielding assault
An Akron mother and her two adolescent sons are accused of attacking two brothers who were playing their guitars while waiting to go inside a Kenmore youth center.Deanna J. Hillyer, 31, and her sons,...
View ArticleSerious, humorous (and some obvious) stories explain Akron Marathon relay...
Fat, Drunk and Stupid will be running Saturday in the Akron Marathon.So will some band teachers made resilient by wild students, runners trying to escape a mythological monster and a team of fertile...
View ArticleJudge confirms arbitrator ruling in Akron firefighter case
A Summit County Common Pleas Court judge has confirmed an arbitrator’s ruling to reinstate an Akron firefighter who was fired and pay him $251,422 in back pay. The city had fought the ruling in court....
View ArticleBob Dyer: 50 years of Feagler
Early in my journalism career, friends and acquaintances would occasionally ask me which columnists I thought were the best in the business.They no doubt expected to hear national names, such as Mike...
View ArticleConservancy, parents raising money to buy Girl Scout camp
RICHFIELD: The Western Reserve Land Conservancy is raising money to purchase a mothballed Girl Scout property in Richfield to preserve it. Acquisitions manager Joe Leslie declined to give the purchase...
View ArticleLocal news briefs — Sept. 26
AKRONFirefighter winsAKRON: A Summit County Common Pleas Court judge has confirmed an arbitrator’s ruling to reinstate an Akron firefighter who was fired and pay him $251,422 in back pay.The city had...
View ArticleIn memoriam: Marine Col. H. Speed Wilson served in three wars, flew 180 missions
He flew 90 missions each in World War II and Korea, then was chief of staff of a force of 20,000 Marines in Vietnam.“You seldom ever knew what happened” to those who did not return, retired Marine Col....
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