Area deaths
MEDINAFlynn, Daniel R., 85, of Medina. Died Tuesday. Waite & Son.STARKAnderson, Derrick L., 41, of Lake Township. Died Wednesday. Auble, Orrville.Andreotti, Judy A., 62, of Navarre. Died Monday....
View ArticleStark County flips red
Stark County always picks a presidential winner.At least, that’s the theory. But for the second time in the last three presidential elections, Stark may end up supporting the loser.Stark voters went...
View ArticleBalloon release is tribute to late Cuyahoga Falls youth football player
CUYAHOGA FALLS: The children began gathering at Ross Park on Maplecrest Street just before 5 p.m.Some brought their parents, some came alone or with friends.Balloons in the shape of a football greeted...
View ArticleLocal news briefs — Nov. 8
AKRONOpen houseAKRON: The Lippman School, 750 White Pond Drive, will host an open house at 10 a.m. Wednesday.The school is now enrolling for all-day kindergarten through eighth grade.Personal tours are...
View ArticlePlans to make Robinson Hospital a nonprofit finalized; Portage County also...
Finalizing a plan that has been in the works for more than a year, Portage County Commissioners on Thursday voted to lease Robinson Memorial Hospital to the newly formed nonprofit Robinson Health...
View ArticleSinclair to retire after 18 years on Stark County bench
Last month, longtime Stark County Common Pleas Judge Lee Sinclair went on a hiking trip with his wife in the Oregon wilderness and decided it was time to retire from a job he loves.“I realized I could...
View ArticleGiving adds meaning to holidays for students
GREEN: William Maynard brought an armload of books to “stuff the turkey” at Greenwood Early Learning Center Thursday. The 5-year-old kindergartner wasn’t sure why he was putting many of his own books...
View ArticleTallmadge to honor Chaff
TALLMADGE:Retired Tallmadge High School drama teacher Frank Chaff IV will take center stage on Saturday.The district plans to name the high school auditorium stage after Chaff at 6:45 p.m. before...
View ArticleElection gives Summit County a new Congressional lineup; new reps say they...
Summit County now has four Congressional representatives, rather than three.All but one have names that may be unfamiliar to people in this area.And none reside in the county.Does this geographical...
View ArticleUA president says high tuition rates no longer can be justified
University of Akron President Luis Proenza said Thursday that UA must find new ways to serve students because they “can and do learn almost anything for free through the Internet.”“We cannot continue...
View ArticleCopley trustees approve joint emergency dispatch deal
COPLEY TWP.: An agreement creating a governing body for a joint emergency services dispatch center for Copley, Barberton and Norton received unanimous approval from township trustees Wednesday.The...
View ArticleThe HeldenFiles: Things I learned on Election Day & other notes
While many of you think of me as an entertainment guy, I also follow politics avidly, have written about it some, and spent the afternoon and evening Tuesday on assignment in Columbus. I spent a lot...
View ArticleCuyahoga Falls native becomes acting CIA director again
A Cuyahoga Falls native is taking the reins at the CIA for the second time in two years. President Barack Obama tapped the agency’s deputy director, Michael Morell, as acting director until a...
View ArticleLocal news briefs — Nov. 9
AKRONDetective indictedAKRON: A Summit County jury indicted an Akron police detective on 13 counts following a two-month investigation.Bob Pankonien, 52, a 19-year veteran assigned to the burglary unit...
View ArticleLocal churches gearing up for gift-filled shoe boxes
The Operation Christmas Child shoe box collection begins in the Akron area on Monday. Anyone is invited to fill a shoe box with school supplies, hygiene items, toys, flashlights with extra batteries,...
View ArticleArea deaths — Nov. 9
MEDINABuda, Elaine M., 87, of Medina. Died Wednesday. Bauer, Valley City.Hewit, Bette J., 91, of Seville. Died Friday. Armstrong.Serfass, Dorothy J., 80, of Wadsworth. Died Thursday....
View ArticleJewell Cardwell: A hairy tale at the jail for a great cause
A serious-yet-fun competition is under way through Dec. 20 at the Summit County Jail.The focus is not on the incarcerated population, but on a couple of the jail’s personnel.This campaign, described by...
View ArticleUniversity of Toledo making college more affordable
The University of Toledo on Friday announced three ways it is making higher education more affordable.The tax-supported university will offer free housing to transfer students for the coming spring...
View ArticleAkron man guilty in capital murder trial
An Akron man will face the death penalty next month after being convicted of several felonies in the fatal shootings of two people and a related shooting late last year that left a man paralyzed.Dawud...
View ArticleChurch buildings in Akron, Fairlawn get new life
Two church buildings that were once part of a legal property dispute between the Episcopal Diocese of Ohio and two breakaway congregations now have new owners.Grace Brethren Church of Norton recently...
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