Scout’s Eagle project memorializes Copley shooting victims
COPLEY TWP.: Brendan Ahern was at the prayer vigil at Copley Community Park the night of the Copley shootings a year ago Tuesday. “My sister was best friends with Autumn [Johnson],” said Ahern, who...
View ArticleJewell Cardwell: Unique twist on donating blood
Organizers of the third annual Rumble at the Reserve Blood Drive are hoping to have a record response from folks willing to roll up their sleeves at Summa Western Reserve Hospital, 1900 23rd St.,...
View ArticleCharity events — week of Aug. 6
This WeekFriday51st Annual Harness Race Rally — 7 p.m., Northfield Park, 10705 Northfield Road, Northfield. The Friends of Akron Children’s Hospital raises money for the Regional Infant Hearing...
View ArticleAssistant prosecutors in Summit County nab raises, but pay still modest...
Nik Buckmeier is living his dream as an assistant prosecutor with Summit County. He loves fighting for victims and justice, and can’t imagine doing any other kind of work. He just wishes his dream job...
View ArticleSpecial election is today
Today is the special election, though there are very few issues on the ballot in the Akron area.Polls will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.Absentee ballots may be delivered to elections boards by...
View ArticleSummit elections board to further examine polling locations for November...
The Summit County elections board plans to take another look at new polling locations for the November election.Board employees will visit proposed sites to examine whether they are...
View ArticleOhio school construction projects half done
COLUMBUS: An Ohio commission formed 15 years ago to repair and replace the state’s crumbling school buildings has completed about half its work after investing nearly $10 billion in state and local...
View ArticleAkron police holding man suspected in fatal shooting of his hospitalized wife
A Massillon man was being held by police at an undisclosed location Monday in connection with the fatal shooting of his 65-year-old wife on the third-floor intensive-care unit of Akron General Medical...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Tweet this
Stephanie Wei writes about golf for Sports Illustrated and the Wall Street Journal.She also tweets a lot, because everybody who is anybody tweets a lot, or at least is supposed to.And what did Ms. Wei...
View ArticleLocal news briefs — Aug. 6
AKRONMeeting on crimeAKRON: The Arlington Neighborhood Association will discuss local crime at its next meeting, 6:30 p.m. Monday at the Arlington Church of the Nazarene, 1057 Triplett Blvd.A locksmith...
View ArticleCanton home of a basilica
The Catholic Diocese of Youngstown is now home to a basilica.St. John the Baptist Church, at 627 McKinley Ave. NW in Canton, has been granted the title of Minor Basilica by the Holy See. The Vatican...
View ArticleJudge won’t allow tape in Ohio bomb plot trial
AKRON: Prosecutors won’t be allowed to play an audio tape of what they said amounted to a confession at the trial of four men accused of plotting to bomb a highway bridge near Cleveland.A defense...
View ArticleArea deaths — Aug. 6
MEDINANatterer, Richard J., 68, of Lodi. Died Sunday. Waite & Son, Medina.STARKMcCallum, James L., 84, of Alliance. Died Monday. Sharer-Stirling-Skivolocke.Wooddell, Dan, 58, of Massillon. Died...
View Article95-year-old Fairlawn man has a love for history and art
fairlawn: A busy life is a full life for 95-year-old Fairlawn resident Cyrus Thornton.A woodcarver and genealogist, he is spending his retirement enjoying those pursuits.“There’s nothing wrong with...
View Article16th District voters don’t know who’s running in congressional race, poll finds
Renacci? Sutton? Who?Only one in three voters knows who’s running for the 16th Congressional District, according to a poll released Monday by Jefferson Action, a nonpartisan Minnesota group that is...
View ArticleLocal Sikh community prays for peace
The local Sikh community is in a state of shock over Sunday’s terror attack that killed six people at a Sikh temple in suburban Milwaukee, Wis. Dr. Manbir Pannu, a dentist and spokeswoman for the Sikh...
View ArticleCopley shootings left eight dead, woman seriously wounded
One year ago today, 51-year-old Michael Hance went on a 10-minute shooting spree in Copley Township that left eight people dead and his longtime girlfriend, Rebecca Dieter, seriously hurt.Gudrun...
View ArticleCopley mother still struggling for peace of mind after shooting in her home
COPLEY TWP: Melonie Bagley will never forget the look in Michael Hance’s eyes when he burst into her home a year ago today and turned her world upside down.“He was a monster,” she said.Bagley said she...
View ArticleBecky Dieter remembers being shot: ‘We lost many great people that day’
Becky Dieter had just finished drying her hair in a second-floor bathroom when she heard three pops followed by a child’s scream.It was about 10:45 a.m. Aug. 7, 2011, a Sunday.She walked downstairs in...
View ArticleResidents reflect on changes in neighborhood since shootings in Copley
COPLEY TWP.: Many residents who lived through a 10-minute shooting spree that claimed eight lives in their otherwise quiet neighborhood a year ago have not been able to forget what happened.Most...
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