Holiday season critical for food banks and families
Akron resident Kim Humphrys cradles her 1-year-old daughter in one arm as she stuffs potatoes into a plastic bag with the other.Drew, her 6-year-old son, weaves between volunteers in the stockroom at...
View ArticleAmputee thankful for boss, job at Akron bowling alley
As Mark Romanish tried to process the news that part of his right leg was going to be amputated, one fear among many kept rising to the top.“My big concern was, ‘How am I going to work? How am I going...
View ArticleWhere to find fresh Christmas trees
Here is a list of where you can cut your own tree or buy a live or freshly cut tree.Summit CountyBoston Heights Nursery — 6546 Olde Eight Road, Boston Heights. Daylight hours through Dec. 24. Choose a...
View ArticleThe Scene: Women of Power
Seven prominent women were designated Women of Power at a luncheon Tuesday afternoon at the Akron Urban League.President and CEO Fred Wright welcomed 350 guests to the second annual presentation, and...
View ArticleGAR Foundation awards $894,000 to Summit County area nonprofits
The GAR Foundation approved $894,000 in grants for 25 nonprofit organizations at its fourth-quarter meeting.Awards include both outright and challenge grants.The largest grant, $130,000, went to the...
View ArticleLocal news briefs — Nov. 22
AKRONCitizenship classAKRON: A free Citizenship Assistance Workshop will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 1 at the International Institute at 207 E. Tallmadge Ave.Volunteer attorneys and immigration...
View ArticleLocal retailers ready for Small Business Saturday
GREEN: A jam-packed weekend of shopping is upon us, but the most important day for many retailers could be Saturday, not Black Friday or Cyber Monday.Small retailers have teamed up for the third annual...
View ArticleMary Phelps, oldest person in Ohio, dies at 112
The oldest person in Ohio has died.Mary Lucretia (Miller) Phelps of New Franklin passed away Monday. She was 112.Mrs. Phelps was active and relatively healthy until a few months after her birthday in...
View ArticleFormer UA lecturer appeals compensation ruling
A former lecturer at the University of Akron is appealing a state decision that she was ineligible for unemployment compensation when her job ended.The administrative appeal in Summit County Common...
View ArticleArt exhibit focuses on former boxing champ Dokes, his opponents
The Akron artist who became inspired to paint works depicting boxer Michael “Dynamite” Dokes and some opponents after meeting the former world heavyweight champion will open two exhibits tonight.John...
View ArticleDebt settlement companies lobbying Ohio for entry into the state
COLUMBUS: Companies that charge up-front fees for working with consumers to settle tens of thousands of dollars in credit-card debt are pushing for a bill in the lame duck legislative session that...
View ArticleVacated council seat to be filled in Lakemore
LAKEMORE: The Village Council is expected to name a replacement for ousted council member Lori Strittmatter at a special meeting at 7 p.m. Monday.Council members have two applicants from which to...
View ArticleSoap Box Derby expected to turn small profit for past year
The All-American Soap Box Derby came close to biting the dust, but is expected to turn a profit of about $35,000 for its past year, its president said this week.While tax forms aren’t final for the...
View ArticleShopping begins long before Black Friday dawns
Shopping on Thanksgiving night is going to be a hit if the lines at Akron area retailers were any indication.Michael Post found himself first in line at the Toys R Us store in Montrose when he arrived...
View ArticleJewell Cardwell: Backyard football rakes in big bucks for local charity
Mike Meadows, his brother Bill, friend Tom Judson and others never dreamed that a Thanksgiving morning backyard football game — organized 23 years ago in Medina and now known as the Meadows Turkey Bowl...
View ArticleCountryside Conservancy gets $50,000 grant
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has awarded the Countryside Conservancy a $50,000 grant to pay for a variety of new programs to help further its local foods movement.The conservancy, based...
View ArticleLocal news briefs — Nov. 23
AKRONRecycling winnersAKRON: Voris Community Learning Center, St. Bernard-St. Mary School and North High School were the big winners in Keep Akron Beautiful’s monthlong mixed paper recycling drive.A...
View ArticleLife-size Nativity portrays meaning of Christmas
COVENTRY TWP.: Shirley Chuchu has a vision for the life-size Nativity display at Cornerstone Free Methodist Church.“I want to see it return to the back of the church, so that people driving down...
View ArticleCanton’s St. John the Baptist to officially become Ohio’s second basilica
St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Canton officially will be recognized as one of the 74 Roman Catholic basilicas in the United States at 2 p.m. Sunday.The special service to elevate the church to...
View ArticleArea deaths — Nov. 23
STARKMonnot, Delores J. (Seufts), 85, of Alliance. Died Tuesday. Walton-Schrader.Rogers, Victor, 83, of Alliance. Died Thursday. Sharer-Stirling-Skivolocke.
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