Wounded Iraq veteran inspires students, ‘thankful to wake up in the morning’
SPRINGFIELD TWP.:Corwyn Collier Sr. thought he was about to die.While he was deployed in Iraq on May 23, 2009, a roadside bomb detonated under the truck carrying him, a driver, a gunner and a private...
View ArticleEnergy company reports top production well in Ohio
Gulfport Energy Corp. keeps striking it rich.The Oklahoma company has a new well in Belmont County that it reports is the biggest producer in Ohio.The well, known as Shugert 1-12H, tested at 28.5...
View ArticlePuppy mills in Ohio to face regulations, but so will rescue-group volunteers
Ohio lawmakers overwhelmingly passed a bill Tuesday aimed at regulating large-scale dog-breeding operations with the goal of improving the lives of animals in facilities commonly called “puppy...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Social Security employees living high on our hog?
Michael Iacianci works in the same building that houses the main Akron office of the Social Security Administration — the Federal Building, that hulking, five-story structure on the northern end of...
View ArticleOhio Supreme Court sides with FirstEnergy in dispute over electric discounts...
The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that a Geauga County lawsuit regarding all-electric discounts against FirstEnergy must be pursued through state regulators and not the judicial system.In a 6-1 decision...
View ArticleSchool chiefs talk with business community
CUYAHOGA FALLS: Two Summit County school superintendents believe a key to successfully educating youth is for the schools to partner with the business community.Woodridge Superintendent Walter C. Davis...
View ArticleArea deaths - Nov. 28
STARKBowers, Marian L., 89, of Canton. Died Tuesday. Spiker-Foster-Shriver.OTHERRose, Edwin R., 90, of Delray Beach, Fla. Formerly of Akron. Gutterman Warheit Memorial Chapel, Boca Raton, Fla.
View ArticleGreen seeking winter laborers
GREEN: The city’s highway division is seeking eight additional laborers for the winter season.Candidates need Class B commercial driver’s licenses and will be paid $12 to $15 an hour.Those interested...
View ArticleLocal news briefs - Nov. 28
AKRONStudent had gunAKRON: A Kenmore High School student was arrested before classes early Wednesday morning after police and school officials found he was carrying a loaded pistol in his jacket,...
View ArticleFirst Night Akron design chosen for buttons
Buttons that will admit First Night Akron 2013 revelers into events on New Year’s Eve in downtown Akron will feature artwork designed by local painter Judith Gaiser. Downtown Akron Partnership recently...
View ArticleBiery House Museum featured in open house
NORTON:The assistant curator of the Biery House Museum is not above a bit of Dumpster diving — especially for pieces of old wooden furniture — if the opportunity presents itself.Lisa Merrick is not one...
View ArticleJewell Cardwell: Magician’s assistant Huntley dead at 106
Beatrice “Bea” Huntley, a longtime resident of Medina County’s Granger Township who always had a magical view of the world, died Sunday. She was 106.Her zest for life and her sunny disposition were her...
View ArticleArea briefs — Nov. 29
aKRONPolice ID slain manAKRON: Akron police have identified a suspect in Wednesday night’s fatal shooting of a 21-year-old man in East Akron.Phillip Pope, 24, is wanted on a charge of aggravated murder...
View ArticleArea deaths — Nov. 29
MEDINAHunter, Theresa L. Sing, 48, of Seville. Died Thursday. Bauer, Valley City.STARKDorsey, Patricia Ann, 52, of Massillon. Died Nov. 22. Paquelet.Dunaway, Kenneth M., 53, of Massillon. Died Nov. 23....
View ArticleJudge offers to step aside if bomb plotter detects bias
A judge ready to sentence a fourth man in a failed plot to bomb a highway bridge asked him on Thursday if he should step aside from the bench because of bias.U.S. District Court Judge David Dowd asked...
View ArticleSpiritual protege of Archbishop Tutu to lead local retreat
The Rev. Robert V. Taylor has a passion for helping people discover their full potential and explore ways they can affect the world.“Everyone has a story. I invite them to claim their story, share...
View ArticlePeople want facts checked, PolitiFact editor tells crowd
In the height of the election, PolitiFact Ohio editor Robert Higgs was getting a dozen requests a day from people who wanted claims made by candidates checked for accuracy.People are hungry to learn...
View ArticleGrace Church is extending its reach to Medina
Grace Church is branching out to include a campus in Medina.The church, which attracts about 4,000 worshippers to its eight weekend services at campuses in Norton and Bath Township, will launch a new...
View ArticleOhio House OKs plan to give letter grades to schools
COLUMBUS: Ohio schools would get old-fashioned A through F grades under a new performance ranking system that cleared the state House on Thursday.Representatives voted 58-27 to pass the voluminous...
View ArticleKent State football team receives grand send-off
KENT: It was a sight no one had ever seen in the university’s storied history.Several hundred students, faculty, staff members and fans gathered Thursday morning at the M.A.C. Center on the Kent State...
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