Area deaths — Dec. 29
STARKDeibel, Jean Chain, 90, of Alliance. Died Thursday. Sharer-Stirling-Skivolocke.Dillon, James R., 90, of Alliance. Died Thursday. Cassaday-Turkle-Christian.Cice, Ida V., 81, of North Canton. Died...
View ArticlePark district moving to design, improve, open Wood Hollow Park in Hudson
HUDSON: Despite its name, Wood Hollow Metro Park does not feature wooden ravines.It got its name from large beech and sugar maple trees that had died and rotted out from the inside.What was left were...
View ArticleLocal employers waiting for word on payroll taxes
Local employers are playing a waiting game while the “fiscal cliff” impasse in Congress continues.Central to the impasse is a fight over how much tax people should pay.Until there’s a resolution,...
View ArticleOhio firearms group says response ‘overwhelming’ to offer for firearms...
The Buckeye Firearms Association says it has received an “overwhelming” response, some from Northeast Ohio, to its offer to train school personnel in firearms.Association President Jim Irvine of...
View ArticleBobby Awards coming Sunday
Bobby Awards to help say goodbye to 2012Strap on your crash helmets! The Bobbys are coming!If you’re not familiar with the Bobby Awards, they are the handiwork of Beacon Journal columnist Bob Dyer, who...
View ArticleWhen civility worked
The Beacon Journal has been writing about the divisive issues that contribute to incivility. Most stories showed people in conflict and turmoil. This week see those who faced problems and worked toward...
View ArticleBarberton teacher put his anger in check in 1968, learned of quiet kindness...
Jim Rivers was looking for a way — any way — to express his anger in 1968.He was attempting to buy a house in his hometown of Wadsworth, but owners were turning him away, sometimes to the point of...
View ArticlePolice blotter — Dec. 30
Summit CountyAkronArrestsA Neville Avenue man, 22, was charged with carrying a concealed weapon and possessing a weapon illegally. Police said he was observed carrying a gun in his waistband.A...
View ArticleKwanzaa ceremony at Joy Park in Akron
The event at Joy Park Community Center was one of a series of daily community gatherings planned during Kwanzaa by the Akron African American Cultural Association.Saturday’s event belatedly celebrated...
View ArticleArea deaths — Dec. 30
MEDINARawlins, Eileen F., 81, of Medina. Died Friday. Waite & Son.Schneider, Ruth L., 90, of Medina. Died Friday. Waite & Son.STARKWalborn, Patricia A, 88, of Alliance. Died Thursday....
View ArticleCelebrations — Dec. 30
CommunityC. Otis Smith of Jackson Township was named Trooper of the Year and Trevor L. Heavlin of East Canton was named Dispatcher of the Year at the Canton post of the Ohio Highway Patrol. Smith...
View ArticleBob Dyer: The Good, The Bob & The Ugly
With all those extra people banging around your house during the holidays, you’re probably ready for a little peace and quiet.Well, tough. There’s so much great stuff to make fun of this year that I...
View ArticleKSU looks at airport’s future
KENT: Eight years ago, Kent State wanted to decommission its airport and move elsewhere. But the Federal Aviation Administration, which has final say about the property, said the airport was too...
View ArticleTop 10 local stories of 2012
1. Craigslist killings. A jury in October convicted Brogan Rafferty, 17, in the killing of three men who had responded to a bogus Craigslist ad. The Stow-Munroe Falls High School teen was sentenced to...
View ArticlePlain school district teaching students ‘mindfulness’
PLAIN TWP.:Most schools start the day with the ringing of a bell, but, normally, it isn’t a Tibetan bell.And it isn’t being used to signal a short, contemplative period before the bustle of the...
View ArticlePortage County’s first all-female board of commissioners hail from three...
Don’t point out to Tommie Jo Marsilio that come Thursday all three Portage County Commissioners will be women for the first time in the county’s history.Marsilio, who joined the board two years ago,...
View ArticleCharity Ball is nostalgic night for former debs, escorts
Nostalgia played an important role at the Akron Children’s Hospital Women’s Board 110th Charity Ball, held at Goodyear Hall on Friday evening. Bill Considine, president and CEO of the hospital, said it...
View ArticleJewell Cardwell: Daughter arranges surprise for mom who has longtime pen pal
The really big gift Mary Jo (Caruso) Seigman received Christmas Eve has been more than 45 years in the making.Talk about a surprise! It was that and more. Something she would never have thought in a...
View ArticleCharity events — week of Dec. 31
This WeekSaturdayCub Scout Pack 3334 Community Pinewood Derby and Chili Cook Off — 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Queen of Heaven Parish Life Center, 1800 Steese Road, Green. Donate a crock pot of your...
View ArticleLocal news briefs — Dec. 31
CUYAHOGA FALLSMultiple charges CUYAHOGA FALLS: A Cuyahoga Falls man has been charged with attempted murder after threatening to kill his live-in girlfriend during an argument shortly after 10 p.m....
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