Crash deaths tick up in state, down in area
The number of people killed on Ohio roads fell locally but increased statewide in 2012 compared with the previous year’s record low.The patrol reported at least 1,056 deaths in 962 fatal crashes during...
View ArticleFill ’er up the old way
Here are driving directions to one of the few remaining filling stations of the past: Get off Interstate 76 in Akron at Kenmore Boulevard and drive east. When you get to 12th Street, look to the...
View ArticleOhio: Where the wild things are
When Margaret-Gail Ruhl’s children moved out of the house, the single mom got lonely.Cats and dogs provided some companionship, but not enough.So Ruhl bought a Japanese snow monkey from a dealer....
View ArticleMan killed in early morning crash on I-77
GREEN: A 44-year-old Akron man was killed in a traffic accident early Friday morning when his car flipped over on northbound Interstate 77. Three occupants in the car were taken to Akron City...
View ArticleFire at Tallmadge’s Gaslight Village destroys manufactured home
TALLMADGE: A fire destroyed a manufactured home on South Thomas Road near Midway Plaza on Friday.Tallmadge Fire Chief Patrick Gaffney said a police officer on patrol spotted the fire about 11:43 a.m....
View ArticleArea deaths — Jan. 4
MEDINADurbin, Robert, 87, of Spencer. Died Tuesday. Matteson, West Salem.PORTAGEKatich, John, 85 of Streetsboro. Died Friday. Cassaday-Turkle-Christian, Alliance.STARKDetchon, Raymond D., 87, of...
View ArticlePanel recommends Marco Sommerville’s daughter to fill his Akron council seat
It looks like Marco Sommerville might be holding that sign after all.An Akron City Council committee is recommending that Margo Sommerville replace her father, Marco, in the Ward 3 seat.The committee...
View ArticleBoston Township explosion heard two miles away, no injuries
BOSTON TWP.: Michael Battaglia said he had an uneventful New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, but his year started off with a bang when he went back to work. Battaglia, the CEO of CNG-One in Boston...
View ArticleLocal cancer survivor urges others to Believe in the Cure
Joanne Filina has the word “Believe” tattooed on the inside of her left wrist.The word reflects her confidence in God’s ability to heal and serves as the anchor in the name of her charity, Believe in...
View ArticleRetiring Stark County sheriff fills in after election-winner steps down
CANTON: Stark County Sheriff Timothy A. Swanson has taken the oath of office once again — for a job from which he had planned to retire.County commissioners appointed him Friday to fill the vacancy...
View ArticleSkiers head to Boston Mills, Brandywine for snow
Not excited about January’s snow?Plenty of people are, as evidenced by the crowds this week at Boston Mills and Brandywine, Summit County’s two ski resorts.The attractions opened Dec. 28 for skiers,...
View ArticleLocal news briefs — Jan. 4
AKRONEx-judge arrestedAKRON: A former Akron municipal judge was arrested at his home early Friday following a quarrel with his pregnant girlfriend, police said.Orlando J. Williams, 55, and his...
View ArticleDay of community service to honor the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
Hillel at Kent State University and the university’s Office of Quality Initiatives and Curriculum are organizing a day of community service to commemorate Martin Luther King Day on Jan. 21.The...
View ArticleAkron officer accused of breaking girl’s arm reassigned from Jennings
An Akron police officer will now be reassigned as a three-month investigation continues into his use of force against a middle school girl.Akron Schools Superintendent David James and city police Chief...
View Article11 of 25 slayings remain unsolved in Akron
They were two 17-year-olds with the rest of their lives ahead of them.Although they came from different parts of town and never met, Willie E. Brewer III and Tyler Anderson shared many things in...
View ArticleAkron woman killed in two-car crash in Wayne County
A 48-year-old Akron woman died Friday night in a two-vehicle accident in Wayne County’s Milton Township.Patricia A. Hopkins was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident on state Route 585, south of...
View ArticlePolice blotter — Jan. 6
Summit CountyAkronArrestsTwo Eighth Street Southwest men, ages 19 and 21, were charged with felonious assault and aggravated burglary after they allegedly went to an 11th Street Southwest home, punched...
View ArticleCommunity service at core of trip as local mentors, students embark on bike...
After a long bike ride that includes mentoring up to seven riders, a group of adventurers will sit down to a long discussion of Aristotle.Matt Friedlund, Marty Ethington and Ashley Haynes, will pedal...
View ArticleTallmadge considering two senior housing proposals
Tallmadge has one of the oldest populations in Summit County, so Economic Development Director Dennis Loughry spends a lot of his time talking to businesses wanting to serve the area’s seniors.“I field...
View ArticleBob Dyer: If in pain with a sprain, please refrain
A medical librarian from Dover cringes every time he sees a particular ad in my favorite newspaper.“For the past several months,” writes Joseph G. Hagloch, “Akron General [Medical Center] has been...
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