Fire departments get donation of pet oxygen masks
STOW: Kathy Cordaro spoke of the night she was called to assist firefighters with several dogs that were badly burned and suffered smoke inhalation in a Portage County barn fire just over a year ago....
View ArticleCharity events — Week of Jan. 14
This WeekThursdayThe Arc of Stark County Grape Possibilities Wine Tasting and Auction — 5:30 p.m. at Canton Memorial Civic Center’s McKinley Room, 1101 Market Ave. N., Canton. Wine, food and silent...
View ArticleArea deaths
STARKBerletich, Steve F., 87, of Alliance. Died Saturday. Sharer-Stirling-Skivolocke.Furcolow, David L. Sr., 77, of Alliance. Died Saturday. Sharer-Stirling-Skivolocke.Morton, Charlotte A., 75, of...
View ArticleFumes from Norton meth lab sends officers, pregnant woman to hospital
NORTON: Two Norton residents face charges stemming from a meth lab raid over the weekend that sent two police officers and one of the suspects to the hospital.Craig S. Bennett, 35, and Mercedes Baier,...
View ArticleAbout Cascade Village
Elizabeth Park, at the time Akron’s oldest public housing site, was transformed into Cascade Village in a process that began in 2003.The $60 million complex was funded in part by a $19.25 million...
View ArticleMan shot while walking with brother in Akron
An Akron man was shot in the chest Monday afternoon while walking down an Akron alley with his brother, witnesses and police said.The 19-year-old victim is being treated at a local hospital for a...
View ArticleAkron considering texting-while-driving ban that’s tougher than state law
Akron is considering a ban on texting while driving that’s tougher than Ohio’s recently passed law.Akron council members Mike Williams and Donnie Kammer introduced legislation Monday that would make...
View ArticleNorthfield submits formal application for racino
Northfield Park has submitted a formal application to the state to launch its racino.The horse-racing venue is the last of the seven tracks in Ohio to apply for a state license to offer slots-like...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Groups overthink their names
Uh, oh. They’re at it again.Another public agency is feeling the need for a name makeover.Last year, the Summit County Port Authority changed its moniker to “the Development Finance Authority of Summit...
View ArticleKnight Foundation grant helping build a community at Cascade Village
Evern Marie Clark stood in front of her apartment at Cascade Village in Akron and broke into a wide smile.“This is my castle,” Clark, 61, said of her town home, where she has lived for the past six...
View ArticlePolice seeking owner of deaf puppy left in box on side of road in Brimfield
Brimfield police are looking for the pet owner who dumped a deaf puppy inside a box on the side of the road.The blond-haired puppy was found Saturday by a passerby on Tallmadge Road near the Rootstown...
View ArticleACLU wants state help for privatized Ohio prison
COLUMBUS: A spike in criminal activity near a recently privatized Ohio prison prompted calls for state help Friday from the American Civil Liberties Union and local officials.The ACLU said policing the...
View ArticlePUCO chief blasts ‘green’ energy on Twitter
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio’s ruling last week against a solar-energy project might not have come as a surprise to anyone following Chairman Todd Snitchler’s Twitter account. Snitchler, a...
View ArticleNew construction oversight board in Copley to begin work in February
COPLEY TWP.: A new five-member board charged with oversight of new commercial, industrial and residential construction in Copley Township is scheduled to begin work in February.To start, Architectural...
View ArticleNew Panera opening in East Akron
Panera Bread plans to open a new restaurant in East Akron that will be the first of its kind. The restaurant, which will be built on Wedgewood Drive, east of Abington Road, will feature a new design...
View ArticleArea deaths
MEDINAHetsler, Lillian M., 91, of Lodi. Died Tuesday. Parker & Son.Manix, Diane N., 80, of Westfield Township. Died Monday. Hilliard-Rospert, Wadsworth.Ruppelli, Todd P., 85, of Medina. Died...
View ArticleSummit County elections board to increase number of precincts
The Summit County elections board plans to increase the number of precincts, though not to the level before cuts were made last year. The board voted Tuesday to boost the number to between 368 and 400...
View ArticleAkron man wins rare acquittal on murder charges
An Akron man was acquitted Tuesday of aggravated murder and aggravated robbery charges, despite evidence of his DNA on the victim’s pants pockets. In a rare not-guilty ruling, a Summit County jury set...
View ArticleCanton school board removes ‘interim’ title from superintendent
CANTON: The new superintendent for city schools already has made history in two ways: He is the district’s first African-American leader and the first to receive a five-year contract.The Board of...
View ArticleLocal news briefs — Jan. 15
AKRONFair at Job CenterAKRON: The Akron Urban League’s Next Step Program will hold a college and education fair from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday The program, for Summit County residents ages 14 to 21,...
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