Area deaths — Jan. 21
MEDINARexrode, Glenn Sr., 77, of Wadsworth. Died Sunday. Gillman, Rittman.PORTAGECozzone, Nicholas A., 89 of Garrettsville. Died Friday. Green, Mantua.STARKDaniels, Ruth, 86, of Massillon, formerly of...
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AKRONMan shot in legAKRON: An Akron man was being treated for a leg wound after he was shot while sitting in his car.The man, 28, was treated at Akron General Medical Center for nonlife-threatening...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Bad will toward Goodwill isn’t justified
The Internet is marvelous. I love the Internet.The Internet is a curse. I hate the Internet.Attach me to a polygraph and the needle wouldn’t budge.Now, you might think that makes me schizophrenic. I...
View ArticleAnimal-rights group files complaint against University of Akron
The University of Akron had the only registered lab statewide in which animals under its care died of negligence last year.The nonprofit Stop Animal Exploitation Now said the two mouse-like voles in...
View ArticleJewell Cardwell: Copley resident celebrates history as others celebrate his
He thought his friends and family were coming together in grand fashion Monday to watch the second inauguration of President Barack Obama, which this year fell on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.Of special...
View ArticleGreen councilman threatened by recall
GREEN: A fight over tougher water standards in Green has led one of the owners of an apartment complex to begin an effort to unseat a long-term council member.The legal wrangling over the quality of...
View ArticleChildren at UA celebrate King’s legacy
About 25 student and community organizations provided fun and educational events for children of all ages Monday as the University of Akron hosted its annual Activities Fair in conjunction with Martin...
View ArticleRev. Curtis Thomas Jr. led Haven of Rest Ministries for 46 years
The Rev. Charles Curtis “Curt” Thomas Jr. had a calling from God to help those in need.His wife, Eileen, said perhaps it was the story Mr. Thomas’ father told him of begging for food in Akron after his...
View ArticleArea deaths
MEDINASchneider, Ruth L., 91, of Wadsworth. Died Monday. Hilliard-Rospert.STARKBramer, Madelyn, 85, of Alliance. Died Sunday. Walton-Schrader.Colucy, Ronald W., 80, of Navarre. Died Saturday. Paquelet,...
View ArticleChildren Services executive director gets new contract, will train his...
The Summit County Children Services board of trustees voted unanimously Tuesday night to approve a new nine-month contract with the executive director of the agency and said it will launch a nationwide...
View ArticleReferee to hear case against Akron teacher accused of posting inappropriate...
A referee will hear the case of a Buchtel high math teacher who, for the second time in her career, has come under fire after posting material to a social networking website.An attorney for the Akron...
View ArticlePostal service to hire hundreds of letter carriers in Ohio at $15 an hour
The U.S. Postal Service is seeking to fill hundreds of new $15-an-hour letter carrier jobs in Northern Ohio.David Van Allen, a USPS regional spokesman, said there are roughly 950 openings across the...
View ArticleOhio bankruptcies fall, but surge anticipated this year
Bankruptcy filings fell 14 percent in Ohio last year, dropping to their lowest point since 2006.There were 50,641 personal and business bankruptcies last year, compared with 58,846 the previous year,...
View ArticleMedina agency to add doggie day-care business
MEDINA: It’s not all about the lettuce, but the vegetable represents the innovation that has been a big part of Medina Creative Housing’s success as a nationally recognized agency that helps hundreds...
View ArticlePennsylvania drilling wastes might overwhelm Ohio injection wells
The volume of drilling wastes from Pennsylvania’s Marcellus shale is growing and threatening to overwhelm existing waste-handling infrastructure in Ohio and other states, according to a study released...
View ArticleAeros owner Ken Babby begins upgrading Canal Park with new $1.65 million...
A crew was set to begin tearing down the scoreboard Tuesday afternoon at Canal Park, about an hour and a half after new Aeros owner Ken Babby announced a privately funded $1.65 million project for a...
View ArticleSumma announces 54 layoffs
Summa Health System laid off 54 employees on Tuesday as it contends with lower-than-expected revenues and prepares for looming changes from health-care reform.Summit County’s largest employer expects...
View ArticleAkron-Canton cold snap won’t be gone in a snap
On one of the coldest nights of the year, about 80 volunteers with the Summit County Continuum of Care for the Homeless fanned out into the cold, snow and dark Tuesday to count the homeless.They looked...
View ArticleBankruptcy definitions
• Chapter 7, also known as liquidation, involves a debtor using assets to pay the outstanding debt.• Chapter 11, which usually involves businesses, allows those businesses (or individuals) with debt to...
View ArticleFalls teen is winner of National Park Service youth volunteer award
Brianna Machuga is a winner.The 17-year-old Cuyahoga Falls girl will travel to Washington, D.C., next month to receive a national youth volunteer award from the National Park Service.The junior at St....
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