Expressway crash causes minor injuries
A two-car crash on state Route 8 caused traffic delays Tuesday morning.Authorities say two vehicles collided in the southbound lanes near Second Street at 10:25 a.m. One of the vehicles ended up on its...
View ArticleVeteran’s home torn down in 34 minutes; effort under way to raise money for...
In 34 minutes, Larry Modic’s house was down.A worker operating a huge excavator from Ray Bertolini Construction Co. knocked the Akron house down this morning and was scheduled to tear the house next...
View ArticleCanton to send sludge to landfill in exchange for treating liquids at sewage...
CANTON: A City Council majority has approved a contract allowing a southern Stark County landfill to send its liquid runoff to the city’s sewage treatment plant.In exchange, the city will receive a...
View ArticleArea deaths — Feb. 5
MEDINABendel, Russel C., 85, of Wadsworth. Died Tuesday. Hilliard-Rospert.Greathouse, Randell, 52, of Chippewa Lake. Died Monday. Waite & Son, Medina.McClellan, Joan C., 78, of Medina. Died Monday....
View ArticleTip leads inspectors to illegal dumping in Youngstown
A anonymous tip to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources led state inspectors to witness illegal dumping of drilling wastes last week into a storm sewer in Youngstown.That information was contained...
View ArticleSaturday walk-in events provide free tax help
Income-eligible residents can get free federal and state tax-preparation help the next four Saturdays.No appointments are needed for these Super Refund Saturday events at which volunteer tax preparers...
View ArticleNew sheriff named in Stark County
CANTON: By an eight-vote margin, Stark County’s Democratic precinct committee representatives picked Massillon’s safety-service director to serve as the next sheriff Tuesday.A total of 92 of the 179...
View ArticleAkron police investigate double shooting; one dead
An Akron man was killed and his brother was wounded during a shooting Tuesday inside their West Side home, police said.Police have not released the names of the men, both of whom are in their 20s. No...
View ArticleTrial begins for woman accused of posing as veterinarian in Akron
The trial of a Medina County woman accused of posing as a veterinarian and causing the death of an Akron man’s service dog opened Tuesday with prosecutors calling her “a con artist.”Brandi A. Tomko,...
View ArticleWaterloo schools pass levy, Coventry and Hillsdale fail
After polls closed on Tuesday’s special election, area school districts received mixed results: Waterloo officials rejoiced, while Coventry and Hillsdale school districts plan to make additional cuts...
View ArticleAcme offers buyouts to some employees
Acme Fresh Market is offering a buyout to two categories of its workers.President Steve Albrecht confirmed Friday that the Akron-based grocer is offering buyouts to “checker clerk cashiers” and “deli...
View ArticleThree men, juvenile get prison for Highland Square abduction and armed robbery
Three men and a juvenile have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms for the 2011 kidnapping and armed robbery of a Highland Square woman.The woman was abducted after getting out of her car in her...
View ArticleLocal sales tax changes
Potential impacton area countiesHere’s how Gov. John Kasich’s sales tax proposal would affect the Akron-Canton area:Medina CountyThe county tax rate would dip from 1 percent to 0.8 percent. The overall...
View ArticleRep. Joyce to have ‘date’ with Democratic congresswoman during presidential...
When a Democratic congresswoman approached U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce and asked him to be her date at the State of the Union address Tuesday, he didn’t know what to say.“I’m not sure how that would go over...
View ArticleSales tax proposal would affect everyday Ohioans
Gov. John Kasich wants consumers to start paying sales tax on a huge array of services that traditionally have been exempt in Ohio.Those services touch the lives of every state resident and include...
View ArticleArea deaths — Feb. 8
STARKBoli, Donna J., 88, of Canton. Died Thursday. Spiker-Foster-Shriver.Gruno, Sarah J., 66, of Massillon. Died Tuesday. Paquelet.Piper, Martha E., 87, of Massillon. Died Thursday....
View ArticleAppeals court sides with driller in case against Munroe Falls’ permit...
Munroe Falls may not enforce some of its city ordinances with gas- and oil-well drillers because they are in conflict with state rules, an appeals court has decided.The 9th District Ohio Court of...
View ArticleCleveland-area, faith-healing doctor returning to Stark County
Jennifer Shanahan believes God still heals through the touch of others.She is confident that she experienced that kind of healing via prayer and a touch from Dr. Issam Nemeh, the Cleveland-area...
View ArticleFake veterinarian guilty of all eight remaining charges
A Summit County judge on Friday found Brandi Tomko guilty of two low-level felonies and six misdemeanor counts for passing herself off as a veterinarian at a former Akron pet clinic.Tomko’s attorney,...
View ArticleRegional briefs — Feb. 8
AKRONJuveniles arrestedAKRON: Two brothers, ages 9 and 13, were arrested on attempted robbery charges after pulling out a BB gun and twice trying to rob a man, police said.The East Avenue boys are...
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