Broadway Musical Mass to feature show tunes
The congregation at Christ Episcopal Church in Kent will debut its Broadway Musical Mass at 10 a.m. Sunday. The special service will be led by Jonathan Swoboda, assistant professor of theater at Kent...
View ArticlePolice blotter — Feb. 10
Summit CountyAkronArrestsAn East Buchtel Avenue woman, 20, was charged with felonious assault. Police said the woman got into a fight over $10 and assaulted another person with a knife.A Kenmore...
View ArticleUA would see tiny drop in state aid, Kent State modest increase under proposal
The University of Akron would get less money, while Kent State and the Northeast Ohio Medical University would get more, under newly released estimates for state aid.Projected distributions of the...
View ArticleScholarships available for college journalism, public relations students
Applications are being accepted for the annual John S. Knight and Ludel Sauvageot scholarships for the 2013-2014 school year.Five Knight scholarships, each worth $3,000, will be awarded to college...
View ArticlePreservationists to restore interior of old schoolhouse in West Akron
With work complete on the outside of a one-room schoolhouse in West Akron, local preservationists will turn their attention to the inside of the 1870 structure.They want to remove knotty-pine paneling...
View ArticleExtreme biking in snow: Cyclists ride wide-tire snow bikes in Peninsula
PENINSULA: Jim Kelley just finished a 10-minute test ride of a snow bike on the icy, snowy Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail and had nothing but good things to say about the ride on the wide-tire...
View ArticleArea deaths
STARKCoy, Ruth Evelyn, 74, of Alliance. Died Friday. Cassaday-Turkle-Christian.Livelsberger, Dorothy E., 92, formerly of Alliance. Died Saturday. Cassaday-Turkle-Christian.
View ArticleCharity events — Week of Feb. 11
This WeekWednesdayEast High Alumni Association Reverse Raffle — 6 p.m. at Guy’s Party Center, 500 E. Waterloo Road, Akron. All proceeds go to East High School programs to enhance student experiences....
View ArticleSummit County Council supports four senior citizen housing projects
Summit County Council members have added their support to four developers who want to build affordable senior citizen housing in Tallmadge, Cuyahoga Falls and the Kenmore area of Akron.The developers...
View ArticleLocal communities in search of area’s biggest trees
Ohio residents can help find the largest specimen of every native and naturalized tree species in the state.The annual effort is called The Big Tree and has been going on since the 1940s, said Lisa...
View ArticleLocal news briefs — Feb. 10
COPLEY TWP.Trustees meetingCOPLEY TWP.: The township trustees have called for a special meeting on Thursday to hear grievances filed by Service Department employees.The meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m....
View ArticleLocal trees identified as largest of their species in Ohio in 2011
For years, Ohio residents have been helping to locate the largest specimens of native and naturalized trees in the state.Here are local trees that were recognized in 2011 as being the largest of their...
View ArticleLocal history: Ravenna monument breaks shackles of slavery
The bonds of love were stronger than the manacles of slavery.Henry and Rebecca Brantley survived decades of oppression, cruelty and heartbreak, overcoming hardships that would shatter the spirit of...
View ArticleBroadway tunes take stage at worship service in Kent
KENT: A Broadway show featuring singing and dancing cowboys may seem an unlikely place to go to for inspiration when creating a Sunday morning worship service. But a hit song from that show —...
View ArticleGulfport Energy acquires additional Utica shale acres in eastern Ohio
Oklahoma-based Gulfport Energy announced on Monday that it was acquiring an additional 22,000 net acres in eastern Ohio.The land is being purchased from Windsor Ohio LLC, an affiliate of Wexford...
View ArticleSummit County approves capital improvement plan
Summit County Council approved $6.7 million for projects in the 2013 Capital Improvement Plan on Monday night.Some of the major projects this year include the county’s routine pavement maintenance at...
View ArticleLocal news briefs — Feb. 11
AKRONChase arrestsAKRON: A 15-minute police chase Monday through West Akron and North Hill led police to a man wanted in connection with a shooting at a used car lot.Garland V. Phelps Jr., 35, of...
View ArticleFracTracker Alliance working to provide drilling information to Ohio residents
WARREN: The lack of information about hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, in the Marcellus shale of Pennsylvania led to the formation of FracTracker in mid-2010.The group, now known as the FracTracker...
View ArticleOhio agencies introduce legislation to strengthen rules on low-level...
The Ohio Department of Health, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and Ohio Department of Natural Resources unveiled proposed legislation Monday that would tighten regulations dealing with low-level...
View ArticleArea deaths — Feb. 11
MEDINAHauck, Mary K., 91, of Medina. Died Monday. Waite & Son.STARKBennett, Terry L., 61, of Canton. Died Saturday. Spiker-Foster-Shriver.Retterer, Debra, 62, of Alliance. Died Monday....
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