State’s reduction in aid to local governments has had an impact on services
For many people, Ohio’s local government fund is just a largely ignored number in a gigantic document that Gov. John Kasich calls Ohio’s Jobs Budget 2.0.But for local government leaders, it represents...
View ArticleSummit Historical Society to honor Civil War general
Allan Johnson III stands near his father, Allan Johnson Jr., and holds a bullet in his hand.The bullet is a link between the 54-year-old, his 87-year-old father and his great-great-grandfather, Civil...
View ArticleNature’s Variety issues voluntary pet food recall
Nature’s Variety, a pet food company based in Lincoln, Neb., issued a voluntary recall Friday of its Instinct Raw Organic Chicken Formula for dogs and cats. The company said that pieces of clear...
View ArticleDebutantes from Les Belles Perles cotillion
The following debutantes were presented at the Les Belles Perles Cotillion on Sunday: • Ariana Lenise Brown, daughter of Keith Brown Sr. and LaShaun Brown, Buchtel High School • Ashaunte Diane Dent,...
View ArticleFirst wave of employees moves to Goodyear’s new headquarters
Goodyear is finally getting to use its new global headquarters in East Akron.About 200 people from Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co’s information technology and finance departments started work Monday in...
View ArticleArea deaths — Feb. 18
MEDINARecny, John R., 91, of Wadsworth. Died Saturday. Hilliard-Rospert.Rufener, Dorothy J., 75, of Wadsworth. Died Sunday. Hilliard-Rospert.STARKBeal, John L., 76, of Massillon. Died Saturday....
View ArticleItems that would be under expanded Ohio sales tax
Admissions and amusements that would no longer be exempt from Ohio’s sales tax under Gov. John Kasich’s budget proposal:• Admission to cultural events.• Admission to professional sports events.•...
View ArticleMajor road project in store for New Franklin
NEW FRANKLIN: It didn’t take the closing of sections of busy U.S. 224 last year to convince motorists that the intersection at state Routes 619 (West Turkeyfoot Road) and 93 (Manchester Road) is...
View ArticleCanton woman dies after brief police chase
Beacon Journal staff reportA Canton woman died after she was ejected from a car driven by a man fleeing police, according to State Highway Patrol troopers.Stephanie Casto, 21, died of her injuries...
View ArticleOhio tax plan hits concerts, sports, amusement parks
Expanding Ohio’s sales tax might take some of the fun out of going to concerts, football games and amusement parks.Gov. John Kasich wants to cut the state’s overall sales-tax rate while also putting...
View ArticleLocal news briefs — Feb. 18
AKRONMan shot in legAKRON: An Akron man attempting to stop two men from taking his cellphone was shot in his left leg, police said.The victim, 22, was being treated for his injuries at a local...
View ArticleClinic prompts kids to equate shooting only with basketballs
Steve King isn’t happy with the violence in his hometown.Shootings and murders are getting more frequent in Akron, he said, and the thugs and their victims are getting younger.So the 28-year-old King,...
View ArticleLes Belles Perles Cotillion
The 32nd annual Les Belles Perles Cotillion was a dazzling evening for several area women and their friends and family. The event presented by the Akron Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority...
View ArticleFrom oil spills to bridge building to train derailments, Stow company is...
STOW: The name EnviroScience on the small building along Darrow Road does little to indicate what’s going on inside.Nothing to suggest the company is home to 55 biologists, some of whom were...
View ArticleJury selection begins in trial of Craigslist murder suspect
The capital-murder trial of Richard James Beasley, suspect in the 2011 Craigslist killings, began with jury selection Tuesday morning in a rare setting: the Akron Civic Theatre. Summit County Common...
View ArticleSupport staff at University of Akron votes to join union
Clerical workers and other support staff voted 151-116 on Tuesday in favor of joining a union at the University of Akron.That will expand the ranks of the Communications Workers of America from 260...
View ArticleKasich to Ohioans: ‘Don’t fear big ideas’
LIMA: Gov. John Kasich told Ohioans on Tuesday that the state has seen wholesale improvements since he took office, but now is not the time to “rest on our laurels.”“We must not fear big ideas. We must...
View ArticleWeaver school to move in North Canton
NORTH CANTON: After 38 years on the Malone University campus, the Weaver Child Development Center is relocating to Fieldcrest of North Canton.Fieldcrest, a 50-acre tract on Easthill Street, was once...
View ArticleElections board allows Lakemore candidate on ballot
A Lakemore candidate who was disqualified because the Summit County Board of Elections thought he had a felony conviction was permitted access to the ballot Tuesday night.During a special meeting, the...
View ArticleArea deaths — Feb. 20
MEDINAFrank, Edith W., 91, of Medina. Died Tuesday. Waite & Son.Sooy, Rita J., 67, of Homer Township. Died Thursday. Parker & Son, Lodi.STARKHunt, Gunhild E., 94, of Alliance. Died Sunday....
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