Jewell Cardwell: Extraordinary women facing dissimilar but traumatic diagnoses
Teresa (Kantorowski) Rose and Penny (Bala) Kungle were active women in the prime of their lives when they found themselves confronting unspeakably traumatic diagnoses.Few folks knew the full extent of...
View ArticleVeterans remember ‘confusion’ of Iwo Jima
PLAIN TWP.: They will always remember Iwo Jima.Several veterans gathered Tuesday at a First Christian Church to recall the day 68 years ago when the U.S. first landed on the tiny Pacific island in a...
View ArticleLocal news briefs — Feb. 19
AKRONKiller gets life termAKRON: An Akron man was sentenced to life in prison for shooting his ex-girlfriend’s new companion.Phillip Pope, 24, pleaded guilty in Summit County Common Pleas Court to...
View ArticleMeth lab uncovered in Stow after student, 12, comes to school smelling like...
The smell of chemicals on a 12-year-old Stow student Tuesday sent authorities to a home in the city where authorities found methamphetamine being made.Jason Little, 37, and Brandi Little, 28, were...
View ArticleHope Homes celebrating 50 years since birth of an idea
STOW: Fifty years ago, a parishioner walked into the Rev. Paul Kiewit’s office at Grace United Church of Christ in Akron, slapped a $5 bill on his desk and asked him to start a group home for adults...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Plowing new ground in wasting money
During his 44 years on the planet, John Fankhauser has lived in a grand total of two houses, both in the North Hill area of Akron.Until Sunday, he thought he had seen just about everything North Hill...
View ArticleBurton D. Morgan Foundation gives $1 million to JumpStart
The Burton D. Morgan Foundation of Hudson said Wednesday it has awarded $1 million for a new program that will allow nonprofit JumpStart Inc. to help thousands of entrepreneurs in the region.JumpStart...
View ArticleJuror questioning continues in Craigslist murder case
Beacon Journal staff reportJury selection continued Wednesday in the Summit County trial of Craigslist murder suspect Richard James Beasley of Akron.Beasley, 53, could face the death penalty if he is...
View ArticleStark to provide bus rides to VA clinic in Cleveland
CANTON: Two agencies will cooperate to provide bus transportation to a Veterans Affairs hospital in Cleveland.The general public will be able to ride, too.County commissioners on Wednesday approved a...
View ArticleKent ponders school security
KENT: Kent schools Superintendent Joseph Giancola is considering new ways to ensure student safety.Some concerns about safety precautions were discussed during a school board meeting Tuesday night at...
View ArticleLocal news briefs — Feb. 21
AKRONBB gun bandits AKRON: Police are warning West Akron residents after vandals targeted several cars in the area.Police say several vehicles sustained broken windows.The streets affected include...
View ArticleSumma Health System to announce partnership
Summa Health System is expected to announce this morning that it has selected a larger hospital system to become a minority owner and partner.The deal comes seven months after Summa, Summit County’s...
View ArticleAppeals court tosses child enticement charge against Akron man
The 9th District Court of Appeals has reversed the conviction of a man accused of asking a girl to be “secret friends” on Facebook.The appellate court, as other courts have done in the past, ruled...
View ArticleAkron Aeros job fair draws big crowd
Allan Dawkins is of an age and demeanor that a job interview — any job interview — warrants a coat and tie.So there he was, standing in line in a snow squall behind more than 100 people Wednesday,...
View ArticleArea deaths — Feb. 22
MEDINAColbert, Oleeva, 96, of Lodi. Died Thursday. Parker & Son.Gray, Helen O., 91, of Wadsworth. Died Thursday. Hilliard-Rospert.Pawul, Teddy A., 86, of Seville. Died Wednesday....
View ArticleJackson schools to help pay for officers in district buildings
JACKSON TWP.: In an effort to increase security in all six district buildings, Jackson schools will help pay the salaries of two part-time Jackson Township police officers.The district already employs...
View ArticleChesapeake Energy offers first estimate of production estimates for Ohio wells
Chesapeake Energy Co. remains very satisfied with the results it is seeing from its liquids-rich Utica shale wells in eastern Ohio.The Utica shale “will be solid for a lot of years to come,” company...
View ArticleSmith foundation awards $97,100 in grants
The Lloyd L. & Louise K. Smith Memorial Foundation awarded $97,100 in grants to local nonprofit organizations at its 2012 year-end meeting. The recipients are:• Act II Production (The Illusion...
View ArticleAnother large pet food recall announced
Kasel Associated Industries announced this week it is voluntarily recalling all products manufactured at its Denver facility from April 20, 2012 through Sept. 19 due to possible salmonella...
View ArticleLocal news briefs — Feb. 22
AKRONVigils plannedSilent vigils will be held in Akron and Canton today as part of a day of action against gun violence.Similar events will be held across the country, sponsored by Organizing for...
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