Celebrations — Feb. 24
CommunityNew members to the board of directors for the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Western Reserve in Akron are Steve Hawthorne, co-owner of Vertical Runner and an advancement director at Kent State;...
View ArticlePolice blotter — Feb. 24
Summit CountyAkronArrestsA Talbot Avenue, 21, was charged with aggravated robbery and felonious assault after he allegedly robbed a pizza delivery driver. Police said the man fired two shots before...
View ArticleWhat’s Up for March 2013
Jupiter remains in the western sky all month, setting at 1:30 a.m. on the first.Change your clocks on March 10, moving them ahead by one hour, as daylight saving time begins, or else you’ll be late to...
View ArticleFinding truth: Gun debate reveals our conflict of logic and emotion on tough...
Then we became divided again on the issue of gun control.And the slogans started flowing:“Guns don’t kill people; people kill people.”or“Reducing the number of guns would limit gun deaths.”For many...
View ArticleSpringsteen’s former girlfriend was student at KSU
After all these years, I thought I had read and heard everything there was to read and hear about the 1970 shootings at Kent State.I hadn’t. And you haven’t, either, unless you’ve read Bruce, a...
View ArticleIt’s all relative; local politics often family business
In eight of the past nine years, the Colavecchio name has appeared on a Summit County ballot.Diana or her husband Paul Colavecchio have run for state representative (three times), Summit County Council...
View ArticleSneakerheads, collectors, fans all line up for a chance at LeBron James’ new...
Trevon Bowens of Akron is an admitted “sneakerhead.”That is what he calls himself — with a little pride.The 15-year-old sophomore at East High School was in line outside a West Akron store on Saturday...
View ArticleMan killed, woman hurt in Canton shootings
CANTON: Police were investigating two unrelated shootings that left one man dead and a teenager wounded. The first shooting took place early Saturday outside the Friendly Corner Tavern, 1503 Harrison...
View ArticleWoman stabbed to death in Twinsburg home
TWINSBURG: Twinsburg police are investigating the fatal stabbing of a woman on Abrams Drive early Sunday morning.Police said they found the 46-year-old woman’s body at about 7 a.m. in a first-floor...
View ArticleCharity events — week of Feb. 25
This WeekFriday8th Annual Akron Wine Opener — 7 p.m. at the Akron Civic Theatre, 182 S. Main St. Wine tasting stations, music, silent auction, and wine “cellar” raffle. $65, $110 VIP tickets include a...
View ArticleThree cities sharing purchase of road equipment
It’s not unusual for communities to share safety equipment or offer mutual police and fire aid in the case of emergencies.But in what may be the first of its kind in the area, three cities have joined...
View ArticleJewell Cardwell: Special request from firefighters for ‘Last Alarm’ rites
Members of the Sharon Township Fire Department have a project under way they hope the community will support.I have Lynne Black — executive director of Subcontractors Association of Northeast Ohio — to...
View ArticleIlliterate field worker’s transformation to famous artist inspires others
When Winfred Rembert got hurt and couldn’t work any more as a longshoreman, his wife suggested he take up a long-forgotten hobby — carving, tooling and dyeing leather.The rest was history, as only...
View ArticleRegion briefs — Feb. 25
twinsburgFatal stabbingTWINSBURG: Twinsburg police are investigating the fatal stabbing of a woman on Abrams Drive early Sunday morning.Police said they found the 46-year-old woman’s body at about 7...
View ArticleLocal history: Lost theater’s story filled with drama and comedy
The Ohio Theater had more twists and turns than a Saturday matinee serial.Located on the southern edge of Cuyahoga Falls, the two-story, brick landmark stood for more than 70 years, changing names,...
View ArticleMan shot by State Highway Patrol trooper
A 24-year-old West Salem man was taken to Akron General Medical Center after being shot early Sunday morning by an Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper. The trooper and a Wooster police officer were...
View ArticleArea deaths
WayneDilworth, Nellie, 95, of Wooster. Died Sunday. McIntire, Bradham & Sleek.OtherSollinger, Rosemary Rongone, 88, of Dublin, formerly of Cuyahoga Falls. Died Saturday. Underwood, Marysville.
View ArticleState transportation subsidies put schools on the road to tax increases
Area school superintendents say they are alarmed by Gov. John Kasich’s proposal to keep the transportation budget unchanged at a time when fuel and equipment costs continue to rise.The result can be...
View ArticleSports news briefs — Feb. 25
NFLBrady, New England agree to extension• Tom Brady will be a Patriot until he is 40 years old.Brady agreed to a three-year contract extension with New England on Monday, a person familiar with the...
View ArticleMandatory cuts to affect Cuyahoga Valley park’s visitor centers
WASHINGTON: Mandatory federal spending cuts scheduled to begin Friday are already affecting operations at many of the nation’s national parks and wildlife refuges, officials said Monday.Contracts for...
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