About the focus groups
Today’s discussion of religion by local residents is part of the Beacon Journal’s America Today project looking at the issues that divide Americans. America Today is part of a larger community effort...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Hail Akron’s tourist
I found her! Akron’s tourist! She lives in Little Rock, Ark., and was in town over the summer. She enjoyed our city but was highly disappointed with one aspect of her visit: a lack of souvenirs....
View ArticleGoodyear retiree who changed federal law to speak at Democratic convention
Lilly Ledbetter, whose discrimination lawsuit against Goodyear inspired the federal Fair Pay Act, will be among speakers at the Democratic Party convention in Charlotte, N.C., this week.The appearance...
View ArticleRegional briefs -- Sept. 1
BARBERTONNominations soughtBARBERTON: The Barberton Community Foundation is taking nominations for outstanding citizen and outstanding organization awards for an individual or not-for-profit...
View ArticleChildren Services caseworker sees no signs of abuse on visit to Akron meth house
She began to cry on the witness stand as she recalled all the bruises on the body of 17-month-old Patrick Lerch when he died early this year inside a St. Leger Avenue drug house. Heather Murphy, a...
View ArticleFracking debate continues
A new grass-roots movement across Ohio aims to convince lawmakers to once again allow local governments to decide whether to allow hydraulic fracturing for natural gas and oil in their communities.The...
View ArticleSummit park district to rate trails for type, difficulty under new program
Something new is coming to Metro Parks, Serving Summit County: a trail-rating system.Each trail in the park district will be getting a letter and a number to better inform users about what kind of...
View ArticlePrayer garden is a shelter during internal storms
Akron’s Connor Weber spent much of his time this summer creating a place of peace at EMERGE Ministries Inc.“It’s a huge gift to the ministry. We have wanted to do something with this space for years,...
View ArticleReunions
• All Garfield Heights High School alumni are welcome to the fourth annual Alumni Association picnic Sept. 14. For details, contact Cindy (Garsig) Jeric at 330-963-0808 or LadyCynthiaJ@Windstream.net.•...
View ArticleHappy 10th birthday, Lock 3
Akron held a birthday bash Saturday night to celebrate 10 years of concerts and events at Lock 3.Herman’s Hermits starring Peter Noone played Saturday night to mark the occasion.Lock 3 opened in 2003...
View ArticleBody found hanging from a tree
Akron police and the Summit County Medical Examiner’s Office are investigating the death of a man found hanging from a tree late Saturday.A spokeswoman for the medical examiner’s office said a...
View ArticleCharity events — week of Sept. 3
This WeekMondayRotary Club of Alliance Castle Run 10K and Two-Mile Race — Alliance High School, 400 Glamorgan St. Registration opens at 7:30 a.m.; free kids fun run at 8:30 a.m.; two-mile race at 9...
View ArticleJewell Cardwell: Ric Reinhold earns I-dotter spotlight
Who would have ever guessed that two little boys who attended the same daycare — Kathy’s Preschool in Munroe Falls — would grow up to share the same dream of attending Ohio State University, marching...
View ArticleFather of fallen Marine chronicles loss of son in book
The ripple effects of losing a son in Iraq took the Warner family on a journey into darkness.Nearly six years after Marine Pvt. Heath D. Warner died, the family is only now beginning to heal.“I could...
View ArticleArea deaths
WAYNEBadertscher, Donna Mae, 83, of Orrville. Died Saturday. Auble.Boreman, Norman E., 69, of Burbank. Died Saturday. McIntire, Bradham & Sleek, Wooster.Fone, David S., 66, of Wooster. Died...
View ArticleGreen rings in new emergency alert system
Green has found a faster way to deliver news about safety issues.It’s called “Green Alert” and in addition to the standard automated telephone call to announce an emergency, it can use even faster text...
View ArticleGreen’s sample emergency messages
Sample email message for severe weatherThe following is a message from Green Central Dispatch: The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Warning for the City of Green until _______, please seek...
View ArticleWomen’s club struggling as it celebrates 90th anniversary; group hoping open...
When the Sixth Ward Democratic Women’s Club first started, Ohio native Warren G. Harding was president and women had been permitted to vote for only two years. The East Akron club survived 15...
View ArticleCharity events — week of Sept. 10
This Week Monday Taste of the Browns — 6-9 p.m., AT&T Club View Lounge at Cleveland Browns Stadium, 100 Alfred Lerner Way, Cleveland. The Browns and Northeast Ohio chefs raise awareness and funds...
View ArticleSumner breaks ground for pavilion for residents
COPLEY TWP.: When Gretchen Laatsch approached fellow members of the Louise Sumner Board about raising $100,000 to build a pavilion at Sumner on Ridgewood, one person told her it couldn’t be done. “ I...
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