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  • [01-06-2012] Local news briefs — June 1
    AKRONChurch seeks inputAKRON: Do you have thoughts on poverty? How about on the federal budget?A public hearing on these topics will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at St. Paul Missionary Church, 1350 Virginia Ave., Akron.Speakers...

  • [31-05-2012] Local news briefs — May 31
    AKRONMurder suspect heldAKRON: Police arrested an Akron man who authorities say fled a fatal stabbing early Sunday on a bicycle.Rudolph Valentino Ammons III, 29, of South Arlington Street, was apprehended about 8:30 a.m. Wednesday in the...

  • [28-05-2012] The Scene — May 28
    This WeekSuper Wash Car Washes FoodRaiser — Throughout May, select Super Wash car washes will hold a FoodRaiser to raise money for local food pantries. Super Wash will donate $1 of every “Super Wash” and $1.50 of every...

  • [27-05-2012] Celebrations
    CommunityGirl Scouts of North East Ohio recognized six girls from Summit County at the 2012 GSNEO String of Pearls event. They were among 31 Girl Scouts throughout the multi-county region that sold at least 1,000 boxes of cookies...

  • [26-05-2012] Survivor of February car crash making progress, grows closer to God
    WADSWORTH: After two weeks in a medically induced coma, Steve Hudson made a simple request.“I would like you to get me a Bible, a really nice leather Bible,” Hudson asked of his sister, Jaime.Hudson, 39, had been critically...

  • [24-05-2012] Area deaths
    MEDINAVazinski, Brent M., 32, of Medina. Died Friday. Bauer, Valley City.OTHERHowson, David L., 62, of Hudson. Died Monday.
Ferfolia, Sagamore Hills....

  • [22-05-2012] Memorabilia salvaged from Zeppe’s fire in Hudson
    HUDSON: The weekend fire at Zeppe’s Pizza threatened not only the business, but also a bit of family history.Gina Ciresi, a co-owner of the restaurant, is a former opera singer who has performed with the legendary tenor...

  • [21-05-2012] Local news briefs — May 20
    HUDSONFire damages bistroHUDSON: A co-owner of the Zeppe’s Pizzeria & Bistro in Hudson said her family is trying to reopen the business by Thursday after a fire Saturday night forced the temporary closing of the...

  • [20-05-2012] Middle and high school students race the cars that they built
    Daisha Blanch felt something in the pit of her stomach as she sat in the driver’s seat of a soap box racing car at the top of the sweeping hill at Akron’s Derby Downs.“I was scared at first. The hill was steep and...

  • [19-05-2012] Jewell Cardwell: Andy Holcomb’s guitar to get paint job
    The good deed Jeff Lounds — a stranger from Lansing, Mich. — did a few weeks back for Andy Holcomb has so beautifully affected the hearts and minds of others.Lounds, after reading online about Andy’s desire to learn to...

  • [17-05-2012] New emergency shelter in Hudson aimed at seniors in transition
    HUDSON: A new emergency shelter, only the second of its kind in Ohio, will give displaced senior citizens in Summit County a safe place to land while making plans for permanent housing.Laurel House, a former single-family home Laurel...

  • [17-05-2012] Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad names new president
    The Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad has a new president and chief executive officer.Craig B. Tallman, a group vice president for YRC Worldwide trucking until last October, replaces Steven Wait, who has retired after 5½ years as...

  • [16-05-2012] Summit County expands anti-poaching pact
    Summit County is expanding a local agreement that discourages municipalities from stealing businesses from neighboring communities.The anti-poaching pact — first approved in 2008 — now will extend to Joint Economic...

  • [16-05-2012] Body recovered at Silver Creek Metro Park
    NORTON: Rescuers were unable to save a woman who drove her car into Silver Creek Lake on Tuesday afternoon.A visitor to Silver Creek Metro Park, along with a staff member and three Norton police officers, went into the lake about 1:30...

  • [16-05-2012] Student hospitalized after fight at Oliver High School
    One student was hospitalized Monday after a fight at Oliver High School. Pittsburgh Public Schools spokeswoman Ebony Pugh said the student was taken to an area hospital Monday by paramedics. His name and condition have not...

  • [15-05-2012] Crowds gather for Cleveland casino opening
    CLEVELAND: The Horseshoe Casino Cleveland opened to a full house Monday.Amid fanfare and large crowds, Ohio’s first casino opened its doors at 9:30 p.m.Thousands stood in line — some for hours — on Public Square for...

  • [14-05-2012] Flames shoot through roof of North Braddock home
    A North Braddock home was badly damaged Monday morning in a fire. Officials said flames started shooting through the roof of the home on Hawkins Avenue just after 8 a.m. “Flames were so intense they went right through the...

  • [13-05-2012] Agency helping homeless families plans to double the number it serves
    Pamela Betty is looking for 1,200 volunteers and a dozen more churches that want to help care for homeless families.Betty, executive director of Family Promise of Summit County, a nonprofit agency that provides shelter and services to...

  • [13-05-2012] Celebrations — May 13
    CommunityMark Krohn is this year’s recipient of the Leadership Akron Alumni Association’s Distinguished Leader Award. The award recognizes his efforts to advance the mission of the Akron Rotary Camp. He is a partner in...

  • [13-05-2012] Local news briefs - May 11
    AKRONClothier robbedAKRON: A gunman robbed two workers at an Akron clothing store Thursday morning, taking nearly $2,000 from a cash register and safe, police said.The robbery happened about 10:30 a.m. at TNT Fashions, 887 E....

  • [12-05-2012] Local news briefs - May 12
    AKRONClothier robbedAKRON: A gunman robbed two workers at an Akron clothing store Thursday morning, taking nearly $2,000 from a cash register and safe, police said.The robbery happened about 10:30 a.m. at TNT Fashions, 887 E....

  • [12-05-2012] Jurors return guilty verdicts in Hudson case
    Jurors have found William Balfour, entertainer Jennifer Hudson's former brother-in-law, guilty of murder in the killings of her mother, brother and nephew....

  • [12-05-2012] Jurors return guilty verdicts in Hudson case
    Jurors have found William Balfour, entertainer Jennifer Hudson's former brother-in-law, guilty of murder in the killings of her mother, brother and nephew....

  • [11-05-2012] KSU professor to attempt to land antique aircraft in each of Ohio’s 88 counties
    Joe Murray’s work and interests have taken him all over the world — the Middle East, South Africa, China, even Antarctica.But he has seen very little of his home state.Murray, a Hudson resident, aviator and Kent State...

  • [11-05-2012] KSU professor will try to land antique aircraft in all 88 Ohio counties to celebrate anniversary of Piper Cub
    Joe Murray’s work and interests have taken him all over the world — the Middle East, South Africa, China, even Antarctica.But he has seen very little of his home state.Murray, a Hudson resident, aviator and Kent State...

  • [08-05-2012] Local history: Akron music teacher’s legacy hits many high notes
    Slim, gray-haired Nellie Glover, always prim and proper, sat in the front row, just to the left of the conductor, nodding her head to the music and trying not to wince when students hit wrong notes. As music supervisor for Akron Public...

  • [06-05-2012] Stay-at-home dad turns businessman, buys into mobile video game truck franchise
    HUDSON: Scott Beskid said he couldn’t imagine a better job than the one he has had the past eight years: stay-at-home dad for his two boys, Nathan and John.But now that the boys are getting older, Beskid said he has found some time...

  • [06-05-2012] Program provides peace for patients and their pets
    Munroe Falls: Tell Katherine to go protect her mom, and the diminutive Jack Russell terrier jumps to Dolores Starcher’s side. The companionship is one of the few pleasures the 75-year-old woman, who suffers from progressive...

  • [04-05-2012] ADM Board hires chief clinical officer
    Beacon Journal staff reportThe Summit County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board has hired Dr. Douglas A. Smith as its chief clinical officer.Smith, a Hudson resident, will advise the executive director and board...