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Blogs:
Pets:
Summit teams up with Rescue Waggin' to save dogs
The Heldenfiles:
Songs for an American Day
Patrick McManamon:
Touching on the Browns, Cavs
Akron Zips:
Opponent outlook: Northern Illinois
Browns Bulletin:
Single-game ticket sales begin July 11
Tribe Matters:
Wedge assured of job through season
Cleveland Browns:
Stallworth test showed marijuana
Kent State Sports:
Men's Basketball Scheduling update
Cleveland Cavaliers:
Updated: Free Agency: Another Gone - Apparently
All Da King's Men:
The Obligatory Palin Post
Blog of Mass Destruction:
Wow….Sarah Palin Resigns Governorship
Akron Law Café:
Abraham Lincoln and the Fourth of July
Varsity Letters:
Highland senior receives honor
See Jane Style:
Picnic Wear
Car Chase:
Where do We Go from Here?
Let's Talk Real Estate:
Happy 4th of July!
Ohio Travels with Betty:
Tom asks where to stay while visiting the football Hall of Fame.
Sound Check:
Rundgren fans rejoice!: Second night of AWATS at The Civic added
HRLite House:
Morscruethal Behaviors or Just Lip Service?
Akron Gamer:
Hot link: Best of Nintendo at E3
Summit County News
Knight Center to take over historic Greystone building
O'Neil says he's put millions into building
Developer Jeffrey O'Neil said his purchase 10 years ago of one of Akron's grandest buildings — the old Masonic Temple downtown — was ''a charity thing more than a business opportunity.''
In the Region - July 4
In the Region - July 3
Barberton man sentenced to five years
A Barberton man has been sentenced to five years in prison for unlawful sexual conduct with a 15-year-old girl and for sending the teen an explicit photo by phone mail.
Man fit for trial in rape of girl, 2
Summit County judge rules Knapp competent after viewing evaluation
An Akron man charged with raping a 2-year-old girl has been found mentally competent to stand trial later this year.
Shooter to spend 29 years in prison
Akron man who tried to kill Marine veteran displays no emotion
An Akron man who shot a Marine veteran at a gas station last year, then attempted to execute him, was sentenced Tuesday to 29 years in prison.
New bronze bear keeps watch after original sculpture is stolen
Akron apartment owner has 800-pound statue welded to concrete pad
Welcome back, bear. Three months after thieves made off with a three-foot, 500-pound bronze bear outside the Dakota Ridge apartments in North Akron, the complex owner has installed a new sculpture.
In the Region - June 30
Foreclosure program is targeting Barberton
County to use federal funds to help build, rehab homes
Barberton will receive a boost from federal funding to combat blight caused by foreclosures and vacant properties.
Willan's sentencing Monday
Government recommends former Evergreen chief get at least 25 years in prison, fines
In the first wave of charges against former Evergreen Corp. President David B. Willan, state and local law-enforcement officials described a vast web of financial fraud.
Rehab operation may move to Falls
Mayor says Edwin Shaw will make switch in fall; Akron General won't comment, county surprised
Akron General Health System's Edwin Shaw Rehab program is moving to Cuyahoga Falls this fall from its aging facility in Lakemore, Falls Mayor Don Robart confirmed Thursday.
In the Region - June 26
Summit County candidates for the Sept. 8 primary
*denotes incumbents
One to be nominated unless otherwise noted
AKRON
COUNCIL AT LARGE
(Three to be nominated)
Democrat Teresa H. Albanese
Richard A. Burroughs
John R. Conti*
John Drexler
Joe Finley
Jeff Fusco
Kelly Mendenhall
Heather Nagel
Linda Omobien
James D. Shealey*
James Thomas
Michael D. Williams*
Republican Michelle M. Dimeff
Joshua Lee Jones
David J. Kirschbaum
David M. Sutter
WARD 1
Democrat David F. Droge
James P. Hurley III*
Arturo Keith Mills
Republican Mark A. Lavoie Charles Murphy
WARD 2
Democrat
Tentative date set for sentencing in Twinsburg officer's slaying
Lawyers settle issue over expert witness fees in Twinsburg officer's slaying case
A tentative date for the sentencing hearing in the aggravated murder of Twinsburg police officer Joshua Miktarian has been set for mid-October after defense lawyers settled an issue over payment of their expert witnesses.
In the region - June 25
Area churches slated to close
The closing or merging of 52 of the diocese's 224 parishes was announced in March as part of the eight-county Catholic Diocese of Cleveland's reconfiguration plan.
In the Region - June 24
Foundation gives grants to arts groups
The Akron Community Foundation is throwing a financial lifeline to Akron's art community. It has approved quarterly grants totaling $1,666,085. That includes 31 community fund grants totaling $474,000, with $421,000 for arts and culture programs.
Elections board splits on job cut
Reduced pay, 2 layoffs OK'd, but GOP, Dems divided on assistant deputy
The Summit County Board of Elections cut the hourly pay of part-time workers and laid off two full-time employees Monday.
Leaders to take look at Summit Lake area
Councilman plans walk along trail, discussions
For more than two decades, Audley McGill has watched the neighborhood surrounding the Summit Lake Community Center in South Akron deteriorate.
Alcohol limited at UA stadium
Only premium seating areas will have sales at home games
University of Akron trustees Wednesday voted the school's new football stadium dry — except for premium seats.
In the Region - June 16
Barberton considers fewer schools
Barberton school officials are considering having only two elementary schools in the district. Declining enrollment is behind the possible scaling back of plans for four elementary schools approved by voters last year.
49 become Americans at Akron ceremony
Man takes oath so he can train for SEALs
Andrey Savvin wants to put his life on the line for a country that has been his for all of 24 hours. Savvin, who took the Oath of Allegiance to the United States Friday morning, said it has been his dream to be a member of the elite Navy unit, the SEALs.
Plusquellic supporters open wallets
Mayor Don Plusquellic's supporters raised nearly a quarter-million dollars in the past four months to fight his upcoming recall election.
Candidates in Green, New Franklin and Stow
The filing deadline for nonpartisan races in Green, New Franklin and Stow was Wednesday. Here are the candidates. June 25 is the filing deadline for other communities in Summit County.
In the Region - June 12
Judge will allow photo ID array in robbery case
Former Cage defendant now charged in holdup of an Akron restaurant
A defense challenge to the photo identification of a man awaiting trial for the robbery of a Copley Road restaurant has been denied by a Summit County judge.
Daily backgrounder - June 11
Ban on residency requirements upheld
The Ohio Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a state law barring Akron and other municipalities from requiring employees to live within city limits.
In the Region - June 10
Company, county settle lawsuit over tax incentives
A Pennsylvania manufacturing company that shut down its New Franklin facility last year will pay $70,000 to Summit County to settle a lawsuit over a broken tax incentive agreement.
Humane society to move to Twinsburg Township
The Humane Society of Greater Akron is scrapping plans to build a headquarters in Cuyahoga Falls and instead will renovate a vacant building in Twinsburg Township.
In the Region - June 9
Summit executives are taking buyout
Three top administrators and 126 others are choosing offer designed to cut payroll
Three top Summit County administrators are among the 129 workers taking a buyout designed to reduce the county payroll.
Insurance may cover loss in scam at cafeteria
The woman victimized in a counterfeiting scam at the county courthouse now has hopes of getting her money back. Laura Kolb, who has been visually impaired since birth, operates the downtown courthouse cafeteria under the Ohio Business Enterprise Program for people with disabilities.
In the Region - June 8
Passenger dies in Akron crash
Bernice Townsend, 48, of April Court, Akron, was pronounced dead Friday night after a traffic accident on Thornton Street.
In the Region - June 6
In the Region - June 5
Bug fighters' poll positive
Mosquito Abatement District says its survey finds residents back it
NORTON: The Mosquito Abatement District has received positive feedback from all of the 15 percent of Norton residents who responded to a request to rate the district's service.
Unorthodox thinking filling Knight Center
Car shows, roller skating plug gaps left by traditional conventions
When organizers for the Ohio Summer Classic Car Auction were looking for a venue for their new event, they checked out facilities from Cleveland to Canton.
In the Region - June 3
Green school treasurer hired
GREEN: The Green school district picked a successor to Treasurer Roy Swartz during a work session Monday. Eydie M. Snowberger, for the past four years treasurer and chief financial officer of the Portages Lakes Career Center, was hired by Green by a unanimous vote.
Corbin Foundation gives $209,000 to area organizations
The Mary S. and David C. Corbin Foundation awarded $209,000 in grants and gifts to charities and charitable activities, mostly in the Akron and Summit County areas, at its May 11 trustees meeting.
Lakemore Elementary gets new life
The former Lakemore Elementary School, which was closed last year for financial reasons, has gotten a second life.
Many Summit workers seek buyout
138 employees apply for lump sum in plan to lower labor costs
Nearly 140 Summit County workers have applied for a special buyout program designed to reduce the county's labor costs.
In the Region - May 28
Rate hike sparks outrage
Richfield company gets 88% boost, including 10% profit, for sewers
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio on Wednesday approved an 88 percent increase in sewer rates for Water & Sewer LLC customers in Richfield and Richfield Township.
Revere officials weigh bond issue
With construction interest rates at historic lows, Revere school officials are considering putting a bond issue on the ballot to build an elementary school.
Sewer hike sparks outrage in Richfield neighborhood
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio on Wednesday approved an 88 percent increase in sewer rates for Water & Sewer LLC customers in Richfield and Richfield Township.
Patrol on a roll in park
All-volunteer Trailblazers keep an eye on towpath and Cuyahoga Valley
John Newby wasn't being a busybody when he politely told the man and woman to put leashes on their unrestrained dogs. That's his job. Newby is trained to be on the lookout for such hazards in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park.
Willan found guilty on two felony counts
Former Evergreen chief acquitted on last charge of money laundering
Former Evergreen Corp. President David B. Willan was found guilty today of two felony counts in his second Summit County trial for financial wrongdoings.
Tallmadge schools predict deficit
TALLMADGE: The city school district expects to face a $2.8 million deficit by 2012 and it will top $6 million by 2013, the district treasurer says.
Cleveland tightens net on E.coli
Officials trace outbreak to two possible sources
Beacon Journal staff report
CLEVELAND: Cleveland health officials have identified the two eateries that are under investigation for possibly serving burgers tainted with E. coli bacteria.
Canfora appointed chief deputy clerk
New officeholder picks head of Barberton Dems, a KSU shootings survivor, for municipal court
Alan Canfora, perhaps best known for his work to keep alive the memory of the Kent State University shootings, is the new chief deputy clerk of Barberton Municipal Court.
Community News
AKRON
Stripper charged
AKRON: An Akron stripper has been charged with felonious assault in last month's attack on a new dancer.
Photos: Woman falls 50 feet at Gorge Metro Park
Photos: Seeing double at the Twins Festival
