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Police accuse bank robbery suspect of gobbling up note (with dashcam video)
Victim of beating in Kent last week is declared dead at Akron hospital
Can DNA tests free ex-Akron captain?
Dad accused of forcing son into field, killing him
Man found dead in North Akron home is identified
Does it work? Test team returns to try out new products advertised on television
Blogs:
Pets:
Cat-loving chihuahua suckles seven abandoned kittens
The Heldenfiles:
Sunday Notebook
Patrick McManamon:
Browns sick after sick loss in Detroit
Akron Zips:
Zips advance to Sweet Sixteen
Tribe Matters:
Seven players added to Tribe’s 40-man roster
Cleveland Browns:
Post-game defensive quotes
Kent State Sports:
Kent State defeats Rochester College, 63-44
Cleveland Cavaliers:
Gameblog: Cavs vs. Philadelphia 76ers
Buckeye Blogging:
OSU – Michigan college football rivals meet in Baghdad
Varsity Letters:
Four area football teams play tonight
All Da King's Men:
The Sunday Sanity Challenge
Blog of Mass Destruction:
Will Health Care Reform Pass?
Akron Law Café:
Health Care Financing Reform: (69) The Brookings Institute Study on "Bending the Curve" – Four General Strategies
See Jane Style:
Vintage Chic
Car Chase:
TIME TO GET YOUR COLLECTOR CARS WINTERIZED
Let's Talk Real Estate:
Faye Dunaway to be Evicted?
Ohio Travels with Betty:
George is looking for a Thanksgiving buffet in Akron.
Sound Check:
Steely Dan Plays "The Royal Scam" at E.J. Thomas Hall
HRLite House:
Personal Rant – You are All Wrong About Jobs, or the Lack of Jobs, Being the Reason People Do Not Live in NEO
Akron Gamer:
Nintendo's Mario endures even as games come and go
Published on Saturday, Jun 28, 2008
AKRON
Sinkhole closes part
of Furnace Street
AKRON: Akron work crews had to close a section of Furnace Street from Summit Street to North Street Friday to repair a sinkhole.
According to the Akron police traffic bureau, the sinkhole was discovered at about 5:30 a.m.
The hole, which is suspected to be related to a water-main break, caused a minor accident when a car drove into it, police said. No one was injured, a police dispatcher said.
Peace group plans
dinner for July 11
AKRON: The Akron Peace Council will hold its annual Peace Dinner at 6 p.m. July 11 at the Martin University Center, 105 Fir Hill.
The purpose of the dinner is to promote and publicize Akron as an International Peace City and to honor a person from the area who has made a significant contribution to world peace and international understanding.
This year's honoree is the Rev. Harry W. Eberts for his humanitarian work in more than 200 communities in Egypt through the Coptic Evangelical Organization for Social Services (CEOSS).
The cost of the dinner is $22.
Reservations are required.
Mail check by Tuesday to 32 Fir Hill, Akron, OH 44304. Make check to UNA/USA, Akron.
For more information, call Betty Taylor 330-434-1276.
Emergency drill
today at UA lab
AKRON: People who travel past a chemical laboratory on the University of Akron campus Saturday should not be alarmed if they spot safety personnel.
More than likely, it will be only a drill.
Safety personnel will participate in a training drill at the Knight Chemical Laboratory, 190 Buchtel Common, from 8 a.m. to noon today.
The drill will simulate an incident involving hazardous materials.
COVENTRY TWP.
BMV to shut down
South Main office
COVENTRY TWP.: The Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles registrar office at 2383 S. Main St. will close permanently Saturday.
The BMV, which did not say why that office is closing, urged people to use other area locations at: 107 Fifth St. S.E., Barberton; 688 Wolf Ledges Parkway, Akron; and 2420 Wedgewood Drive, Akron.
The state bureau also is opening a new location next month in North Canton in the Center at Whitewood, 3187 Whitewood St. N.W. The date for the opening has not been announced.
The office will have the license agency, Ohio State Highway Patrol examination station and Clerk of Courts title office.
GREEN
Charter amendment
sent back for rewrite
GREEN: A proposed amendment to the Green charter has been sent back to the drawing board to refine language to better explain a proposal on the power of the Civil Service Commission on selection of safety forces administrators.
The issue was expected to pass this week, but was sent back to city administrators to draft ballot language easier for voters to understand.
Currently, the city follows the Ohio Revised Code, which says the person scoring highest on a test for fire chief or assistant chief is to be appointed to the position. The city is seeking to use its home-rule powers to permit the Civil Service Commission to certify the top three scorers to the mayor, thus permitting the mayor and the council to make the selection from any of the top three, based factors other than the highest test score.
To be on the November ballot, the legislation must be filed with the Summit County Elections Board by Sept. 3.
— George W. Davis
JACKSON TWP.
Five teens injured
in crash into trees
JACKSON TWP.: Five teenagers were taken to hospitals following a crash Thursday night in Jackson Township after the car they were in hydroplaned off the side of the road and struck several trees.
The five teenagers, including the driver, were trapped in the four-door Mercury Grand Marquis.
Township firefighters had to cut the car to get the teens out, the Ohio Highway Patrol reports.
Cody J. Mull, 18, of North Canton, was traveling east on Huckleberry Street, near Lake O' Springs Avenue, shortly after 10 p.m. when the car hit standing water in a low-lying area of the road, the patrol said.
Signs warning of the high water had been posted.
Cody and passengers Beau Mull, 16, and Robert Swagert, 15, all of North Canton, were transported to Aultman Hospital in Canton with minor injuries, the patrol said.
Sam Turner, 15, of Canal Fulton, was taken to Mercy Medical Center in Canton with serious injuries, the patrol said. He was in intensive care Friday.
Sean Burelson, 15, of North Canton was transported to Aultman, then to Akron Children's Hospital. His condition was not released.
STOW
Council overrides
veto on pay plan
STOW: City Council voted Thursday to override Mayor Karen Fritschel's veto of a new compensation plan for full-time nonbargaining city employees.
Up to $40,000 will be used this year to raise the pay of employees who fall below the minimum for their pay scale.
Those employees making the lowest pay below the new scale will receive 4 percent raises annually until they reach the minimum hourly rate.
Council also passed a 3.25 percent cost of living increase for all nonbargaining employees that is retroactive to Jan 1.
— Gina Mace
STOW-MUNROE FALLS SCHOOLS
Lunch prices rise
25 cents in district
STOW: Lunch prices for the district will go up by 25 cents for the coming school year.
Elementary school students will pay $2.50 while those in middle and high school will pay $2.75.
The adult lunch price has been set at $3.25.
Dianne Simko, food service supervisor, cited increased fuel costs by suppliers as the reason for the increase.
— M.A. Ferguson-Rich
SUMMIT COUNTY
County sales tax
up to 6.5% July 1
AKRON: The Summit County sales tax will increase from 6.25 to 6.5 percent July 1.
Voters approved the increase last November for Metro Regional Transit Authority.
Under state law, businesses can apply for reimbursement to reprogram cash registers to adjust for the increase.
Metro pays the cost of reimbursement.
Businesses must file within six months of the tax rate increase.
The application to seek reimbursement for the change is available online at http://www.co.summit.oh.us/fiscaloffice.
AKRON
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