Events Calendar
In This Section
Most Read Stories
Another winter punch heading toward Ohio
Complaints against officer keep coming
Woman rescued after falling through rotting floor in house
Police say couple had 50 stolen hubcaps
Strip club hosts 'Lap dances for Haiti'
Teen driver crashes into Bath Twp. home
Police: Ohio girl dies after fall into snow bank
Blogs:
First Bell - On Education:
State auditor cites Highland Athletic Booster Club
Pets:
Pet telethon re-airs
The Heldenfiles:
NBC Releases Olympics Announcer List
Akron Zips:
Zips favored on road against MAC West leader
Tribe Matters:
Blogmail response on Hafner
Cleveland Browns:
Stallworth's contract terminated
Balanced Ledger:
TV tidbits
Kent State Sports:
KSU Notes – February 9
Cleveland Cavaliers:
New York Media Begins to Acknowledge Reality?
Buckeye Blogging:
Buckeyes grab 18 players on signing day
Varsity Letters:
Five local gridders to play in Big33
All Da King's Men:
Palin At The Tea Party Convention
Blog of Mass Destruction:
Republican Pre-Conditions
Akron Law Café:
Law, Love and Chocolate
Car Chase:
Collector Car Hobby Loses One of the Best—Jim Roll
Let's Talk Real Estate:
Decisions Decisions: Credit Cards or Your Mortgage?
Ohio Travels with Betty:
Loucile is looking for a Lake Erie getaway in June for three kids, ages 1, 3, and 5.
Sound Check:
Talk of the Town – Top entertainment picks for the weekend
HRLite House:
OFCCP Report
Akron Gamer:
Makers of 'Castle Crashers' unveil 'BattleBlock Theater'
See Jane Style:
Do IT this week: Layering
Published on Saturday, Nov 29, 2008
AKRON
Fund for barbers
AKRON: A fund has been established to benefit two barbers who were wounded by gunfire during what police say was an aborted robbery.
Kevin A. Brown, 33, of Orlando Avenue, the owner of the KB Barber Shop & Style at 1056 Diagonal Road, and another barber, Scott J. Arrington, 39, of Amelia Avenue, were shot during a gunfight that broke out when Leon Walker, 22, entered the shop carrying a handgun and demanded money, according to reports.
Police say Walker and someone in the crowded shop began firing at each other. Walker was fatally wounded.
The two barbers, and a customer, Derek L. Davis, 34, of East Avenue, who also was shot, are expected to recover.
Paul Ware, a longtime customer of the shop, which is a favorite of Cleveland Cavs star LeBron James, said the fund was established in the name of the shop at FirstMerit Bank. Donations can be made at any branch.
AKRON
Help for victim
AKRON: Friends of a disabled woman who was mugged on Dayton Street Nov. 15 have established a fund for her at FirstMerit Bank.
Catherine Robinson said her purse, containing $943, medications and about 25 letters from her late husband, was stolen when a robber drew a gun on her and dragged her down steps as she was going to visit a friend.
BARBERTON
Child abuse alleged
BARBERTON: A 38-year-old West Hopocan Avenue man, accused of leaving his children alone in a car while he got a lap dance in a strip club Wednesday, faces child-abuse charges.
Keith Dodson was summoned to Barberton Municipal Court on two counts of child endangering, both misdemeanors. If convicted, he faces up to six months in jail on each count.
Police were called to Francois's Lounge, 657 Norton Ave., about 10 p.m. Wednesday. According to reports, they found a 2-year-old girl and a 6-year-old boy in a car in the parking lot.
Officers said they located Dodson in the VIP room of the strip club, getting a lap dance.
Dodson told police he was in the club for only a few minutes, but witnesses in the club told police Dodson had been there about an hour. They said Dodson would get a lap dance or two, go to the parking lot, then return to the club.
One dancer told police that Dodson spent about 30 minutes with her.
The children were taken into custody, then released to an adult.
—Gina Mace
STOW
Panel disbanded
STOW: The Stow-Munroe Falls school board voted this week to disband the district's finance committee in the wake of levy failures in March, August and this month.
Dick Spangler, board vice president, said plans call for creating a more broad-based ''citizen coalition'' that would have more members than the nine permitted under the former committee's rules.
Finance committee member Kevin Clark was disappointed in the board's decision. Clark said the district can't afford the cost of existing contracts with employees and changes are needed.
Board President Denny Mariola said the contracts still have two years to run and the board doesn't think renegotiation is a reasonable possibility.
—M.A. Ferguson-Rich
AKRON
Get the full article here.
Comments
Click here to post your comments
