AKRON
Teenager robbed
AKRON: A 14-year-old boy was robbed Wednesday night in the Kenmore neighborhood.
The boy told police that a man with a gun in his waistband approached him at Kenmore Boulevard and Sixth Street about 11:10 p.m. The youth said the man threatened him and demanded money. The boy said he gave the man his money and fled.
Police have issued an arrest warrant for 27-year-old Timothy Sechrist.
Anyone with information about Sechrist’s whereabouts is asked to contact police at 330-375-2490.
COPLEY TOWNSHIP
Police cars for sale
COPLEY TWP.: Four high-mileage out-of-service police cars, two marked and two unmarked, will be offered for sale on eBay.
Trustees approved the sale at their meeting Wednesday.
The two marked cruisers are both 2008 Ford Crown Victorias. One of the unmarked vehicles is a 2002 Ford Taurus, the other a 2000 Crown Victoria.
GREEN
Site plans renewed
GREEN: Preliminary plans for three residential developments were renewed for another year, and a final plat in one was sent to City Council for acceptance during the Planning and Zoning Commission’s meeting Wednesday night.
Given renewals were plans for Stoney Creek Estates off Greensburg Road and Stoney Pointe Drive, Spring Hill on the north side of Boettler Road and Kings Ridge at the northeast corner of East Caston and Cottage Grove roads.
Commissioners approved a favorable recommendation to council to accept the final plat of 31 lots in Phase III of Stoney Creek Estates on 16.1 acres of land. The entire development is to consist of 228 lots on 120 acres, Planning Director Wayne Wiethe said.
NEW FRANKLIN
Trash-hauler bid
NEW FRANKLIN: City Council has called for a special meeting for 7 p.m. Wednesday to discuss implementing a single-hauler residential trash collection program.
The meeting will be at City Hall, 5611 Manchester Road, behind the fire station.
The council heard first readings on two resolutions regarding the proposal at its regular meeting Wednesday. One resolution, offered by Mayor Al Bollas, was to accept a bid from Republic Waste Services of Ohio — the lowest from five refuse companies to submit bids.
Bollas estimated that by contracting with the company, residential property owners in New Franklin could lower their trash pickup fees by more than 50 percent for unlimited service.
At the same meeting, Ward 2 Councilman Gerald Hess offered a resolution to place the issue before voters in November rather than having the council make the decision.
Hess said he will withdraw his motion if it appears that a majority of residents agree with the proposal.
NORTHEAST OHIO
Food bank for pets
PAX: Peace for Animals, Northeast Ohio’s food bank for pets, is taking applications to provide food for hungry pets in families that are undergoing temporary financial problems.
‘‘We want to help as many people as possible, and we have plenty of food right now,’’ said Heather McNally Milko, founder of the pet food bank.
To receive help, visit the agency’s website, http://www.peace4animals.org, and fill out an application or call the agency’s hot line at 216-769-6769.
PAX: Peace for Animals was founded in 2001 as a nonprofit organization and established the pet food bank in 2010 to help those who have fallen on tough times and are struggling to feed their pets.
NORTHEAST OHIO
Forum on jobs bill
AKRON: Area labor organizations and the Northeast Ohio chapter of the American Friends Service Committee will sponsor a public forum on a state bill they say would create at least 5,000 public jobs statewide.
The meeting will be 6 p.m. Thursday at the Laborers’ International Hall, 720 Wolf Ledges Parkway, Akron.
All Ohio representatives and senators representing any portion of Summit County have been invited.
House Bill 271 would create the Ohio Works Progress Administration to employ residents to improve public property, provide needed public services and provide participants with work experience. The program would be based on the Depression-era national WPA, which employed millions of unskilled workers to carry out needed public works projects.
A description of the bill is available at http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/bills.cfm?ID=129_HB_271
For details, call the AFSCME Local 1360 at 330-762-7351.
No verdict yet
CLEVELAND: Jurors who deliberated a second day Thursday in the trial of a Cleveland man accused of killing 11 women are being sequestered at a hotel each night until they reach a verdict.
Judge Dick Ambrose issued three pages of restrictions this week ordering phones, TVs and radios removed from the hotel rooms and limiting jurors to two cocktails at dinner after deliberations end for the day.
They must pay for their alcohol but the court will pick up hotel and meal expenses.
The judge also ordered deputies to monitor juror conversations with family members and to inspect their hotel rooms for any items that might affect their impartiality.
The trial of 51-year-old Anthony Sowell began June 6, and the jury got the case on Wednesday. Sowell has pleaded not guilty.
— Association Press
SUMMIT COUNTY
Adoption meeting
NORTON: Summit County Children Services is sponsoring a free foster care and adoption information meeting from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Norton Branch of the Akron-Summit County Public Library, 3930 S. Cleveland-Massillon Road.
Those attending will learn more about foster care and adoption. The event is open to the community and reservations are not needed.
For details, call 330-379-1994.
Office hours
CUYAHOGA FALLS: Summit County Councilman John Schmidt will hold public office hours from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Cuyahoga Falls Public Library, 2015 Third St.
Schmidt, who represents parts of Akron, Cuyahoga Falls and Munroe Falls, will be available to answer questions and hear concerns from constituents.
portage county
Worker injured
STREETSBORO: A 43-year-old Massillon man was severely injured in an industrial accident Wednesday morning.
The man was an employee of a firm in the 10000 block of Phillip Parkway, on the city’s north side, according to Streetsboro Fire Department officials.
The man’s left arm was crushed by a large piece of steel. He was treated at the scene about 8:25 a.m. by an EMS unit and rescue engine company. He was taken to the fire station, where he was flown by a University Hospitals MedEvac helicopter to Summa Akron City Hospital.
The man’s name and the name of the company he worked for were not released.
tuscarawas county
Survey at old fort
BOLIVAR: The Fort Laurens State Memorial is getting a full geophysical survey, starting Monday.
The study will look for anomalies or earthen features below the ground that might reveal additional historical and archaeological information about Fort Laurens and the grounds.
The results will assist in determining the location of a reconstructed Fort Laurens.
Jarrod Burks of Ohio Valley Archaeology Inc. of Columbus will use a magnetometer and ground-penetrating radar to look at the 25-acre site of Ohio’s only Revolutionary War fort.
The survey is expected to take 32 days.
The study is being sponsored by the Friends of Fort Laurens Foundation, the Tuscarawas County Convention & Visitors Bureau and the Ohio Historical Society.
CAMPAIGN TRAIL
Meet candidate
BARBERTON: Mayoral candidate Bill Judge will hold a meeting open to the public on Wednesday to discuss his plans and the direction he hopes to lead the city if he is elected mayor.
There will be a question-and-answer session as part of the meeting, which will be held at 6 p.m. at Barberton Public Library, 602 W. Park Ave.
