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First Bell - On Education:
21st Century Skills and Akron’s new middle school
Pets:
Lost Mini Schnauzer around Cascade Valley Park
The Heldenfiles:
Fess Parker, R.I.P.
Akron Zips:
Is it time to go after transfers?
Tribe Matters:
Wood sidelined at least six weeks
Cleveland Browns:
Yates latest to re-sign
Balanced Ledger:
How times have changed?
Kent State Sports:
Flashes fall in WNIT
Cleveland Cavaliers:
Gameblog: Cavs at Chicago Bulls (Green Mascot and All)
Buckeye Blogging:
Bucks High Seed – Turner High Praise
Varsity Letters:
Jackson advances to Division I state semifinal
All Da King's Men:
ObamaCare To Reduce Premiums By 3000% ?
Blog of Mass Destruction:
Pathetic GOP Nullification Attempts
Akron Law Café:
More on Shaming Corporate Criminals
Car Chase:
2010 CONCOURS SEASON IS UPON US
Let's Talk Real Estate:
Deals in Miami?!.
Sound Check:
Willie Nelson & Family coming to the Akron Civic Theatre May 11
See Jane Style:
Who Wore What – The Oscars
HRLite House:
Horses of Courses
Akron Gamer:
Video: Gamers expected to 'reach' for new 'Halo'
Published on Wednesday, Sep 24, 2008
AKRON
Gun, drug charges
AKRON: A 22-year-old Fifth Avenue man has been charged with having a loaded gun and crack cocaine.
Jermaine A. Green was scheduled to appear today in Akron Municipal Court on charges of carrying a concealed weapon and possession of crack cocaine.
Police were looking for a man who fit Green's description Monday when they approached the car Green was driving in the 500 block of Inman Street.
When Green exited the vehicle, police reported finding a loaded handgun on his car seat and about 12 grams of crack cocaine in his left-front pocket.
Green was being held in the Summit County Jail.
Man held in slaying
AKRON: A 26-year-old Akron man has been arrested in the fatal shooting of Joshua M. Robinson of Cuyahoga Falls.
Akron police charged Marc Tyrone Kirksey Jr., whose last known address was on Chalker Street, with aggravated murder and aggravated robbery. He is accused of shooting Robinson, 23, who was found in a parking lot in the 1200 block of Virginia Avenue about 8 p.m. Thursday.
Police reported finding Kirksey hiding in an attic in the 100 block of Roger Avenue at 9:45 p.m. Sunday. He was booked into the Summit County Jail.
Police have issued a warrant for a second suspect in the slaying. Travis L. Elder, 18, is wanted on charges of aggravated murder and aggravated robbery.
Elder's last known address was in the 800 block of Cole Avenue.
Police arrest two
AKRON: police, responding to a report of a man swinging a sledgehammer at a door to the PDQ Clean car wash at 772 S. Canton Road, arrested a man and a woman Tuesday.
When police arrived at the scene around 2:30 a.m., the woman, trying to create a distraction, asked officers for a ride, Akron police Lt. Rick Edwards said.
Officers then saw the man walking away with a sledgehammer and a crowbar.
Police arrested Mark R. Dolinar, 49, of Sieber Avenue, Akron, and Jill M. Ziler, 30, of Broadvista Street, Lake Township.
In addition to breaking and entering, they were charged with possession of criminal tools and possession of drug paraphernalia.
They were booked into the Summit County Jail.
Sentence is 3 years
AKRON: An Akron man was sentenced to three years in prison Tuesday after a Summit County Common Pleas Court jury found him guilty of three counts of child enticement.
Robert S. Marzolf, 72, of Boone Street, was sentenced to 12 months in prison on each count and classified as a sex offender by Judge Brenda Burnham Unruh.
On July 1, witnesses testified, they saw and heard Marzolf trying to entice a boy and girl, both 5, to go into his house. On July 2, Marzolf was seen taking a boy, 8, by the arm and telling him they should go somewhere private, authorities said.
Police said witnesses contacted police.
Marzolf previously was convicted of a sex offense involving a girl.
Sewers and bailout
AKRON: Events to discuss an Akron ballot issue to lease its sewers and the proposed Wall Street bailout will be held this week.
A forum on the sewer proposal will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m. today at the VFW Ryan River Post 3618, 1474 Copley Road. There will be a question-and-answer session, featuring people from both sides of the issue. Snacks will be served.
The event is sponsored by Citizens to Save Our Sewers and Water.
A vigil for ''No Blank Check Corporate Bailout of Wall Street'' will be held at noon Thursday at 1655 W. Market St. This will be part of a national ''day of action'' on this issue. Those who attend are asked to bring a sign.
Ward meetings set
AKRON: Several Akron council members are planning ward meetings this week.
Ward 5 Councilman Kenneth Jones will meet with constituents at 6 p.m. tonight at East Akron Community House, 550 S. Arlington St., and 6 p.m. Thursday at the Lauer Senior Building, 666 N. Howard St.
Ward 10 Councilwoman Kelli Crawford will convene a ward meeting at 6:30 p.m. tonight at the David Hill Community Learning Center, 1060 E. Archwood Ave.
Ward 2 Councilman Bruce Kilby will host his meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in Forest Hill Community Learning Center, 850 Damon St.
Ward 3 Councilman Marco Sommerville will have his meeting at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Ed Davis Community Center, 730 Perkins Park Drive.
BATH TWP.
Rites for Seiberling
BATH TWP.: A memorial service for former Akron Congressman John F. Seiberling will be held Saturday.
The service will begin at 2 p.m. at the Bath Church, 3980 W. Bath Road, Bath Township.
Seiberling, 89, of Copley Township, who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1971 through 1986, died Aug. 2. The cause of death was respiratory failure stemming from chronic lung disease.
CANTON
Young Republicans
CANTON: The Stark County Young Republicans will have a meeting from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the county GOP headquarters, 2727 Fulton Road N.W.
For information, e-mail Monique Moore at Starkrepublican@yahoo.com or visit http://www.StarkYR.org.
CUYAHOGA FALLS
Home plan proceeds
CUYAHOGA FALLS: By a 10-1 vote, the City Council approved alternate preliminary plans for a housing development in the Northampton area.
The proposed Northampton Estates is composed of 15 lots on Dominic Drive.
Neighbors appeared at last week's council meeting to object to new development in the area until the city takes care of flooding problems.
The plans approved by the council call for the extension of a public road that would intersect with Northampton Road.
The developer can now prepare final plans to submit to the Planning and Zoning Board and eventually the council.
KENT
Phones to ring again
KENT: Phone service should be restored to some Kent area AT&T customers today.
A train damaged an overhead cable Sunday morning, knocking out phone service to up to 1,800 customers, Kent Safety Director William Lillich said.
The AT&T cable was damaged when a train struck the Main Street Bridge.
NEW FRANKLIN
Prison for car crash
NEW FRANKLIN: A Plain Township man was sentenced Tuesday to three years in prison for two counts of aggravated vehicular assault and drunken driving in a crash that struck a sheriff's deputy and a 17-year-old girl.
Nathan R. Wechter, 22, of Fox Run Avenue NW, pleaded guilty to the offenses last month and was sentenced by Summit County Common Pleas Judge Judith Hunter. His driver's license was suspended for eight years.
Investigators from the State Highway Patrol said Wechter drove off the right side of Turkeyfoot Lake Road in New Franklin about 12:10 a.m. May 25 and struck a sheriff's cruiser before hitting deputy Rob Alderman.
Wechter's car then went through a yard and across a driveway, striking two parked cars and the girl, patrol investigators said.
Prosecutors said both victims were injured and required surgery.
Authorities said a breath test taken shortly after the crash showed Wechter's blood-alcohol content was 0.28 percent, more than three times the state limit to be considered intoxicated.
NORTON
Teen suspended
NORTON: A 15-year-old Norton High School student has been suspended from school for threatening to bring a gun to school and shoot classmates.
Principal Ron Gerstenmaier reported the incident to police Monday.
According to police, the teen became angry with several classmates he thought were talking about his father Friday.
Witnesses told authorities the teen became enraged, saying ''I'm going to bring a gun to school. Who is going to die first?''
The teen was taken to the office and suspended. He now faces an expulsion hearing. No criminal charges have been filed.
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