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News of the past 30 days...

  • [27-05-2012] Celebrations
    CommunityGirl Scouts of North East Ohio recognized six girls from Summit County at the 2012 GSNEO String of Pearls event. They were among 31 Girl Scouts throughout the multi-county region that sold at least 1,000 boxes of cookies...

  • [27-05-2012] Star Student: Collin Marshall, Rootstown
    ROOTSTOWNGPA: 4.0COLLEGE: Ohio State UniversitySince becoming a member of Troop 259 of the Boy Scouts of America in 2005, the Scouting program has taught me life lessons that I could never forget. In fact, I learned my first life lesson...

  • [25-05-2012] Area deaths — May 25
    STARKBaker, Edwin, 85, formerly of Alliance. Died Wednesday. Sharer-Stirling-Skivolocke.Bodendorfer, Leona K., 64, of Alliance. Died Thursday. Sharer-Stirling-Skivolocke.PORTAGELipply, Roy A., 70, of Rootstown....

  • [21-05-2012] Donations sought for recent influx of refugees to Akron
    When members of the Bhutanese family arrived in Akron from a refugee camp in Nepal, they had nothing but the clothes on their backs and a few keepsakes in a bag.The International Institute of Akron provided them with a furnished...

  • [20-05-2012] Middle and high school students race the cars that they built
    Daisha Blanch felt something in the pit of her stomach as she sat in the driver’s seat of a soap box racing car at the top of the sweeping hill at Akron’s Derby Downs.“I was scared at first. The hill was steep and...

  • [14-05-2012] Ohio to get decentralized E-Check testing program with new options in late June
    Northeast Ohio is getting a new-look E-Check vehicle testing program with more options.Poised to play a key role in the decentralized E-Check testing that begins June 25 is the Lube Stop Inc.The company’s 36 shops in the...

  • [10-05-2012] Local new briefs - May 10
    AKRONUmbrella fightAKRON: An Akron man was stabbed during an argument about an umbrella, police said.James R. Dennis, 52, was treated at Summa Akron City Hospital for several lacerations. His injuries were not considered...

  • [09-05-2012] Local news briefs — May 8
    AKRONBaseball paradeAKRON: The city’s third annual All-American Baseball & Softball Parade will step off at 11 a.m. Saturday on Main Street.More than 1,500 players will participate from the North Akron, Goodyear Heights, Ellet,...