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Pro-levy campaign enjoys home field advantage at Akron Zoo event
Crystal Catta said at first she supported the levy that will appear on November’s ballot — as long as it doesn’t increase her property taxes. After reviewing fliers handed out last Tuesday at Backpack Adventure, and discovering the levy is based on home valuation, Catta remained supportive of the measure. Why? She wants to contribute to an important community institution.
Apiary at the airport: CAK harvests honey on-site
More than just airplanes are flying around Akron-Canton Airport (CAK). The airport has taken an innovative approach to supporting environmental sustainability by installing honey-producing beehives on its property. Last year, CAK partnered with Hartville Honey Bee Farm to introduce 60 bee colonies to conserve and bolster the pollinator population in...
Cirque Goes Broadway Offers Thrilling Feats & Akron Symphony Accompanying Broadway Singers
If your family is up for something truly spectacular, why not take them out to Blossom Music Center this weekend for one of two pre-Labor Day performances of Cirque Goes Broadway?. Acrobats, contortionists, magicians and jugglers from Cirque de la Symphonie will perform their dazzling moves while vocalists Morgan James...
Commission to help Vienna Township get out of fiscal emergency
The commission laid out how the meetings will be held going forward. They also talked about getting a financial plan together. It would be a five-year forecast and it has to be submitted in the next 120 days. From there, the commission will review it.
Police shutdown Schenley Avenue in Youngstown following two car crash
Youngstown Police have briefly shut down a section of Schenley Avenue following a two-car accident. It happened around 9:20 p.m. near Summit Academy. Fire crews on the scene reported to dispatch that a fight broke out following the accident and requested back up. Since then the road has been shut...
Ohio Lottery player wins $50,000 on 50th Anniversary scratch-off ticket purchased in Massillon
Massillon, Ohio – An Ohio Lottery player is celebrating a big win after purchasing a 50th Anniversary scratch-off ticket, which resulted in a $50,000 prize. The winning ticket was bought at Massillon Mini Mart, located at 2622 Lincoln Way NW in Massillon. After mandatory state and federal taxes, which...
RESULTS: 2024 NOGA Great Lakes Auto Scratch Stroke Play #4
Monday marked the final event of the 2024 NOGA Great Lakes Auto Scratch Series before the 2024 Tour Championship. All players who were near the top fifteen in season-long points came to Catawba Island Club in a last-ditch effort to claim their spot at Firestone. In his second Great Lakes...
House on demolition list in Youngstown sold to out of state buyer
Back in 2022, a home on Lucius Avenue in Youngstown was one of hundreds added to a demolition list after the Mahoning County Landbank received a brown field grant. The owner of this home at the time, CEO of the Persayus Way Project, Million Perry-Phifer, was informed that the house would come off the list if he rehabbed it.
Mill Creek MetroParks programs for September, October
Mill Creek MetroParks programs for September, October | Activities include hikes, nature walks, children’s programming and fall trolley tours. Birding the Springfield Forest. 11840 Springfield Road, North Lima 44452. Register online or call 330-740-7107, ext. 129. www.mil…. Jeff Harvey will lead this early morning hike. Space is limited. Boots are required. Moderate, 1.25 miles. Register by Sept. 12. 8-9:30 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 14.
Manchester dominates Coventry, Green drops close game in week one — South Side
GREATER AKRON — High school football is back as week-one action kicked off Aug. 22 for one local team followed by other teams beginning Aug. 23. Walsh senior quarterback Keller Moten helped the Warriors edge out a 37-35 victory with four touchdowns — three rushing and one throwing Aug. 22. Ursuline found themselves trailing 37-28 late in the fourth quarter and managed to score a touchdown but was unsuccessful recovering an onside kick attempt, which sealed the win for Walsh.
Campaign for Jewish Needs to kick off Sept. 8
The Jewish Federation of Cleveland’s 2025 Campaign for Jewish Needs will launch on Sept. 8 with the third annual Super Sunday Kickoff at the Federation’s Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Building in Beachwood. Gabrielle and Yissachar Jerusalem, who co-chaired the event last year, return this year with Ryan...
Akron NAACP leader raising questions over deadly shooting of Michael Jones
The president of the Akron Chapter of the NAACP is raising some questions and concerns two days after police body camera videos were released in connection with the death of Michael Jones.
OHS Girl’s Tennis Defeats Alliance 3-2
On Monday afternoon the girl’s tennis team traveled to Mt. Union College to play Alliance High School in a NET Conference match. The girls came away with a 3-2 victory. The team is now 3-4 on the season and 3-1 in the NET Conference. The team travels to Barberton tomorrow for a 4:00 match.
Avon Lake mayor cites ‘no concern’ about air quality in wake of power plant implosion
AVON LAKE, Ohio -- City residents can likely breathe a sigh of relief after hearing the results of air quality monitoring from the implosion of buildings at the former Avon Lake Power Plant. The city had contracted with an outside, independent environmental consulting group called Verdantas to monitor air quality.
'Donating makes a world of difference': Lily Rose Lee to hold fundraiser for her Unleashed Animal Rescue
WELLINGTON, Ohio — Every time you visit Lily Rose Lee at her Unleashed Animal Rescue in Wellington, you'll know exactly where her heart is. It's always been with the animals, most of which weren't shown love or care in the way that they deserved. On Monday, we met Bosco,...
Canton Police investigating video of officer kicking ‘complying’ suspect: Release
CANTON, Ohio (WOIO) - The Canton Police Department is investigating after a social media video began circulating of a Canton officer kicking a suspect who appeared to be complying, according to police. According to a release from Canton Police, officers were called to the 1800 block of Morris Ave. for...
Mentor author Deanna Adams’ latest book set in 1940s Cleveland
As Deanna R. Adams of Mentor was writing her first historical fiction novel, the story she was telling took on a life of its own. During the four years Adams worked on “A Place We Belong,” she was also juggling jobs as a freelance writer, hairdresser, restaurant hostess/server and caregiver for a daughter stricken with cancer. It was an hour’s drive to the home of her daughter and three grandchildren.
Red Lobster to close 23 restaurants nationwide, including Strongsville location, at end of month
STRONGSVILLE, Ohio — Red Lobster will be closing 23 of its restaurants nationwide at the end of this month, including its location in Strongsville, according to a U.S. Bankruptcy Court filing dated Aug. 22. The announcement comes after Red Lobster filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in May and shuttered...
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