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Vote in Messenger/Herald female athlete of millennium bracket
In an effort to determine the top female athlete of this millennium with Messenger/Herald roots, we created a bracket. Please vote below to reduce the field to 16. The poll runs from 3 p.m. Monday to 3 p.m. July 26. The bracket will be cut in half each following week to ultimately identify one...
Climate change is hurting Lake Erie. Ohio is training a workforce to help
Climate change is altering Lake Erie: warmer water temperatures increase the risk of toxic algal blooms. Less ice cover in the winter can lead to more soil erosion. And its water levels are fluctuating at a faster rate. A new program at Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and...
Ohio educators upset with pension board backtracking, with millions in bonuses to be given to staff
The Ohio retired teachers’ pension board has approved millions of dollars in bonuses for their investment staff less than a month after grandstanding by eliminating the additional compensation to make a group of educators happy. The State Teachers Retirement System (STRS) is embroiled in controversy. In summary, there has been constant fighting, two board resignations and allegations of […] The post Ohio educators upset with pension board backtracking, with millions in bonuses to be given to staff appeared first on Ohio Capital Journal.
Concord Township OKs residential incentive district; Riverside Schools expresses concerns
Concord Township’s trustees recently approved the creation of a new incentive district to collect more revenue from an upcoming residential development and fund township projects,. Meanwhile Riverside Schools officials are expressing concerns about the impact to school finances. The new Ivy Ridge Incentive District will include a plot of...
Cleveland homeless shelter is Ohio's top voter purge address
The address with the most voters to be purged in Ohio in 2024 is 2100 Lakeside Ave., the Cleveland men's homeless shelter run by Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry. Why it matters: People experiencing homelessness or with unstable housing are especially susceptible to disenfranchisement, as they struggle to maintain residency and respond to mail from their local board of elections.
New Capriccio’s Restaurant to open in Solon
SOLON, Ohio –Capriccio’s Restaurant will open this fall in the former Fisher’s American Tavern in Solon. The former restaurant, which closed in May, is being reimagined as an Italian eatery. When it reopens it will have an 89-seat dining room and a 22-seat patio. If you purchase...
Chardon volleyball: Abby Kolcum excited to continue to grow as a setter before going to Slippery Rock
Abby Kolcum had big shoes to fill when she took over the starting setter role for Chardon last year. Annabel Frieden was a leader for the Hilltoppers and helped guide them to two regional appearances.
Taste of Akron lineup features 19 food trucks, 15 vendors Thursday, followed by Arts Expo
Foodies, unite. It's once again time for the Taste of Akron. The celebration of local foods, a precursor to the 45th annual Akron Arts Expo, will roll into Hardesty Park for an evening of noshing from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday at 1615 W. Market St. The evening will feature appetizers, entrees and...
Nine most expensive homes sold in Mentor, July 15-21
A house that sold for $553,500 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Mentor in the past week. In total, nine residential real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past week, with an average price of $315,956. The average price per square foot ended up at $245.
Aultman Hospital no longer 'in network' for Humana Medicare Advantage
Aultman and Humana had been negotiating since the start of the year. The change affects Humana's Medicare Advantage patients. Hospitals nationwide have been reporting similar problems with Medicare Advantage insurers. Thousands of patients insured through Humana's Medicare Advantage plans are no longer "in network" at Aultman hospitals. Adam Luntz, senior...
Akron police, SWAT standoff ends in arrest
AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - An Akron man was arrested early Saturday morning following an hours-long standoff that involved a SWAT team. Akron police say officers responded to Akron City Hospital around 2:30 a.m. Saturday for a report of an assault. Officers say the 49-year-old woman told them her 39-year-old boyfriend...
‘You’re a monster’: Cleveland mother sentenced to life in prison for beating toddler to death
CLEVELAND, Ohio – A Cleveland mother who beat her 3-year-old son to death was sentenced Monday to life in prison with parole eligibility after 31 to 35 years. Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Brendan Sheehan said Timmeka Eggleton, 31, beat her son, Curtis Witcher, then lied to police to cover up his death.
More chicken. The Howlin Bird opens Massillon location
The Howlin Bird has opened the doors of its second location, in the Target Plaza at 2010 Lincoln Way E. in Massillon. The original location, at 123 S. Main St. in North Canton, opened in December 2020. It's home to specialty rotisserie chicken, house-breaded tenders, a giant Chicken Casear Salad and a...
50 Years of the Cleveland Int'l Piano Competition
WCLV’s Bill O’Connell hosts an hour looking at the half-century history of the Cleveland International Piano Competition through the lens of the 1995 Gold Medalist, Margarita Shevchenko. She speaks of her early training, the influence of her teachers Vera Gornostayeva and Sergei Babayan, her impressions of Cleveland and the Competition, and the place that the music of Chopin has in her art. And we'll sample recordings made in 1996 under the auspices of the CIPC, including Chopin's Andante spianato & Grande Polonaise Brillante and Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 23 'Appassionata.'
Stray dog who went 'shopping' at Hubbard truck stop, reunited with owner
It’s never too early for some to run out to a convenience store… even for shoppers with four legs. The clerk at the Flying J truck stop store in Hubbard was working at 5:30 a.m. Monday when a dog slipped in after someone opened the door. After the...
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