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North Canton attorney Daniel Griffith begins term as Ohio State Bar Association President
On July 1, attorney Daniel Griffith began his term as 2024-25 president of the Ohio State Bar Association. A resident of North Canton, Griffith served as an officer of the bar association in the post of president-elect for the 2023-24 bar year. “I am honored to serve as president of...
Sheffield Lake man extradited to Pennsylvania on rape charges
SHEFFIELD LAKE, Ohio (WOIO) - A Sheffield Lake man was arrested earlier this month and charged with multiple counts of sexual offenses against a child, according to the Lower Paxton Township Police Department website. 58-year-old Odin J. Rathnam of Sheffield Lake was arrested in Ohio July 11 at his home...
New We Rock the Spectrum gym in Stow creates imaginative play space for kids with autism
A school occupational therapist once envisioned herself operating a recreational hub for young people who are neurodivergent, and now she can look out over a new Stow gymnasium and see the fruits of her determination. A zip line. Swings. A calming room. A space for infants and toddlers. An art room. Interactive...
Cool Cleveland items spotted at National Sports Collectors Convention
CLEVELAND, Ohio – The National Sports Collectors Convention ended its five-day run Sunday in Cleveland, with millions of cards, posters, jerseys and many other pieces of memorabilia for sale, display and trade offered from hundreds of dealers. The annual show, which rotates through a handful of cities, drew upwards...
Greater Alliance Carnation Festival returns, celebrates 10 days of community
ALLIANCE ‒ The Greater Alliance Carnation Festival returns this week for its 64th year with a renewed focus on Levi Lamborn. Lamborn, an Alliance politician, physician and horticulturist, is credited with breeding the first scarlet carnations in the United States. This year also marks the 120th anniversary of the scarlet carnation being...
Family ties: Brenner family members return to Massillon for annual reunion
MASSILLON – The Brenner family staked a claim in western Stark County about a dozen years after the Civil War and embarked on what's become a local family tradition — farming. Many decedents of patriarch David Brenner gathered Sunday afternoon to celebrate their heritage for the 85th time at a family reunion. They...
Akron reservoir replacement approved with historic preservation a priority
As construction continues on upgrades to Reservoir Park in Goodyear Heights, the Akron water reservoir where the park gets its namesake remains untouched after more than 100 years. Located at 399 Brittain Road, the underground reservoir’s structural and operational integrity has become a concern after a century of use.
Cuyahoga Democrats boycotting Judge4yourself, Pro-Palestinian demonstrators target county executive’s house
Cuyahoga County Democrats are complaining again about the Judicial Candidates Rating Coalition, a group of legal bar associations that produces the site Judge4Yourself.com. As we have noted before, candidates for Cleveland Municipal Court and other courts have charged the process is biased. Republican candidates have also complained in the past when their candidates received poor ratings.
Cleveland plans overhaul of ‘lengthy and unpredictable’ building permit process
With TV cameras rolling last week, Mayor Justin Bibb signed an executive order to overhaul how City Hall issues permits for new construction. Armed with a nearly $116,000 consulting study, the administration is setting out to give people a simple way to pull permits and track them online, whether they’re building a skyscraper or a new garage.
Lake Erie Bilingual Academy charter school set to open in Painesville
A new charter school is opening in Painesville this year with a focus on bilingual education. Lake Erie Bilingual Academy will start offering classes to early kindergarten through fifth grade students on Aug. 14. Principal David Kassel said that the school aims to graduate students who can read, write and speak English and Spanish.
Local history: ‘The Instructor,’ a 1980s action movie filmed in Akron, gets a new release
You can finally eject that warped VHS tape from Vestron Video. “The Instructor,” a low-budget action movie made in Akron during the early 1980s, has hit the Blu-ray market like a karate kick to the throat. ...
Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist says Neon Nights at Clay's Park is 'going to be nothing but fun'
Guitarist Rickey Medlocke said he will keep playing the songs of the legendary Lynyrd Sknyrd as long as he can. "I promised (late founding member) Gary (Rossington) when I got back with the band (that) I'd be there until the last note of Free Bird," said Medlocke, a member of Lynyrd Skynyrd...
Mansfield Airport Day on Aug. 3 will include car show, kids zone, paid air flights
Airplane and car enthusiasts rejoice, Mansfield Airport Day is this weekend. The event will include a car show, kids zone, paid flights around the area, plus an even bigger and better Drone Show, live entertainment and food vendors. The event is from 2:30 to 10:30 p.m. Aug. 3 at Mansfield Lahm Airport on...
Uhrichsville business owner frustrated with flooding, access and village council
UHRICHSVILLE ‒ John Fockler, who has operated the Gardner Street Garage for 40 years, said he has had to deal with persistent flooding issues on his property for some time. Now, with construction of the new BellStore on McCauley Drive in front of his property, his access to his business is often blocked making it difficult to get deliveries or mail. ...
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