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Goodyear selling specialty tire business for $905 million, cutting 175 Akron jobs
AKRON, Ohio — Goodyear announced Monday it will sell its Off-The-Road tire business to Japanese tire maker Yokohama for $905 million, and separately said it is moving 175 Akron jobs to Costa Rica. Both moves are part of Goodyear Forward, a plan announced in November to transform the tire...
Toombs County teen finishes third at All-American Soap Box Derby
AKRON, Ohio — Six racers representing Southeast Georgia Soap Box Derby traveled to Akron, Ohio last week to take part in the 86th FirstEnergy All-American Soap Box Derby. Alyssa Head bringing a big trophy home to Toombs County. Head finished third in the Rally Super Stock Division. Also representing...
18 departments respond to Resource Recycling mulch fire
BATH TOWNSHIP — A mulch fire at Resource Recycling, 1596 Neubrecht Road, Lima, could keep burning for the next few days. The Bath Township Fire Department was first to respond to it at 3:18 p.m. Sunday. A total of 18 departments from four counties came out to help, according to a statement from Bath Township Fire Chief Joe Kitchen.
Indian Valley's Aaron Davis receives regional Teacher of the Year honor
GNADENHUTTEN ‒ Aaron Davis, a multi-subject educator at his alma mater Indian Valley High School in the Indian Valley Local School District, has been selected as Regional State Board District 8 Teacher of the Year. "I am truly humbled and honored to be recognized by the state board of...
Akron prohibits new vape shop clusters, sets rules for recreational marijuana dispensaries
Akron wants to stop clusters of vape shops from cropping up across the city. On Monday, Akron City Council approved new rules for vape shops, as well as recreational marijuana businesses. The vape store legislation creates a 2,500-foot minimum distance between vape shops that operate in the city. It defines vape shops as stores...
Boardman Trustees approve Fire/EMS levy for November ballot
Folks living in Boardman will decide the fate of EMS operations this November. Boardman Trustees have approved a 4.5 mill Fire/EMS that will raise enough money to expand the number of ambulances that work in the Township. The five-year levy would raise close to $6 million to staff all three...
Massie seniors Green, Chester win high honors at Warren County Fair
They were rivals in the ring but friends after the show Friday as a pair of Clinton-Massie seniors-to-be took home top honors in the Warren County Fair’s Showman of Showmen competition. Brylie Green won Grand Champion honors and Delaney Chester won Reserve Grand Champion in the Showman of Showmen. Chester is the 2024 Clinton-Massie FFA president while Green attended the Warren County Career Center in the Veterinary Science program.
Chrissie Hynde takes portrait of childhood home as Pretenders return to Akron for concerts
We are now in Ohio!Here’s me posing outside my childhood home in Cuyahoga Falls.XCH pic.twitter.com/lRTMmzgx1s— Chrissie Hynde (@ChrissieHynde) July 23, 2024 Chrissie Hynde went back to Ohio. Not all of her city is gone. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer took time out to reminisce this week as The Pretenders returned to Akron...
Cleveland Clinic, Kent State establish care partnership
Cleveland Clinic and Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, have entered into a multiyear partnership in which the clinic will serve as the official healthcare provider for student-athletes. Services provided by the health system will include athletic training, physical therapy, physician care, behavioral health services, sports performance services, medical scheduling...
Famous folk rock duo to play Warren venue
WARREN, Ohio (WKBN) — The Indigo Girls will play Warren Packard Music Hall later this year. The show is set for Dec. 13. Tickets range from $29.75 to $99.75 and go on sale Friday, July 26 at 10 a.m. at ticketmaster.com. A presale event is set for July 25 with the code PACKARD.
Man charged with felonious assault in Niles bar fight
NILES, Ohio (WKBN) — An Orwell man has been charged with felonious assault stemming from a bar fight in Niles last Wednesday. Shortly after 2 a.m., police responded to a Niles bar for reports of a fight outside in the parking lot. Witnesses say the fight stemmed from a...
Our clearest indicator yet that Ohio recreational marijuana sales won’t start ‘til after Labor Day: Today in Ohio
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Ten Ohio marijuana growers and processers are the first to receive certificates of operation which permits them to begin working in the recreational market. We’re talking about the two in Akron and one each in Lorain and Portage counties on Today in Ohio. Listen online here.
County roundup: Garrettsville prepares for Peach Social Car Cruise, plus news from Freedom, Hiram, Nelson, Mantua and Windham
The long-awaited time capsule opening took place July 6. Inside the time capsule were, among other things, old newspapers, an old book from the Garrettsville 120th Centennial and a song written about Garrettsville called “Old Garrettsville” that was sung by two girls, according to the James A. Garfield Historical Society, when the time capsule was buried in 1924. Two women sang the song at the time capsule opening.
New state report recommends denial for proposed Stark Solar farm near Alliance
Staff members from a state agency are recommending the Ohio Power Siting Board deny the application of Stark Solar for construction of a proposed 150-megawatt solar farm in Washington Township. To get a certificate for construction, operation and maintenance of a major utility facility in Ohio, companies must meet eight criteria according to state law. ...
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