AKRON
Youth mentoring program
AKRON: Applications are being accepted for DREAMS Academy, an eight-week mentoring program for African-American young men in fifth through eighth grades.
DREAMS — Developing Responsible Extraordinary African-American Males for Society — focuses on etiquette, academics and art and technology. It is designed to enhance students in a variety of areas, including soft skills, problem solving, career guidance, and financial literacy.
Cost is $300, which can be offset by work done during the financial literacy week, and includes meals, supplies, seven ties, two tickets to the DREAMS Academy Gala and a tuxedo rental for the gala. Space is limited to 20 students, who will meet on Monday evenings beginning Oct. 17 at Alpha and Omega Worship Center, 181 Burton Ave., Akron.
For more information or to apply, go to www.dreamsacademyakron.org or call Brandon R. Scarborough at 330-422-8332.
COPLEY TOWNSHIP
Drug disposal bags coming
COPLEY TWP.: Residents who can’t get to drug disposal drop-off sites could soon receive an alternative — disposal bags donated by the Summit County Community Partnership.
Township Fire Chief Michael Benson said department ambulance crews will have the bags available to residents on regular runs. The partnership received 40,000 donated “drug deactivation pouches” from Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals “for distribution to senior centers, patients, parents, families in Akron and Summit County to provide a safe and responsible drug disposal method, preventing abuse and misuse of leftover prescription medication,” a news release said.
The user-friendly pouches are simple to use, deactivating prescription drugs and making contents safe for landfills. Residents can place the medications in the plastic pouch, add tap water, then seal and throw the pouches away with household trash.
Acme Fresh Market Pharmacy is offering drug disposal pouches throughout their 16 neighborhood locations in Summit County. The statement said the SCCP is partnering with numerous community organizations to distribute pouches including Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority, AUI Cascade Village, the Community Builders of Akron, city of Barberton, Community Health Center, Summit County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Board, Mature Services Inc., Summa Health, the Summit County Opiate Task Force and Summit County Public Health.
LITCHFIELD TOWNSHIP
Road closing on Monday
LITCHFIELD TWP.: State Route 18, between state Route 83 and Beat Road, will close Monday for several days for a culvert replacement, the Ohio Department of Transportation said.
The road is expected to reopen Sept. 30. The detour will involve Route 83, state Route 303 and state Route 252.
MUNROE FALLS
Self-defense class
MUNROE FALLS: A free women’s self-defense class will be held 6-8 p.m. Monday at Kimpton Middle School, 380 N. River Road.
No registration is required. Participants will learn verbal techniques, kicks and slaps, and how to get free from a chokehold and more. The monthly class is sponsored by Summit County Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh and University of Akron Police Lt. Chad Cunningham.
For more information, contact Jennifer Watson at 330-643-7915 or watson@prosec.
State news
Obama coming to Ohio
COLUMBUS: The Ohio Democratic Party says President Barack Obama will headline its state dinner next month. State party chairman David Pepper says Obama will help fire up Democrats heading into the final stretch of the 2016 campaign.
The party’s state dinner is scheduled for Oct. 13. This year’s event will be at the Greater Columbus Convention Center.