Ravenna is a viable site for a missile defense base, military environment...
RAVENNA: Some wetlands and streams would need to be relocated and construction would have to be timed so as not to interfere with a threatened species of bat.But there are no environmental changes...
View ArticleMary Lou Daugherty retires after 43 years with Summit County clerk’s office
When Mary Lou Daugherty first started working at the Summit County Clerk of Courts Office, she was 18.Her father had just died and Daugherty, the oldest of five children, needed a job to help support...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Red Wanting Blue hitting Firestone’s greens
I have a good buddy who barely knows the title of his favorite song, much less the lyrics. He’s all about the music. Period.In my case, a song won’t bowl me over unless I feel a special synergy between...
View ArticleIndians 4, Blue Jays 1: Streaking Indians tie franchise record with 13th...
TORONTO: Carlos Carrasco struck out a season-high 14, Jason Kipnis and Rajai Davis hit solo home runs and the Indians matched a franchise record by winning their 13th consecutive game Thursday night,...
View ArticleDowntown Akron entices with fireworks and BBQ
Downtown Akron is hosting its second big party in less than two weeks.This one is to celebrate the nation’s independence, with fireworks beginning at 9:45 p.m. Monday.And the number of folks who...
View ArticleWooster native Stanley Gault, credited with turning around Goodyear and...
Stanley Gault knew how to turn things around.The Wooster native, whose father, Clyde, in 1920 helped create Rubbermaid in Wayne County, spent 31 years as a successful, fast-rising executive at General...
View ArticleFormer Rankin Elementary School fourth-grader reunites with his teacher after...
Ten-year-old Ronald Graves walked into Room 204 at Rankin Elementary School 62 years ago, without a clue that the rookie teacher at the head of his fourth-grade class would change his life.“I was a shy...
View ArticleMarla Ridenour: Jordan Spieth takes big, but quiet, first step in quest to...
Jordan Spieth’s relationship with caddie Michael Greller might be the perfect partnership. But from this point forward, it might be more of a silent partnership.For any other player on the PGA Tour,...
View ArticleCuyahoga Falls announces winner of city logo contest
CUYAHOGA FALLS: The winner of the city’s logo contest is Clare Willett of Woodridge High School, Mayor Don Walters announced during the Riverfront Concert Series Friday night.Willett and four other...
View ArticleFirefighters find body of man in fire-damaged Akron home
A 69-year-old Akron man was found dead Friday morning in the burned-out ruins of his home of some 40 years.Firefighters found the body of James Johnson, a former auto body shop owner, after responding...
View ArticlePeople want more glimpses inside abandoned Rolling Acres Mall: Here’s more video
People want to get as many glimpses as they can inside the abandoned Rolling Acres Mall as they stroll down memory lane.But Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan on Friday issued a statement reiterating that while...
View Article2016 Bridgestone Invitational notebook: 414-yard drive helps Justin Thomas...
Justin Thomas said it was the probably the hardest he’s ever hit a drive. But little did he know that his 414-yard bomb on “The Monster,” the 667-yard, par-5 16th hole at Akron’s Firestone Country...
View ArticleMatthew Dellavedova agrees to sign with Bucks, Cavs can match offer; Timofey...
Cavaliers restricted free agent Matthew Dellavedova agreed to a four-year, $38 million deal with the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday, a league source confirmed. The Cavs will have three days from the time...
View ArticleDamages on hold: Resolution in Summa, Western Reserve Hospital case delayed
Jurors appeared to send a message Friday to Summa Health and Western Reserve Hospital with their verdict — and an accidental curve ball to Summit County Common Pleas Judge Lynne S. Callahan.The...
View ArticlePlain Township man killed in self-driving Tesla crash hoped technology could...
Beacon Journal staff writer Josh Brown paid $40,000 for his tiny, tidy Plain Township house, about half what he paid for his Tesla.The 40-year-old nicknamed his electric Tesla “Tessy” and bragged to...
View ArticleDo Ohio Christians care about the poor?
When it comes to seeing the poor as a priority, those who profess the Christian religion in Ohio aren’t in the front ranks. The unchurched are.A survey of 1,000 Ohioans jointly conducted for the Ohio...
View ArticleMarla Ridenour: Shirtless golf, endless spring break high jinks provide...
Golfing shirtless. Jumping off a house’s second-story railing into the marina. Funky poses in funky headgear.The horseplay and high jinks chronicled on Snapchat during a spring break trip to the...
View Article2016 Bridgestone Invitational: World No. 1 Jason Day shoots 1-under 69, takes...
On a day when few could tame Firestone South, the world’s No. 1-ranked player, Jason Day, came out of the rubble on top of a now-crowded leaderboard after the second round of the World Golf...
View ArticleIndians 2, Blue Jays 1: Indians’ winning streak reaches club-record 14 games...
TORONTO: A franchise-best 14th consecutive win sure didn’t come easy for the Indians.Carlos Santana homered in the 19th inning off infielder Darwin Barney and the Indians beat the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1...
View ArticleAkron Board of Education exploring more options for the district’s...
Akron Public Schools officials are exploring new options for moving forward with the district’s construction project.Last week, during a joint meeting of the Akron Board of Education and Akron City...
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