For Summit County executive: We recommend the election of Ilene Shapiro
This election year began with the expectation that Russ Pry would win easily another four-year term as the Summit County executive. The popular and effective Pry guided the county through stressful...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Oct. 13
FOOTBALLStatisticsRUSHINGThru Week 7 GamesName, school Att Yds Avg. TDThut, Crestwood 186 1739 9.3 24Bridges, Ellet 175 1430 8.3 19Suggs, East 142 1326 9.7 14Bridges, Copley 159 1092 6.9 20McAleese,...
View ArticleLocal women speak openly about prevalence of sexual harassment
In the wake of the release of audio of Donald Trump’s crude comments about women — and his ongoing criticisms of Bill Clinton’s conduct with women — some local female business and community leaders say...
View ArticleAkron school allows transgender second-grader to use girls’ restroom, cites...
Akron Public Schools will continue to allow a transgender second-grader to use the girls’ restroom in the wake of complaints from other students’ parents.Superintendent David James said refusing the...
View ArticleBlue Jays president Mark Shapiro still pulls for friends with Indians, at...
CLEVELAND: Blue Jays President Mark Shapiro admits he “pulls for people.”After digesting everything there is to read about his team’s game the previous night, he said he next checks the Indians’...
View ArticleBrowns will start rookie quarterback Cody Kessler against Titans despite injury
BEREA: Cody Kessler’s body responded well enough to recent practices for the Browns to stick to the plan they formulated early this week.The Browns (0-5) will start Kessler at quarterback Sunday when...
View ArticleRaptors 119, Cavaliers 94: Short-handed Raptors rout Cavs, minus LeBron...
CLEVELAND: After extending the Cavaliers to six games in last season’s Eastern Conference finals, the Toronto Raptors have to again be considered the Cavs’ stiffest competition in the East until proved...
View ArticleIndians not surprised to be underdogs, look to carry ALDS experience into ALCS
CLEVELAND: By now, the Indians are used to it. Odds-makers have had the Indians down and out since the losses to the starting rotation. The Indians were expected to get the No. 3 seed. Then they were...
View ArticleBarberton’s vision for downtown still rolling out; here’s what’s to come
BARBERTON: A few lights and some landscaping here. Some bike lanes and new parking there. A handful of interactive kiosks sprinkled about. A pair of craft breweries. And how about a Better Block...
View ArticleU.S. Marshals Service captures two fugitives wanted in Akron
The U.S. Marshals Service has captured two Akron fugitives — one wanted on aggravated robbery charges and the other for involuntary manslaughter.Akron police on Thursday announced the arrests of Davon...
View ArticleSeries lets you follow Monica Potter’s renovation of her Cleveland home —...
I’ve been dying to see inside the house actress Monica Potter renovated in Cleveland. And boy, was it worth the wait.This week, HGTV started airing a series about the renovation, Welcome Back Potter....
View ArticleAkron’s haunted tradition changes hands, but 43-year legacy of frights will...
Fans of Akron’s Haunted Schoolhouse and Laboratory got an unexpected scare Friday when news broke that the 43-year Halloween amusement tradition had been sold.But Cindy Johns — who founded the haunted...
View ArticleODOT: Ongoing highway construction near Central Interchange in Akron is on...
The Ohio Department of Transportation says construction along Interstate 76/77 just west of the Central Interchange in Akron is going smoothly.The work — which involved closing highway ramps, removing...
View ArticleOhio to suspend doing business with Wells Fargo
NEW YORK: Ohio’s Republican Gov. John Kasich announced Friday that he was suspending Wells Fargo from doing business with state agencies and excluding the bank from participating in any state bond...
View ArticleHigh school football Friday night scoreboard
Friday’s GamesCity SeriesBuchtel 21, Ellet 20Garfield 36, Kenmore 6Federal LeagueGlenOak 19, Canton McKinley 2North Canton Hoover 35, Green 0Perry 35, Lake 0Greater Cleveland ConferenceSolon 46, Elyria...
View ArticleOhio State football: Battle in trenches could determine winner between...
MADISON, Wis.: Wisconsin linebacker T.J. Watt would like a unique birthday gift this year.A win over Ohio State might be more cherished than any present.The second-ranked Buckeyes will visit Camp...
View ArticleHigh school football/Aurora 42, Copley 28: Greenmen win Suburban League showdown
COPLEY: You can’t keep a good offense down.At least that was the case on Friday when Aurora outlasted host Copley 42-28 in a Suburban League-American Conference game that was loaded with league...
View ArticleHigh school football / Archbishop Hoban 21, Walsh Jesuit 0: Knights blank...
CUYAHOGA FALLS: It took Archbishop Hoban more than 31 minutes to score Friday night against Walsh Jesuit.But the visiting Knights (7-1) used three second-half touchdowns, including two on interception...
View ArticleHigh school roundup: Twinsburg tops Hudson, 21-12
Suburban LeagueTwinsburg 21, Hudson 12Cam’Ron McClain and Jared Eaton each rushed for a touchdown to lead the visiting Tigers (2-6, 2-3) to an upset win over the Explorers (6-2, 4-1) in a National...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Oct. 14
FOOTBAllScoreboardFriday’s ResultsArchbishop Hoban 21, Walsh Jesuit 0Ashland 23, Clear Fork 14Aurora 42, Copley 28Avon 30, Amherst Steele 0 Barberton 28, Kent Roosevelt 14Beachwood 60, Painesville...
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