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• [24-05-2012] Students “pay back” with community service
  
  GREEN: Twins Liz and John Vorhies reminisced about watching their dad help build Heritage Hill playground when they were 8 years old. Their father, also named John, was serving on the city’s park board at the time.On Wednesday, the...
  
  
• [24-05-2012] Little opposition to requested zone change for assisted-living complex in Green
  
  GREEN: A City Council public hearing over a proposed zoning change that could lead to an assisted-living facility being built on Boettler Road produced little opposition Tuesday night.Council could vote on the proposal at its June 12...
  
  
• [23-05-2012] LaRose introduces meth bill
  
  Beacon Journal staff reportCOLUMBUS: State Sens. Frank LaRose, R-Copley Township, and Bill Beagle, R-Tipp City, introduced legislation Tuesday to tackle methamphetamine production across Ohio and hold property owners accountable for...
  
  
• [21-05-2012] Charity events — week of May 21
  
  This weekWednesdayRising Stars concert — 7 p.m. Wednesday, Tangier, 532 W. Market St., Akron. Four country singers perform to benefit the Medical Transportation Services of the American Red Cross of Summit and Portage...
  
  
• [18-05-2012] Local news briefs — May 17
  
  AKRONBack pay awardedAKRON: An Akron firefighter fired for violating the city’s former residency requirement is owed more than $250,000 in back pay, an arbitrator ruled Thursday.Arbitrator Marc Winters also repeated his...
  
  
• [17-05-2012] Local news briefs — May 17
  
  AKRONK-9 Challenge setAKRON: Fifteen trained police dogs will compete in Akron this weekend. The second K-9 Challenge will be Saturday at Lock 3 downtown, bringing K-9 units from Summit, Stark, Tuscarawas and Wayne counties.The...
  
  
• [16-05-2012] Body recovered at Silver Creek Metro Park
  
  NORTON: Rescuers were unable to save a woman who drove her car into Silver Creek Lake on Tuesday afternoon.A visitor to Silver Creek Metro Park, along with a staff member and three Norton police officers, went into the lake about 1:30...
  
  
• [15-05-2012] Crowds gather for Cleveland casino opening
  
  CLEVELAND: The Horseshoe Casino Cleveland opened to a full house Monday.Amid fanfare and large crowds, Ohio’s first casino opened its doors at 9:30 p.m.Thousands stood in line — some for hours — on Public Square for...
  
  
• [14-05-2012] Charity events — week of May 14
  
  This WeekWednesdayMental Health America of Summit County Comedy Show — 7:30 p.m., Pavilion at Falls River Square, 2085 Front St., Cuyahoga Falls. Featuring NPR Improv. $10. For tickets, call 330-923-0688 or go to...
  
  
• [12-05-2012] Experts warn smart phone, tablet, computer owners to restore factory setting before selling
  
  Experts say there's a simple step that most people aren't doing to protect their personal information on computers, smart phones and tablets. Susan Norton swore her new Kindle Fire came in the manufacturer’s box that had never been...
  
  
• [11-05-2012] Dance studio says they don’t want any part of competition if reality TV Show is there
  
  By Marilyn MillerBeacon Journal staff writerNORTON: A Norton dance studio has pulled out of the national competition that will step off this weekend at the Akron Civic Theatre over a planned appearance by the team featured in the...
  
  
• [09-05-2012] Local news briefs — May 8
  
  AKRONBaseball paradeAKRON: The city’s third annual All-American Baseball & Softball Parade will step off at 11 a.m. Saturday on Main Street.More than 1,500 players will participate from the North Akron, Goodyear Heights, Ellet,...
  
  
• [03-05-2012] Local news briefs – May 3
  
  AKROnRobbery thwartedAKRON: A woman walked into a Mr. Hero restaurant with the intent to rob the place and ended up with a black eye instead, Akron police said.The woman entered the Mr. Hero’s at 484 W. Market St. around 5 p.m....
  
  
• [02-05-2012] Local news briefs — May 1
  
  AKRONPolice memorialAKRON: Akron officers will hold their annual Police Memorial Service at 11 a.m. May 9.The event, to honor officers killed in the line of duty, will be held at the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge, 2610 Ley Drive. It...
  
  
• [02-05-2012] Former Akron bar owner accuses city, county of late response in Whispers demolition dispute
  
  The owner of a demolished Akron bar has asked for default court rulings totaling $4 million in damages after claiming the city and county failed to respond in time to a civil complaint filed more than two months ago.George Zakaib of...
  
  
• [01-05-2012] Summit County announces road projects
  
  Summit County will spend $1.94 million on paving, bridge and culvert projects this year — a 30 percent increase over last year.County Engineer Al Brubaker attributed the increase to a countywide road pavement purchasing...
  
  
• [30-04-2012] People answer call to prayer
  
  Millions of Americans are expected to answer the call to prayer during the county’s 61st annual observance of National Day of Prayer May 3 that will focus on the need to pray for America, its leaders and citizens.A prayer vigil...
  
  
• [29-04-2012] Celebrations — April 29
  
  CommunityEd Dieringer of Akron is this year’s winner of the Ohio Environmental Health Association’s Ivan Baker Membership Recognition Award. Dieringer is a registered sanitarian for the Akron Department of Public...
  
  
• [28-04-2012] National Day of Prayer to be observed Thursday
  
  Millions of Americans are expected to answer the call to prayer on Thursday, during the 61st annual observance of National Day of Prayer.Locally, the annual prayer gathering sponsored by the Summit County National Day of Prayer Task...
  
  
• [28-04-2012] Regional briefs — April 27
  
  AKRONTwo fugitives heldAKRON: An Akron robbery suspect and a Springfield Township man accused of raping a child were arrested Thursday by the U.S. Marshals’ Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force.Larry W. Johnson, 54,...
  
  
• [27-04-2012] Summit County will have 298 precincts in the November election, down from 475
  
  The average number of voters per precinct in Summit County will increase by more than 400 — to about 1,200 — in the November election. The elections board voted Thursday to cut the number of precincts from 475 to 298, a 37...