COLUMBUS: State lawmakers in Ohio are ready to vote on a pair of proposals cracking down on storefront sweepstakes parlors whose legality has been questioned.Floor votes were scheduled Wednesday on the two bills.The Ohio Senate will vote on an effective ban on the so-called Internet cafes. The Ohio House will vote on legislation extending a moratorium on new […]
CUYAHOGA FALLS: For the third time, a vacant Cuyahoga Falls Council seat will stay in the family.Ken Barnhart, who has represented Ward 3 for nearly 16 years, resigned May 15 to spend more time painting. His wife, Arden Barnhart, 56, was chosen by the Ward 3 Republican Central Committee Tuesday night to take his place.Barnhart beat out Victor L. Pallotta, a […]
Between Thursday, when the city of Akron’s website was hacked, and Saturday afternoon, the city’s 311 information center received 5,200 calls from taxpayers desperate to learn if their information had been compromised.City employees fielded 2,200 of these calls, however, meaning about 3,000 went unanswered.The center, which normally handles 1,700 to 2,100 ca […]
MEDINAMcDonald, Alice M., 79, of Medina. Died Monday. Waite & Son.STARKLaNave, Robert J. “Bobbie,” 59, of Alliance. Died Tuesday. Sharer-Stirling-Skivolocke.Peloso, Walter, 72, of Alliance. Died Tuesday. Sharer-Stirling-Skivolocke.Zimmerman, Linda K., 70, of Massillon. Died Sunday. Paquelet.OTHERFrontz, Pearl G., 93, of Sebring, formerly of Chippewa Lake […]
A small group of St. Vincent-St. Mary High School alumni and coaches said goodbye to the school’s 54-year-old gym just hours before the demolition crews were to move in this morning.About 60 folks attended a $125-a-ticket farewell Tuesday night, where they donned yellow plastic hard hats and sat at tables accented with yellow construction tape.When finished […]
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