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  • [31-05-2012] Bob Dyer: Pies bursting in air
    What’s the first thing you think of when you think fireworks?The Amish. Of course.OK, maybe not. But when somebody is trying to publicize a business, apparently no stretch is too far.Phantom Fireworks, based in sunny Youngstown,...

  • [29-05-2012] Memorial ceremony honors WWII vet
    green: Jeptha “Jep” Crum was 22 years old, out of work and living in Kentucky when he enlisted in the U.S. Army. The year was 1940 — just before the country entered WWII.“I was born and raised in the hills of...

  • [28-05-2012] 5 veteran brothers share collective Purple Heart goal
    The city of McKeesport used its annual Memorial Day parade to recognize the Giles brothers who served during World War II and the Korean War....

  • [27-05-2012] Barberton star student consistently dedicated
    BARBERTON: Although music is Sarah Bia­getti’s passion, there is more to her life than musical talent.Biagetti, 18, daughter of Jeff and Beth Biagetti, is valedictorian of her senior class of 253 students at Barberton High...

  • [20-05-2012] Lake patrols might be reduced
    NEW FRANKLIN: Just as boating season is getting under way, officials learned they will have to pay a dividend to beef up marine patrols on the Portage Lakes — or to merely keep them at former levels. Earlier this year, the city...

  • [19-05-2012] Local news briefs - May 19
    AKRONRobbery on videoAKRON: Akron police have posted a video of a Cuyahoga Falls woman being robbed at gunpoint at a Kenmore bank ATM.The incident early Tuesday was captured on the machine’s security camera. Police posted the video on...

  • [15-05-2012] Akron program gets down to grass-roots with partnership money
    Parades. Festivals. After-school programs. Ice cream socials. Newsletters. Community gardens.These and many other activities will be funded this year through Akron’s Neighborhood Partnership Program — small, matching...

  • [13-05-2012] Thousands in pink gather for Pittsburgh's 'Race for the Cure'
    Thousands of runners and walkers gathered at Schenley Park to partake in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. The annual Mother's Day race began at Schenley Park and all the money raised goes to support programs and research...

  • [11-05-2012] Weekend events part of Barberton Magic’s Purple Pride
    barberton: Community pride will be evident throughout the city’s downtown area this weekend with the coordination of two traditional events, the Jaycees 55th Cherry Blossom Festival and the PNC (formerly National City Bank) 14th...

  • [10-05-2012] Local new briefs - May 10
    AKRONUmbrella fightAKRON: An Akron man was stabbed during an argument about an umbrella, police said.James R. Dennis, 52, was treated at Summa Akron City Hospital for several lacerations. His injuries were not considered...

  • [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,...