Summa Barberton Hospital will host free Stop Smoking classes. This series of classes is for people who want to quit smoking and need some support and motivation.
The crowd was on its feet, the bright lights lit up the gridiron as the sun dipped down, the smack of a helmet against the chest of the ball carrier rang and when the clock hit all zeroes the Coventry Comets stood together as they victoriously sang their alma mater.
Soon the leaves will begin to change, the temperature will drop, the days will get shorter and the familiar pigskin will be tossed around. Autumn is upon us and so are those Friday night lights with the roaring crowds rooting for the home team.
Coventry Schools Foundation Second Annual Corn Roast at Dusty’s Landing is slated for Saturday, Aug. 28. The fund raiser promises to be a great time with food, beverages and a live music funk band, Get On Up, featuring Coventry alumni Derek Kirschner and Jon Work. The festivities start at 5 p.m and continue through 9 p.m.
Coventry junior Eric Ashley, at 5'9'' 160 pounds, does not look like the prototypical soccer player and doesn't jump off the charts in terms athletic ability yet he's on of the state's best players.
Lara Culbertson wants a makeover for the bedroom in her Coventry home. She is competing in the HGTV’s Designing for the Sexes bedroom makeover with Michael Payne. The contest is called the Big Bad Bedroom Break-up.
Devin Pearcy, a graduate of Portage Lakes Career Center and Green High School, took third place at the National SkillsUSA Championships in June.
Portage Lakes Career Center will hold a special Ribbon Cutting Ceremony and Open House in celebration of completion of the Health Technology Wing expansion project on Sunday, Aug. 22 from 2-4 p.m. In addition to the Open House celebration, a Community Health Fair will also be a part of the afternoon’s activities.
The suspect, Thomas Rardon, age 33, of Uhler Street in Akron, portrays himself as a tree removal expert, “Tommy the Tree Guy” from Trees Are Us. He gives a written estimate, takes a down payment, then never returns to complete the work.
Beginning Aug. 12, SR 619 will be closed just west of Arlington Road from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. This closure may also occur on Friday night, Aug. 13. The detour route is Cottage Grove Road to Caston Road to Arlington Road. Access to all local residents and businesses will be maintained throughout construction.
Summit County Fiscal Officer John A. Donofrio has announced his office is introducing an outreach program to help identify and verify abandoned properties throughout Summit County.
The Coventry High School Booster Club is selling raffle tickets to raise money for the Field House from now until the end of the 2010 football season.
The First Tee chapters of Akron, Canton and Cleveland exist to fix that problem and provide all children with a chance to play the game. The three chapters met Tuesday at Firestone Country Club to have a friendly competition as a lead up to the World Golf Championships Bridgestone Invitational.
A young wife and mother of three small children named Linda Mae Spring McLain was murdered in a winter night in 1975. An employee of the PGA in Akron, Linda was stabbed to death by her husband, Tom.
Masters champion Phil Mickelson will return to Northern Ohio in two weeks for the 18th consecutive year to compete in the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational, tournament officials announced.
The ribbon cutting for the new health wing was set for Aug. 22 at 2 p.m. at the Portage Lakes Career Center July board of education meeting.
Scott Robinson, Coventry’s top pitcher for the past two seasons, will be continuing his athletic and academic career at Owens Community College this fall.
The news was shocking. It saddened me. Like a dark weather front - it was as if a huge black cloud, signifying inclement weather, was closing in. Father Sam? Income Tax evasion? Hiding money? Embezzlement? Give me a break! What have the Feds been sniffing lately, I wondered.
