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The Times-Reporter
DOVER A 13-year-old girl and a 74-year-old Sugarcreek man were taken to Akron hospitals after a collision with a truck near the Kimble Landfill on Monday afternoon.
The accident occurred after the man pulled his pickup truck in front of a semi-tractor trailer that was eastbound on state Route 39 approaching the entrance to Kimble Landfill in Dover Township, according to a press release from the New Philadelphia Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
The pickup, pulling a utility trailer, was trying to go west on Route 39.
The driver of the semi attempted to swerve left but was unable to avoid a crash, according to Sgt. William Bower.
CANTON – Dr. Michael Arnold made his first house call when he was in first grade.
On Nov. 2, 1999, Arnold was a 6-year-old who had the presence of mind to call 911 when his dad, Anthony Sr., had a severe epileptic seizure.
When paramedics arrived, the little boy presented them with a list of contacts and comforted his younger brothers, then 4 and 2.
Arnold was awarded the Canton Fire Department s Certificate of Merit for his heroism.
It should have been a pretty good indicator of his future career. He s now a doctor. I definitely was influenced by my dad having epilepsy, Arnold said. My parents divorced when I was pretty young, so I was basically his caretaker for awhile, making sure he was taking his medicine and getting enough sleep. I also discovered I have a gift for science. It definitely pushed me toward medicine.
University of Akron extends paramedic education to Wayne College
ORRVILLE Area first responders can pursue their paramedic certification a little closer to home starting next year thanks to a partnership between Cleveland Clinic Akron General and the University of Akron Wayne College.
The clinic will extend its paramedic education program to the University of Akron’s Orrville campus in January. The 10-month training program produces the highest level of emergency medical service. Prospective students must have their certification as an emergency medical technician (EMT) to apply.
The paramedic education program identified Wayne County and surrounding counties south and west of the area as lacking EMS education at the paramedic level. The extension to Wayne College will cut travel time for EMTs seeking that higher level of training closer to home, especially EMTs in the more rural communities.
Anna Knott for Reader s Digest
Some people don’t find their true direction in life until they are halfway through it.
From Car Doc to People Doc
By Andy Simmons
Carl Allamby overcame self-doubt to realize his lifelong dream.
Carl Allamby had a problem. It was his auto-repair business. He’d started it at the tender age of 19, working alone out of a rented bay in a friend’s garage. Over the years it had grown into two shops with 11 employees, but Allamby had become antsy, yearning for something more. At first, he thought it must have to do with growing his business even further. So at the age of 34, the Beachwood, Ohio, resident decided to go for his bachelor’s degree in business management.