Shown is a map of Ohio Department of Transportation projects planned in Summit County. Graphic courtesy of the Ohio Department of Transportation GREATER AKRON The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is planning another busy construction season with ongoing projects and new ones set to begin. According to ODOT officials, a record $2.5 billion is
WEST AKRON: Police investigated the theft of a credit card from a vehicle on Akron-Peninsula Road Feb. 14 after it was used to purchase a $2,800 computer at a Fairlawn store. A Byers Avenue woman reported Feb. 15 her boyfriend bit her foot during an argument and punched her in the eye. The victim’s injuries
BARBERTON Barberton City Council Feb. 13 voted to renew the city’s refuse and recycling collection contract with Kimble Co. by exercising the first of three one-year extensions of the 2018 contract. According to Service Director Todd Shreve, customers’ monthly bills will increase from $20.86 to $22.11. Mayor William Judge stated using the consumer price
WEST AKRON: Police patrolling Noble Avenue Jan. 23 spotted a vehicle that was reported stolen from Copley and stopped the driver. She provided a false identity and said she borrowed it from a friend named Jasmine in Akron. The theft report described the suspect as a Jasmine, and police identified the woman as that woman,