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• Local group helps in Hurricane Haiti relief

  17-10-2016 23:45
  
  Traveling on her sixth trip with the partner group ‘Mission USA’ in Barberton, Gobeli’s role is to encourage those devastated by tragedy who look just like her.
  
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• Ohio approves Stark State College’s Akron campus, groundbreaking scheduled for end of month

  17-10-2016 23:38
  
  Construction on Stark State College’s Akron campus is expected to begin by the end of the month following the Ohio Controlling Board’s approval of the project on Monday.The board approved the project with a unanimous vote Monday afternoon. The vote was delayed last month after board member State Sen. Tom Sawyer, D-Akron, expressed concern that Stark State might poach students from the already-declining enrollment at the University of Akron.The $12 million Stark State College Akron ca
  
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• Cause of fatal Akron jet crash to be revealed in live-streamed meeting Tuesday morning

  17-10-2016 23:19
  
  Less than a year after a small charter jet slammed into an apartment building in Akron, killing all on board, the National Transportation Safety Board is poised to say what it thinks caused the crash.A meeting of the four-person NTSB board will be live-streamed beginning at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday from Washington, D.C., at which they’ll announce the probable cause of the Nov. 10 crash that killed all seven passengers and the pilot and copilot in the corporate jet operated by ExecuFlight out of F
  
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• Five impaired drivers arrested at Friday sobriety checkpoints

  17-10-2016 22:05
  
  A pair of sobriety checkpoints on Friday night in Akron netted five arrests on charges of impaired driving.In total, 569 vehicles passed through the checkpoints, which were held in the 1500 block of Brittain Road and the 900 block of East Tallmadge Avenue.Thirteen other people were arrested or cited on charges of driving under suspension, driving without a license, possessing an open container of alcohol in a vehicle or on an outstanding warrant for domestic violence charges.In addition, nine ve
  
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• Airline altered records about deadly Akron plane crash, ex-employee says

  17-10-2016 21:02
  
  A former captain and pilot with the company who owned the plane that crashed in Akron in 2015 , killing nine, has come forward saying the company destroyed and altered records after the fatal crash. Donnie Shakleford said he was asked to lie in emails following the fatal accident and noted the company provided false information after the crash. Shackleford said he was a Hawker 125 pilot with ExecuFlight for about two years, having been hired in 2014. He was fired in August of 2016 because he sa
  
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• Pucker up! Principal kisses pink pony as reward for students’ fundraising efforts

  17-10-2016 20:16
  
  Giggles and looks of astonishment filled the gym at Seiberling Community Learning Center as students and staff watched their principal kiss a pink pony on Monday during their weekly kickoff assembly. Jennifer Moff put on lipstick, puckered up and kissed Bailey — twice (because some students seated at the back of the gym didn’t see the first kiss).Bailey, a 14-year-old miniature horse, was painted with pink hair spray, had a fresh manicure with pink nail polish on his hooves and wore
  
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• October 17 Weather

  17-10-2016 15:43 via akronnewsreporter.com
  
  Monday, October 17 will be partly sunny and windy, with a high of 76..In the morning, the wind will come from the south, southeast at 14 mph.
  
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• University of Akron looks to hire Matthew Wilson as permanent president

  17-10-2016 14:41
  
  The University of Akron may take the interim tag off President Matthew Wilson’s title.The Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday to consider hiring Wilson as the school’s 17th president.Wilson was appointed interim leader in July, succeeding the rocky tenure of former President Scott Scarborough who stepped down after less than two years on the job.Wilson has made an immediate impact as he has tried to repair strained relationships with students, faculty
  
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• Ravenna man killed in crash in Pennsylvania

  17-10-2016 14:24
  
  A Ravenna man was killed in a two-vehicle crash Saturday morning on Interstate 80 in Mercer County, Pa.Jeffrey Polichena, 28, was traveling eastbound in the left lane at 10 a.m. when he traveled partially off the left side of the highway and then back onto the road across both eastbound lanes and struck a guardrail.A tractor-trailer also traveling eastbound and driven by Jordan Williams, 22, of Kinston, N.C., struck the driver’s side of Polichena’s vehicle.Polichena was pronounced de
  
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• Oelschlagers hope Polsky Award inspires others to give back

  17-10-2016 05:10
  
  When Jim and Vanita Oelschlager are presented with the Bert A. Polsky Humanitarian Award, they hope to serve as an inspiration for others to give back in the greater Akron community.The Oelschlagers will receive the prestigious award from the Akron Community Foundation at a sold-out dinner program Monday at the Hilton Akron/Fairlawn.“We are honored to be selected the 49th Polsky Award recipient,” Jim Oelschlager said. “We have always felt we need to share our success with the c
  
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• Regional news briefs — Oct. 17

  17-10-2016 04:56
  
  AKRONHalloween charity ballAKRON: Akron’s 13th Annual Halloween Charity Ball, presented by the law firm of Ashton, Wartko & Wilgus, will take place Oct. 28 from 8 p.m. to midnight at Tangier.The event includes a $500 costume contest grand prize, open to anyone who registers by 9:30 p.m. at the event. The ball also includes a DJ dance party, open bar and food. Proceeds benefit the two local charities Akron Snow Angels and Young Black Professionals Coalition.The event also includes a raf
  
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• Local history: A stripper, a Bible and a murder

  17-10-2016 04:25
  
  We’re looking back today, but not too far back.Here are a couple of updates on local history stories that were featured recently in This Place, This Time, plus a new mystery that a knowledgeable librarian solved in record time.See you next week, history fans. Same “this place,” same “this time.”What a matinee!Kathleen Edwards said her father, Jack Haag, was one of those boys who, at the age of 9, saw stripper Gypsy Rose Lee perform in October 1941 at the Palace Thea
  
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• Historic tour shows properties in Akron with uncertain futures

  17-10-2016 04:25
  
  At the turn of the 19th century, the Fir Hill area in Akron was filled with Victorian mansions as ultrawealthy folks like John Buchtel and Ferdinand Schumacher settled to form the “gold coast” of the city.Only a select few of those mansions remain standing today, thanks in part to the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966.Progress Through Preservation (PTP) of Greater Akron celebrated the act’s 50th anniversary Sunday with a free tour to six of those remaining mansions and
  
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• Good News — Oct. 17

  17-10-2016 04:25
  
  1 The students of St. Sebastian Parish School in Akron were recently able to show their excitement for the Cleveland Indians and give to others who have faced weather-related losses. The students could wear their favorite Cleveland Indians attire or wear the Indians team colors for a small donation to the HALO Foundation. The organization’s mission is to offer hope to the afflicted through the generosity of others. The students brought in more than $375 that will be donated to recent floo
  
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• Fairlawn, Munroe Falls, Macedonia among cities with local issues on the Nov. 8 ballot

  17-10-2016 04:25
  
  In Fairlawn, petitioners placed five questions on the general election ballot.In Macedonia, voters are being asked to increase the city’s income tax, twice.In Munroe Falls, city officials are seeking three different tax increases.They are among more than a dozen communities in Summit County facing important local decisions on Nov. 8.Here are the highlights:FairlawnJoe Simonetti, Ward 5’s freshman councilman, couldn’t convince the council last spring to pass legislation limiting
  
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• Other local issues on Summit County ballots

  17-10-2016 04:22
  
  Here are other local issues on Summit County ballots:Bath Township: Renewal of a five-year, 1.4 mill levy for streets and bridges.BostonHeights Village: Renewal of a five-year, 2.75 mill levy for streets and bridges.Clinton: Renewal of a five-year, 3.75 mill fire and EMS levy.Coventry Township: Renewal of a five-year, 0.95 mill levy for general expenses. Also, a proposed new five-year, 2.5 mill levy for road improvement.Mogadore: A proposed charter amendment to provide that the clerk-treasurer b
  
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• The Scene: Joyful Tastes of Life for Visiting Nurse Service

  17-10-2016 03:57
  
  Joyful Tastes of Life drew more than 400 people Thursday to sample food, wine and craft beers. Tracey Nauer chaired the event for the Cleveland Clinic Akron General Visiting Nurse Service, raising funds to provide hospice care and support for individuals with a life-limiting illness. Sue Wilson of WQMX and Tim Daugherty of WONE were emcees, and Patrick Munford entertained with jazz music.Nicole Greathouse and Eric Hutchins tried the spicy tuna roll and pineapple fried rice with chicken served by
  
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• Charity events: Dancing for the Kids; quilt show preview; soups to feed hungry

  17-10-2016 00:37
  
  This WeekTuesdayHaven of Rest Ministries Hudson Regional Fall Banquet — 6:30 p.m. at Hilton Garden Inn, 8971 Wilcox Drive, Twinsburg. Hear testimony on how lives are being restored. Free, but reservations required at 330-535-1563. WednesdayGASP Fall Luncheon — 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Portage Country Club, 240 N. Portage Path, Akron. Guest speaker is Mike Pistorino, survivor of child sexual abuse. $45-$60. To RSVP, call 330-247-1402 or email [email protected]. FridayPhoenix Rising Ma
  
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• Area deaths — compiled Oct. 16

  17-10-2016 00:37
  
  Medina Eby, Jeffrey, 58, of Seville. Died Friday. Armstrong.
  
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• Homecoming dance fulfills dream for mother, daughter tackling lifelong challenges together

  17-10-2016 00:00
  
  The setting sun hovered over Staci Smith’s left shoulder Saturday as she lifted a microphone and began to unfurl a dream.“Are you all ready to see some Hollywood up in here?” Smith asked a crowd gathered in front of her tidy beige house on Keck Street in Goodyear Heights. “Welcome the incomparable, the talented Mark Smelko!”A moment passed.“Where’s Mark? Come on out, Mark!” Smith announced over a loudspeaker with the cadence and enthusiasm of Oprah
  
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