Lakemore News

SPRINGFIELD TWP.: The Rock the Docks 2009 festival at Springfield Lake will be July 10-12. The hours will be 4 to 10 p.m. July 10 and 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. July 11 and 12.

Akron General Health System's Edwin Shaw Rehab program is moving to Cuyahoga Falls this fall from its aging facility in Lakemore, Falls Mayor Don Robart confirmed Thursday.

A home was struck by lightning Monday evening as storms rolled through northeast Ohio.

GREEN: An antique car cruise-in will be held from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Legends Pub off Massillon Road.

An Akron suburb has a new statue of a World War I soldier replacing one that was stolen and then found damaged last year.

A new bronze doughboy statue was dedicated in Lakemore yesterday. The statue to commemorate WWI soldiers was damaged after being stolen several months ago.

James Richards, the commander of the Army & Navy Union Lakemore Garrison 273 wipes away tears during the dedication of the new doughboy statue.

LAKEMORE: Gladys Trosper wiped away a tear as the dedication service for the new doughboy statue came to an end this afternoon.

The following cases were disposed of by the East Liverpool Municipal Court: Jessica L. Custer, 28, East Sixth Street, East Liverpool - cash/surety or 10 percent bond set at $2,500, pretrial hearing set for 10 a.m. May 21 for criminal damaging and intoxication.

For the smaller village, a difficult financial situation made deep cuts in its department inevitable.

Village of Lakemore Mayor Mike Kolomichek admits it is an extreme measure in tough times.

Lakemore is losing its Police Department, and the village will be patrolled by Springfield Township Police.

LAKEMORE: The Lakemore Police Department will be dismantled and Springfield Township Police will begin patrolling the village on July 15.

CLEVELAND: A growing number of cash-strapped counties, townships and cities are combining police forces.

NORTHFIELD CENTER There was no shortage of irritation during the Northfield Center Trustees regular meeting Monday night, both with Summit County officials and between members of the board themselves.

The practice dates back at least to former Sheriff Dick Warren, who left office in 2001.

The free ride is over. After years of buying police protection from the Summit County Sheriff's Office, the city of Green, the townships of Coventry and Northfield Center and other communities are seeing tens of thousands in annual cost increases - in some cases, budget-busting hikes of 20 percent or more.

Goodwill Industries of Akron is offering a free computer drop-off program. The program, called Reconnect, is a partnership with Dell to recycle unwanted computers of any brand.

KENT -- A female who complained about being arrested for underage drinking at a weekend block party near Kent State University sparked a riot that led to dozens of arrests, police said Monday.

RAVENNA: Hundreds of people looking for a little extra help from above showed up today for a Blessing of the Bikes ceremony.