Mogadore News

Anderson University student Leah Eger of Mogadore was selected for membership in the Pi Kappa Lambda honor society for music students.

The Akron man suspected in hundreds of burglaries throughout the Portage County area pleaded not guilty to initial charges filed against him in Portage County Common Pleas Court last week.

The injection molding work currently done at the Macedonia plant will be shifted to the company's plant in Mogadore, which makes plastic parts for Rubbermaid products.

William Paul Young, author of the novel The Shack , will speak at 1 and 7 p.m. June 25 at First Congregational Church of Akron, 292 E. Market St.

Portage County deputies out serving warrants Tuesday found arrested a man wanted for a parole violation and two other men on marijuana and methamphetamine possession charges.

Hospice of Visiting Nurse Service volunteer Lois Waples, a Suffield resident, was honored by the Girl Scouts of North East Ohio on April 25, 2009 as a 2009 Hidden Heroine.

The Portage County FOP Lodge #70 Golf Outing is scheduled to take place June 19 at Paradise Lake Golf and Banquet Center, 1900 Randolph Rd.

Dr. William Zafirau , medical director of the SummaCare Physician House Calls program, examines patient Marian Graham in her home in Akron, Ohio.

Portage County is benefiting from the federal economic stimulus package. Federal stimulus dollars flowing into Portage County are near the $10 million mark, and more may be coming.

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.

Celebrate Memorial Day weekend with Mark Rein and 95.5 the FISH this Saturday at the Ron Marhofer Hyundai in Green, just off Arlington Road from 11am-2pm. Mark will be there with plenty of prizes and the Wheel of Fish - including tickets to ALIVE.

Mapleton's Taylor Donley gets a hit during a district softball game against Mogadore at Brookside Park Monday, May 18, 2009.

Tallmadge starter Joe Cochran took the loss, despite allowing just four hits and striking out 11 Falcons in seven innings of work.

Rita Barton, 29, of Dexter Street in Chester - driving while license suspended, fined $100 plus $72 in court costs.

St. Vincent-St. Mary designated runner Tom Gilbride dives safely back to first below Field's first baseman Gary Abshire during the Division II sectional baseball game at Field High School on Tuesday in Mogadore.

It seems you can buy just about anything on Craigslist - even your own dog. A Wadsworth Township couple whose Jack Russell terrier was lost on Easter, discovered their pet was not only found, but also put up for sale on the online classified site the same day.

It's a good thing Hunter the Jack Russell was sprayed by a skunk a few days before he slipped out the front door of the Gordon family's home on Seville Road.

A Wadsworth family is reunited with it's little dog Hunter after a heart breaking three weeks of worry and searching.