Stow News

Employees at the Petland store in Chapel Hill Mall in Akron reported to police that a man and two children stole a Yorkshire Terrier valued at $2,000 on Wednesday.

By Matt Fredmonsky Record-Courier staff writer A budget deficit remains a top concern for officials in the city of Kent where expenses are exceeding revenues to the tune of about $2 million annually.

Stow's new dispatch center is not ready for Tallmadge to move in by July 1, as had been scheduled, so Tallmadge's telecommunicators will remain in Tallmadge until the center is up and running, according to city ...

The Rev. Annette Tuck always is looking for new ways to reach people for God. ''I call them opportunities for God to move,'' Tuck said.

Q: I am trying to find a local source of linoleum tiles. Not vinyl. I found one dealer that sells sheet linoleum, but it is very hard to install, and most installers won't touch it.

Beacon Journal staff report AKRON: Summit County Children Services recently honored individuals, groups and organizations that have helped the agency.

Thirty-four racers competed Saturday in the eighth annual North Summit Soap Box Derby at Derby Downs.

The Akron Symphony Guild's popular Portage Lakes home tour returns July 16, but you need to order your tickets soon.

CUYAHOGA FALLS: Falls City Council is mulling a proposal that would hold property owners financially responsible for the cost of seizure and cleanup of methamphetamine labs.

A girl claiming to be 12 years old has been fraudulently soliciting contributions for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, telling donors she is raising money because her grandmother died from the disease, ...

Glen and Tiffany Lightfoot of Akron brought their dogs to Stow's Bow Wow Beach in Silver Springs Park on Saturday, June 14, 2008, in Stow, Ohio.

For the family of Shad Shoff, the Soap Box Derby is a labor of love. On Sunday, with a blistering sun burning at Derby Downs in Akron, six members of his family, including his two daughters, raced in the Metro ...

The grass-mowing season can be expensive - and not just because of the rising cost of fuel.

Experienced pays off at Big Bear The third event of the 24 hour National Points Series , the 24 Hours of Big Bear, started just days after heavy rains the previous week threatened to make the technical, wooded ...

Homeowners with well or septic systems in several Summit County cities are required to have a new inspection prior to selling their houses, effective Sept.

Ty Ford has been reviewing audio gear for Radio World for more than 20 years. He may be reached at www.tyford.com . Audio-Technica has entered the USB mic competition with its AT2020 USB mic, a build-out from ...

The owners of property in Columbiana County will get new tax values in 2011. County Auditor Nancy Milliken said today that changes in tax rates will go on the tax rolls for 2010 and be payable the next year.

Dean Johnson knows that at 55 miles an hour, a driver has just a split second to notice the green sign.

More than 1,000 fish are dead at Silver Creek Metro Park in Norton. The fish appear to have died naturally as a result of low oxygen in Silver Creek Lake, said Jim Irwin of the Ohio Environmental Protection ...