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Acme plans to build new store at State Road site

about 8 hours ago

Acme on Tuesday announced plans to build a new store at its State Road site. In a posting on its Facebook page, Acme says the project is a decade in the making and will transform the store from 30,000 square feet to 50,000 square feet. The improvement will add... Read Story.

Wrong-number call helps Falls woman having stroke

about 8 hours ago

CUYAHOGA FALLS (AP) — A woman who called the wrong number when she suffered a stroke still found help a couple of time zones away.Loretta Smith, of Cuyahoga Falls, felt her right side go numb and fell to the floor at her home last weekend.The... Read Story.

CVCA finishes expansion project; ceremony set for Feb. 12

January 31, 2012

Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy has completed a $6.6 million, 35,000-square-foot building expansion, according to a news release issued Monday afternoon. The new addition, which began construction in June 2011, provides eight new classrooms, a large,... Read Story.

Cool stuff

January 29, 2012

Cool stuff RPC Photo / Robert J. Lucas John Dresimsky carves an ice sculpture during the city's Frozen River Festival at Falls River Square Jan. 21. This two-day event was the first of many planned throughout the year to celebrate the city's... Read Story.

Falls officials keeping eye on fiscal picture

January 29, 2012

Falls officials keeping eye on fiscal picture by STEVE WIANDT | REPORTER Cuyahoga Falls -- Although the city ended last year with one of its largest fund carryovers ever, according to a city official, the city's financial picture for coming years does... Read Story.

Legal opinion on Natatorium membership expected soon

January 29, 2012

Legal opinion on Natatorium membership expected soon by Ellin Walsh | Reporter Cuyahoga Falls -- City Law Director Paul Janis expects to deliver a legal opinion to City Council shortly after Feb. 1 on whether same sex married couples qualify for family... Read Story.

City kicks off yearlong Bicentennial celebration

January 29, 2012

City kicks off yearlong Bicentennial celebration by Phil Keren | Editor Cuyahoga Falls -- The first of many events planned in 2012 to mark the city's 200th birthday took place last weekend. The Frozen River Festival happened at Falls River Square in... Read Story.

Fall groundbreaking possible for hospital

January 29, 2012

Fall groundbreaking possible for hospital by Laura Freeman | Reporter It's been nearly four years since Hudson, Stow and Cuyahoga Falls announced the creation of a joint economic development zone to encourage a hospital to move to the Seasons Road... Read Story.

City Council approves contract to provide jail cell space for Tallmadge's prisoners

January 29, 2012

City Council approves contract to provide jail cell space for Tallmadge's prisoners by STEVE WIANDT and JEREMY NOBILE | REPORTERS Cuyahoga Falls -- City Council Jan. 23 unanimously approved providing cell space for prisoners of Tallmadge Police in the... Read Story.

Woodridge Schools asks community members to fill out survey

January 29, 2012

Woodridge Schools asks community members to fill out survey From Staff Reports The Woodridge Local School District is offering its residents a chance to fill out a priority survey. The survey was passed out at a Community Forum that took place Jan. 24... Read Story.

Adult suspect in Craigslist case pleads 'not guilty' to indictment

January 29, 2012

Adult suspect in Craigslist case pleads 'not guilty' to indictment<FEFF> by Associated Press Akron -- Richard Beasley of Akron, suspected in a deadly Craigslist robbery scheme, pleaded not guilty Jan. 25 to charges including aggravated murder and... Read Story.

Stow teen pleads 'not guilty' in Craigslist case

January 29, 2012

Stow teen pleads 'not guilty' in Craigslist case by Mariana Silva | Reporter Stow -- Brogan Rafferty, 16, of Stow, pleaded not guilty Jan. 23 to charges connected to the Craigslist murders and shootings in southern Ohio. At a preliminary hearing, Summit... Read Story.

Hod Dog - A new restaurant

January 29, 2012

RPC Photo / Steve Wiandt Retro Dog, a new restaurant, is under construction on the corner of Wyoga Lake and Steels Corners roads in Cuyahoga Falls. Lisa Bruno, Camille Berrodin and Marco Moretuzzo are working together to open for business this spring.... Read Story.

Marine support group meets at YMCA

January 29, 2012

Marine support group meets at YMCA n United States Marine Corps Family and Friends of Summit County and surrounding areas are a network of families and friends who support each other so they can better support their Marines. The group meets the second... Read Story.

Bill would allow EMTs to give flu shots to peers

January 29, 2012

Bill would allow EMTs to give flu shots to peers by Marc Kovac | Capital Bureau Chief Columbus -- The Ohio House has OK'd legislation that would allow certain paramedics to give flu shots to other emergency responders. House Bill 244 passed on a vote of... Read Story.

Canal system was nation's first interstate transportation network

January 29, 2012

Canal system was nation's first interstate transportation network The year is 1836 and you need to travel from the eastern seaboard to Ohio. What will you do? A decade earlier, such a trip would have been enormously difficult, requiring weeks of toil... Read Story.

Akron man gets probation on pair of weapons charges

January 29, 2012

Akron man gets probation on pair of weapons charges by STEVE WIANDT | REPORTER An Akron man was given probation after a gun he fired in a house last spring caused injury to a Cuyahoga Falls woman sleeping upstairs. Patrick Duncan Johnson was sentenced... Read Story.

Library books $2.642 million general fund budget for 2012

January 29, 2012

Library books $2.642 million general fund budget for 2012 by Ellin Walsh | Reporter Cuyahoga Falls --The Cuyahoga Falls Library is in its best financial shape since 2007, according to its director, Kevin Rosswurm. On Jan. 24, the library's Board of... Read Story.

Six vehicle break-ins reported within four blocks

January 29, 2012

Six vehicle break-ins reported within four blocks From staff reports Six residents of the 1800 and 1900 blocks of 15th, 16th and 17th streets reported they woke up Jan. 23 to find their cars had been entered and, in some cases, property was stolen. A... Read Story.

FirstEnergy closing six coal-fired plants

January 26, 2012

Associated PressAkron — FirstEnergy Corp. says it will shut six older, coal-fired power plants in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland, affecting about 530 employees.The Akron-based utility said Jan. 26 that the move is related to new environmental... Read Story. 1 comment

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