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Hamilton County’s Heirbrandt family celebrates National Twins Day

Every year during the first weekend of August, families gather to celebrate National Twins Day at the Twins Day Festival in Twinsburg, Ohio. Founded in 1976, the Twins Days Festival, in its 50th year, is recognized by Guinness World Records as the largest annual gathering of twins in the world. In Hamilton County, one
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Norton pastor suspended after comments over marital rape

A pastor at The Father’s House in Norton has been directed to step away from ministry after comments about marital rape circulated online. The controversy began on a social media page operated by Christian marriage author Sheila Wray Gregoire. According to screenshots Gregoire shared publicly, Pastor Shawn Holderfield
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Updated Jif Packaging To Begin Arriving On Shelves This Fall

The J.M. Smucker Co. is updating Jif packaging for the first time in more than 30 years, with new graphics beginning to ship in October and rolling to shelves in waves through fall and early winter. The redesign keeps the tri-color banner but drops the shadow behind the lettering for...
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8.05 Acre farm in Lake township, Stark County, and misc.

Summary: Presenting at auction a nice Hobby Farm in Hartville, OH. The property features 8.05 Acres with 540' +/- road frontage on Market Ave as well as a good home, detached garage, shop & barn combo building, and additional improvements. The home has had extensive remodeling and updating and features an equipped kitc
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Akron City Festival to be held over 2 days next month

AKRON, Ohio – The fourth annual Akron City Festival will take place over two days this year. The family friendly event that serves as the kickoff for the upcoming school year is scheduled for Sept. 5-6. The first day of the festival will feature live entertainment and the second day will feature a parade and festival w
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Storm damages trees at country’s first golf course for those with disabilities

The cleanup continues at an Akron, Ohio, area golf course after severe storms Aug. 10. The Cleveland Clinic's Challenge Golf course on Flickinger Road in Lakemore has been closed since a thunderstorm Monday morning toppled numerous trees at the course. Michelle Gant, director of outpatient therapy services at Cleveland
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Man arrested accused of abduction, domestic violence: I-Team

Hinckley police arrested a 34-year-old man Wednesday after responding to a domestic violence incident.
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Brecksville restaurant loses power for 35 hours, loses 5k pounds of food

Creekside Restaurant & Bar has been closed all week due to a lengthy power outage costing the business to lose all of its raw and prepared food.
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Ohio’s Old Auto Plants Are Booming Again, But Peak Jobs Never Came Back

Three of Ohio's biggest shuttered auto plants have been reborn as glass factories, warehouses and, soon, a hospital operations hub — but none of them have come close to matching the workforces they employed at their industrial peak. At the former GM assembly plant in Moraine, Fuyao Glass America now employs 3,022 worke
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Aggravated robbery, burglary suspect wanted by Summit County Sheriff’s Office

SUMMIT COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - The Summit County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for help in finding a wanted Akron man. As part of the sheriff’s office’s Warrant Wednesday, the individual highlighted this week is Mladen Djakovic, 50. Djakovic is described by deputies as 5-feet-8-inches tall...

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