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Gas prices climb in Northeast Ohio, hitting drivers and small businesses

CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio (WOIO) - Gas prices in Northeast Ohio are climbing again, with the Akron metro area averaging $4.33 a gallon, according to AAA. In Cuyahoga Falls, prices reached $4.47 a gallon, nearly $1.50 more than drivers paid at the same time last year. In Summit County, the average...
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Sobriety checkpoints happening in Stark County on Friday

Law enforcement will be conducting sobriety checkpoints in Stark County on Friday, August 14.
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Sheetz Wants to Bulldoze a Denny’s Off I-77 for Its 10th Summit County Store

A 24-hour Denny's just north of Interstate 77 in Springfield Township could soon be swapped out for a Sheetz gas station, according to a permit application now working its way through local zoning review. Sheetz has applied to build a new station at 2943 South Arlington Road, right on the site of the existing diner, an
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New Cuyahoga Falls program aims to help students catch up and graduate

A new approach to ensure that all students, even those with disciplinary issues, have a viable path to graduation is being drafted by Cuyahoga Falls High School administrators. Dubbed the Black Tiger Academy, the program targets students in grades 9-12 who have fallen behind because of chronic absenteeism, suspensions,
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St. Vincent-St. Mary unveils VanDevere Automotive Family Stadium

AKRON — St. Vincent-St. Mary High School (STVM) Aug. 5 officially unveiled the newly enhanced VanDevere Automotive Family Stadium during a community ribbon-cutting ceremony. The event marked the completion of the first phase of improvements made possible through STVM’s partnership with the VanDevere Automotive Family.
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Dredging Underway Ahead of Removal of 100-Year-Old Gorge Dam on Cuyahoga River

CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio — The more than 100-year-old Gorge Dam in Cuyahoga Falls stands 57 feet high, with millions of gallons of water flowing over it each day. It once produced hydroelectricity, but today it serves no useful purpose. The slow, methodical process to tear it down is progressing.
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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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