A sequel is brewing in the Hower House at the University of Akron. Last March, history came alive during the inaugural presentation of In the Company of Extraordinary Women, a Victorian tea honoring great citizens from the past.

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A private college in Akron has entered the bachelor’s degree market that the University of Akron dominates locally.

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Heather Nagel, a harsh critic who fought for reform of Summit County’s pet shelters, pleaded guilty Thursday to animal cruelty charges.

Beacon Journal staff report A Kent State graduate student who was attacked last month in downtown Kent died Sunday.

The parents of little Luke Smolinski Norton are inviting the community to a special celebration from 2 to 4 p.m. March 14 at the Norton Community Center, 4060 Columbia Woods Drive, Norton.

Kareemah Jackson left the ”forest” made up of green construction paper on the basement wall of the South Arlington United Methodist Church and tiptoed quietly up the stairs to the second-story of the ‘’safe house.”

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