Local News

• Route 8 at Stow-Hudson border to have lane closures

  

  Route 8 southbound from the Stow-Hudson border will be down to one lane from 10 p.m. on Thursday,...
• Portage County communities plan Memorial Day events
• Kent, Kent State eye late July completion for Esplanade project
• 5 Former Mantua man sentenced for dumping friend's dead body in Garrettsville park
• 1 Ravenna woman cuts bank scammer short

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Sports

• Field's tournament victory filled with plenty of heroic efforts

  

  Pitching by Trautman, hustle by McKinley and Griffin highlight Falcons win.
• Kent State baseball team wins MAC Tournament opener over Central Michigan
• PTC Baseball Report: Championship crowns fit for Field, Woodridge and Southeast
• Windham advances to Thursday's Barberton Division IV District final with 5-1 win (with video)
• High School Roundup: Walsh Jesuit defeats Crestwood to advance in tourney to face Field softball

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Weekender

• Life's work of Kent artist Joseph O'Sickey on display (with gallery)

  

  A lifetime of art, life and love of world-renowned artist Joseph O’Sickey can be discovered...
• 'All-star' concert coming Saturday to the Kent Stage
• 4-star film capsules -- Week of May 23
• Rockin' returns Friday in Falls
• Beatles' lyrics headed for British Library

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Life & Times

• Vintage Venture king, queen selected

  

  The Portage County Association of Realtors and Affiliates once again hosted the annual Vintage...
• Around Streetsboro by Karyn Hall
• Registration under way for KidVenture program
• Summer Reading Club planned at libraries
• Portage County District Libraries will close for Memorial Day holiday

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Opinion

• DANA MILBANK: An Alabama senator's lost cause

  WASHINGTON -- Not since George Wallace, perhaps, has an Alabaman taken as passionate a stand for...
• Site for Mantua Twp. memorial questioned
• 3 OUR VIEW: Needlessly punitive action against young Ohioans
• Sharon Randall: Lucky for so many reasons
• 8 Deroy Murdock: Big government's new legacy of scandal

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Obituaries

• Gay "Gail" Eugena Watson
• Michael Bolus
• Donald H. Smith
• Patricia Louise Siciliano
• Nina F. Ballard
• Jessie R. Shumaker
• Donald H. Smith
• Arlene Stewart
• 2 Robert A. Payden
• Betty Ragle

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Summit County News

• Northfield Center pushes for enforcement of zoning codes
• Hudson, Hudson City Council honor fire chief
• Cuyahoga Falls Chamber of Commerce honors citizen, business leaders at lunch event
• 2013 Memorial Day Parade to honor Gettysburg fallen from Twinsburg
• WITH VIDEO: Tallmadge Community Gardens open for season

Ohio Gas & Oil

• Utica & Marcellus NGL & Gas Markets 2013 conference coming to Columbus
• Ohio gas wells produced nearly 26.7 million gallons of oil in 2012 (with video)
• See past issues of Ohio Gas & Oil Magazine
• OPINION / Not the first “gold” rush in eastern Ohio
• Chesapeake Energy lends hand at food pantry

Citizen News

• Four generations of Karpinski's
• NAMI Meeting Topic is Loved Ones Of Prisoners Support Group p
• GOTR service project
• Patrick Mihalich achieves Eagle Scout Rank
• Coleman Adult Day Services Receives Dementia Education Grant

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Citizen Opinion

• 1 Alternate Plans
• 18 To build a school
• In response to "Bush architect of debt"
• The Internet Sales Tax
• 14 Where is objective journalism?

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Ohio News

• Government reporter Garcia Cano joins AP in Ohio

  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Regina Garcia Cano, who has covered such issues as medical marijuana,...
• Ohio election review finds no voter fraud epidemic
• Arrest made in slaying of former NFL player
• NASA head views progress on asteroid lasso mission
• NY gov: Fracking decision to come before election

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World News

• Hurricane forecast: Another busy Atlantic season

  

  COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) -- Get ready for another busy hurricane season, maybe unusually wild,...
• Boy Scouts vote on policy toward openly gay boys
• Distraught mom becomes face of Oklahoma storm
• Thunderstorms slow Oklahoma tornado cleanup
• Storm took town's youngest as it swept through

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World Entertainment

• Top stars square off for summer tour dollars

  All anyone's been talking about are those aged wonders The Rolling Stones and their...
• Dallas exhibit reunites art JFK saw before death
• Lea Michele has book scheduled for 2014 release
• Newly found Pearl S. Buck book is to be published
• Singer Nick Carter to release memoir Sept. 24

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World Sports

• Spa City Fever wins Belmont feature

  NEW YORK (AP) -- Spa City Fever easily beat two rivals Thursday in the $72,900 allowance feature...
• United refinances high-interest debt, cuts costs
• Blue Jays promoting LHP Nolin for big league debut
• Avalanche hire Patrick Roy as coach
• Walker begins work as head of IndyCar competition

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Health

• RMH Foundation appoints four new board members

  

  Four board member appointed to Robinson Memorial Hospital Foundation in Ravenna
• Hard, cold facts about flip-flops
• Coming Up At Robinson Memorial Hospital in Ravenna
• Lupus Events in Portage County
• Blood Drives

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World Business/Financial

• Stocks edge lower as investors reassess Fed fears

  

  NEW YORK (AP) -- Investors recovered their poise after a shaky start to trading on Wall Street...
• Volkswagen Chattanooga Builds 250,000th Passat Sedan
• Muni bond investors on edge over tax proposal
• Birth control coverage up for federal appeal
• Datamax-O'Neil's RL4 Portable Printer Achieves Certification for Ruggedness and

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Washington News

• Obama: Policy in leaks investigations under review

  

  WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama said Thursday that the Justice Department will review...
• Why worry? Less aid by Fed would point to recovery
• Report: Nation's kids need to get more physical
• House backs variable rate student loans
• Obama defends drone strikes but says no cure-all

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World Lifestyle

• New Victory Theater offers Bob Marley, Shakespeare

  

  NEW YORK (AP) -- A new musical featuring the songs of Bob Marley, the world premiere of William...
• Mix-and-match swimwear suits different beach vibes
• Dandelion roots and more: finding food at our feet
• For some homeowners, a house is a canvas
• Restaurant learns online reviews can make or break

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International

• Clashes in Lebanon feed fear of Syria spillover

  

  BEIRUT (AP) -- Lebanese supporters and opponents of Syrian President Bashar Assad fired heavy...
• Israel says Iran unaffected by world pressure
• Muslim hardliners ID London terror suspect
• WHO: 22 deaths worldwide from coronavirus
• Pakistan arrested American who was killed by drone

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World Travel

• Bronx 'ghetto' tours stop amid residents' outrage

  

  NEW YORK (AP) -- A company that promised sightseer tours to the Bronx that included a New York...
• Am. Samoa to keep flier miles of govt travelers
• Rocky Gap Casino opens doors in western Maryland
• Japanese climber, 80, becomes oldest atop Everest
• Lost Australian cruise ship passenger remembered

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