Dalton News

AKRON Landlords to meet AKRON: An organizing meeting for renters and landlords in the neighborhood bounded by Thurmont Road, North Hawkins Avenue and Sand Run Metro Park will be held from 7 to 8:30 tonight at Seven Stories West Apartments, 429 N. Hawkins Ave., Community Room No.

Some law enforcement agencies are concerned about the potential fallout a 13-percent cut to road patrol services could cause, while others say they are in a wait-and-see period before reacting to the reduction.

Voters in both the township and the village of Dalton will be asked to approve a new 2.5-mill levy for fire and emergency services protection.

Clear Fork High School junior Jordan McCune broke his right leg Friday night during the Colts' football game against Orrville.

Council adjusted its proposed animal regulation ordinance following discussions Monday.

The village is expected to receive $200,000 in federal funds to be used for waterline and sanitary sewer upgrades.

Law enforcement officials recovered more than $50,000 in marijuana plants in a fly-over operation Tuesday afternoon.

Jack Denhart, 9, of Northampton, looks back while on the swings at the Three County Fair.

A 37-year-old Massillon man was killed in a one-vehicle crash early Wednesday evening in Wayne County.

WEST LAFAYETTE: Harold 'Wayne' Carnes, 63 of West Lafayette, Ohio passed away at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, August 25, 2009, in Coshocton Co.

The tri-county area fared well in the annual evaluation of local school districts by the Ohio Department of Education.

With Labor Day weekend approaching and the stocks of high-demand O negative blood below a day's supply, the local chapter of the American Red Cross is hoping donations will pick up this month.

What has two wheels, four arms, likes homestyle Amish cooking and moves about 10 mph? Motorists traveling the old Lincoln Highway in Wayne County on Thursday might have a pretty good idea.

Although still pending approval from the U.S. Senate and a local funding commitment from village council, infrastructure in Dalton could get a much-needed upgrade following an announcement Tuesday.

MARION: Jack Burnes Rutherford, age 79, of Marion, died Sunday, July 19, 2009 in the Marion General Hospital.

Already Wayne County's biggest summertime tourist Mecca, Lehman's was packed with people wall-to-wall Saturday as the store held an artisans festival with local craftspeople demonstrating traditional arts.

If Ohioans want another reason to hate Pittsburgh, they can thank the Stanley Cup champion Penguins for creating confusion and delay with the military convoy arriving in Wayne County on Monday.

Carpet manufacturer Shaw Industries will have a factory that is nearly 100 percent powered by leftover carpet pieces and post-consumer rug reclamation.