Local News

• Man pleads guilty to pointing loaded gun at Hiram police officer

  Steven J. Sargent, 44, pleads guilty to lesser offense for pointing .44-caliber handgun at...
• KSU flight student ranks first in national landing event at competition
• Kent celebrates the Cuyahoga River (with photo gallery)
• Steve Kleiber leaving Portage United Way
• Medication payment help available

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Sports

• 10th-inning HR by Kipnis lifts Indians over Mariners 6-3

  

  Jason Kipnis' three-run homer in the 10th inning gave the Cleveland Indians a 6-3 win over the...
• Kent State baseball defeats Akron to capture Wagon Wheel Challenge
• Kent State men's golf team in fifth after two rounds at NCAA regional
• Kent Roosevelt, Woodridge sweep titles at PTC Track & Field Championships
• High School Roundup (May 17): Field wins sectional softball crown with win over CVCA

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Weekender

• Tim McGraw recasts ACM's TV special, airing Sunday

  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- When the producers of the Academy of Country Music's annual television...
• Poetry finally joining e-book revolution
• Children's theatre 'It's a Sofa!' playing in Kent
• Bluegrass band and Breakfast in Kent
• River Day will kick off Friday in Kent

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Life & Times

• Stroke awareness to be program topic

  In recognition of May as Stroke Awareness Month, a program will be held from noon to 1 p.m....
• Gardeners to clean, plant at Memorial Garden
• Register for Windham community yard sale
• Spring rummage sale set in Streetsboro
• Around Ravenna by Patsy Artz

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Opinion

• OUR VIEW: IRS issue only adds to Obama's woes

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  It's damage control time at the White House as details continue to emerge in a series of...
• 3 Ann McFEATTERS: Scandals will mire progress on bigger issues
• 4 The shine comes off Obama's phony halo
• 1 Take time to improve seniors' quality of life
• 5 Our View: Attack on free press raises questions about Obama

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Obituaries

• Mary A. Pinion
• Hillman Baker
• Rosemary Karg-Ritchie
• Kenneth K. Christopher
• Helen S. (Confer) Couture
• Floyd A. North, Jr
• Karen Sue McKay
• Joan C. Wallbrown
• Karen Sue McKay
• Floyd A. North, Jr

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Summit County News

• Twinsburg Outdoor Water Park to open with new concession stand
• Spring Midwest Willys Reunion Takes Place May 17 - 19 in Hudson
• Summit County Council votes to demolish former city hall, donate land to Macedonia
• Tallmadge Relay for Life set for this weekend
• Stow's newest police officer is playful, but knows his job

Ohio Gas & Oil

• Utica & Marcellus NGL & Gas Markets 2013 conference coming to Columbus
• Shale drilling boosts Ohio gas and oil output
• Oil drilling technology leaps, clean energy
• Boom means expansion for Kent company
• No longer ‘business as usual’ for Wooster-based distributor

Citizen News

• Kent Youth Football & Cheerleading Announces Registration Dates
• HUGE YARD SALE ON SATURDAY!
• Womens Day at the Range - May 25
• 2nd Amendment Seminar - Guns, Laws & Politics
• Local filmmaker seeks to create jobs

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Citizen Opinion

• 18 To build a school
• In response to "Bush architect of debt"
• The Internet Sales Tax
• 14 Where is objective journalism?
• Find an Education or Job Training use for old Ravenna High School site

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Ohio News

• Imprisoned Ohio Amish complain about schooling

  CLEVELAND (AP) -- Some of the Amish sentenced in beard-cutting attacks on fellow Amish in Ohio...
• Cleveland lands another Hollywood film shoot
• Women sad, angry over sale of nonprofit Ohio home
• Budget cuts may affect Ohio Guard civilian ranks
• 1 millionth Jeep Wrangler built at Toledo plant

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World News

• Official: 'Amazing' no one died in train crash

  

  FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) -- Officials described a devastating scene of shattered cars and other...
• Probe begins after Conn. commuter trains crash
• Majority of number combos picked for Powerball pot
• Marine who dumped toxins felt illness was payback
• Will Boy Scouts accept gay youth? Vote is imminent

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World Entertainment

• Cannes helps actors Bejo and Rahim cross borders

  

  CANNES, France (AP) -- The magic and glamour of Cannes can be hard to spot on a day when rain is...
• Documentary is an ode to NYC playground basketball
• A Native American tale with international pedigree
• Documentary is an ode to NYC playground basketball
• Jordan finally front and center in 'Fruitvale'

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World Sports

• Pacers not saying whether Hill play vs. Knicks

  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- The Indianapolis Pacers won't know until Saturday night whether point guard...
• Orioles add RHP Jurrjens in flurry of roster moves
• Schalke gets last CL spot, Duesseldorf relegated
• Orb trainer McGaughey fights nerves at Preakness
• Sassuolo wins promotion to Serie A for 1st time

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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

• Silicon Valley-area hub becomes factory town

  FREMONT, Calif. (AP) -- In a busy factory, machinists move sheets of aluminum roll in the back...
• GOP hopes IRS scandal will snag health care law
• AP Impact: Myanmar sanctions list languishes
• Buybacks are a big factor behind stock market boom
• Review: Toshiba brings high-res screen to Windows

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Washington News

• IRS probe ignored most influential groups

  WASHINGTON (AP) -- There's an irony in the Internal Revenue Service's crackdown on conservative...
• Myanmar leader, Obama to meet while reforms stall
• Money tangle: The IRS and its tea party tempest
• Despite controversies, Obama agenda marches on
• The IRS and its tea party tempest

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World Lifestyle

• Ore. timber country ponders future with fewer logs

  O'BRIEN, Ore. (AP) -- Jennifer Phillippi's grandparents started producing lumber in this corner...
• Recalls this week: Space heaters, bean bag chairs
• What do we eat? New food map will tell us
• Sarah Hyland shares her beach-bound thoughts
• Camp means community service for many young people

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International

• Syria's Assad says he won't step down

  

  BEIRUT (AP) -- Syrian President Bashar Assad said in a newspaper interview Saturday he won't step...
• Plane catches fire landing in Moscow; no injuries
• Egyptians targeted with blasphemy charges
• Canada abuzz over purported crack video of mayor
• Bombs targeting Sunnis kill at least 76 in Iraq

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World Travel

• SW Ohio water park reopens under new ownership

  MASON, Ohio (AP) -- The Beach water park in southwest Ohio has reopened under new ownership and...
• Parking fees at California state beaches heat up
• Company known for river trips announces ocean ship
• NYC's new Refinery Hotel draws on hat factory past
• Caribbean talks conservation on Branson's island

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