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Lake Township eyes townshipwide police, again

Lake Township eyes townshipwide police, again

By Edd Pritchard
Citing funding cuts that are eating away at the sheriff’s budget, Lake Township trustees have decided to establish a police department.
They hope to persuade residents to pass a 4.5-mill levy Tuesday.
The estimated $2.59 million generated by the property tax would allow the Uniontown Police Department to expand to 20 full-time police officers who [...]

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Retrenching After Earnings Decline With help From Portage Lakes Career Center, a technical school in Uniontown

Retrenching After Earnings Decline With help From Portage Lakes Career Center, a technical school in Uniontown

By CLARE ANSBERRY
Groundhog Day, Feb. 2, 2010, isn’t a day that Tanya Ross-Lane of Akron, Ohio, wants to relive.
After 13 years helping workers at Diebold Inc., a maker of ATMs and security systems, update their job skills through training programs, she was laid off from her job, which paid $55,000 a year.
At the time, her [...]

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End of Daylight Savings Time 2011

End of Daylight Savings Time 2011

[ November 6, 2011; ] Daylight Savings Time 2011 ends in the United States on Sunday, November 6. Before going to bed on Saturday, November 5, people will be advised to turn their clocks back one hour (“spring forward, fall back”) and consequently gain an hour of sleep.

Daylight Savings actually ends on October 30 in the United Kingdom and other [...]

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Two admit guilt, agree to testify against Erick Howard

Two admit guilt, agree to testify against Erick Howard

Two men pleaded guilty Thursday for their roles in the robbery of a North Canton couple and agreed to testify against their alleged accomplice, former Hoover High School star running back Erick M. Howard.
Seth R. Obermiller, 20, of 2321 Comet Circle NW in Lake Township, pleaded guilty to charges of kidnapping, aggravated burglary, aggravated robbery [...]

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Community Swiss Steak Dinner

[ November 5, 2011; 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm. ] Saturday, November 05 4:30 – 7:00 pm at Grace United Church of Christ. There will also be a quilt exhibit and global gift sale.

Service provided at your table for this sit down dinner:

Swiss Steak
Mashed Potatoes
Noodles
Gravy
Green beans
Coleslaw or apple sauce
Rolls
Choice of desserts
Coffee or Tea
Hot Dog substitute upon request
Pop $1 a can

Adults $8.00

Kids 4-12 $4.00

3 and under [...]

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Green All Sports Booster Club Pancake Breakfast tomorrow (Oct 29) morning in the Green High School Commons

Green All Sports Booster Club Pancake Breakfast tomorrow (Oct 29) morning in the Green High School Commons

[ October 29, 2011; 8:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] Green All Sports Booster Club Pancake Breakfast tomorrow (Oct 29) morning in the Green High School Commons We will be there at 8:00 am.

The cost of the meal is $6.00.

There is NO CHARGE for the FELLOWSHIP that goes along with the GREAT FOOD!

If you are up and about and would like to join us, we [...]

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Stark County, Ohio Serial killer, Thomas Dillon dies

Stark County, Ohio Serial killer, Thomas Dillon dies

Thomas Lee Dillon, who killed Donald Welling of Strasburg and four outdoorsmen in eastern Ohio from 1989 to 1992, has died.
The former Magnolia-area resident, 61, died of natural causes Friday in a prison medical facility, where he had been for about three weeks. Dillon was sentenced July 12, 1993, to 165 years in prison with [...]

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Lake Township trustees meeting Oct. 24

KEY ACTION  Established a time limit for the public speaks portion of meetings.
DISCUSSION  The time limit was issued in response to a public speaks segment about a proposed oil well that lasted about an hour at the previous meeting. The individual time limit will be “no more than three minutes and no more than [...]

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