Tuesday, May 21, 2013
All information is according to Summit County Clerk of Courts and the Stow Police Department. Arrest information does not indicate conviction.
A Stow man has pleaded not guilty to charges of child pornography after being indicted by the Summit County grand jury. Thomas E. Williams, 74, of 3038 Stockbridge Drive, pleaded not guilty in Summit County court to two counts of pandering sexually oriented material involving a minor, fourth-degree and second-degree felonies, and one count of illegal use of a minor in nudity oriented material or performance, a fifth-degree felony. Williams pleaded not guilty May 1 before Summit County Common Pleas Judge Alison McCarty. The grand jury charged Williams via a secret indictment in April. Tallmadge Police arrested Williams on a warrant for the charges in April with assistance from Stow Police. Details of the charges and Williams connection to …
New legislation allows for identification of meth and other drug labs in residential properties
After several meth lab discoveries, Stow City Council is considering creating a new section of the city code that deals specifically with the identification, notification and clean-up of "clandestine drug labs" in residential properties. Council reviewed proposed legislation Monday in committee that would establish chapter 1313 in the city code to target such drug labs and spell out exactly how the city would address the properties. Amber Zibritosky, Stow's deputy law director, said the new legislation, if approved, would give city officials the ability to address properties that otherwise tend to become vacant or abandoned once identified by law enforcement as being associated with a dangerous drug lab. "This … piece of legislation gives …
Monday, May 20, 2013
The Sands could have just donated bread to Haiti. Instead, they’re donating a bakery. Sponsored by Grape-Nuts.
About this sponsorship: In honor of the 60th anniversary of Sir Edmund Hillary's historic ascent of Mount Everest, Patch and Grape-Nuts are teaming up to highlight those who inspire people around them to climb their own mountains. In the spirit of the proverb, “Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish; and you have fed him for a lifetime,” Rick and Debbi Sands want to build a bakery in Ouanaminthe, Haiti, and teach the residents there how to make nutritious wheat bread. The Sands, owners of the Great Harvest Bread Co., in Stow, enlisted some help from suppliers, friends, customers, even the Great Harvest franchise company, to raise $150,000 in equipment and supplies. Ouanaminthe, a city just east of the Haitian …
Thieves have targeted certain areas in 13 northeast Ohio cities, including Cuyahoga Falls, Stow and Twinsburg, according to our partners at NewsNet5.com.
Our partners at NewsChannel5 have uncovered reports of thefts from apartment complex rent drop boxes in 13 Northeast Ohio towns, including Stow. The towns and cities that have targeted by rent drop box thieves include Broadview Heights, Brunswick, Brimfield Township, Coventry Township, Cuyahoga Falls, Jackson Township, Medina, Montville, North Royalton, Perry Township, Strongsville, Stow and Twinsburg. Surveillance cameras at Wyoga Lake Commons in Cuyahoga Falls captured a theft on May 2. In the video, you see the thief insert a wire with a sticky substance on it into the complex's rent drop box. After fishing around for a few minutes, he walks away with a bag full of money orders, checks and cash. The thief then drove away in a dark …
The Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force is offering a reward for information which would lead to the capture of fugitive Demetrice Cannon.
Demetrice Cannon, 28, is wanted by the U.S. Marshals and the Cleveland Police for aggravated murder. It is alleged that Cannon shot and killed a man after an argument during a dice game, according to a press release. The incident took place earlier this month on May 2. Cannon is a black male standing approximately 5’05” and weighing 150 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes. Cannon is suspected to be hiding out somewhere in the Cleveland area. He also had a previous address near the 1200 block of E. 80th St. in Cleveland. If you have any information in reference to Demetrice Cannon, please contact the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force at 1-866-4WANTED or Text keyword WANTED and tip to 847411 (tip411). Tipsters can …
$236,000 in energy upgrades included lighting by Stow company
Goodwill Industries of Akron can thank a Stow firm for helping the non-profit achieve Energy Star certification from the Environmental Protection Agency. Stow-based USIlluminations was one of several contractors to upgrade or retrofit utility operations at the non-profit's Waterloo Road facility to cut down on energy use. Brenda Baum, communications manager for Goodwill Industries of Akron, said the agency spent about $236,000 in total over a span of three years. "We’re done, but it doesn’t mean that we’re not constantly looking at whatever new opportunities might be available," Baum said. Goodwill received the Energy Star award from the EPA in April for its Waterloo Road facility, where USIlluminations replaced the parking lot and …
City to buy about 0.05 acres as part of road widening project
The city of Stow is well into negotiations and buying properties along Graham Road for the road-widening project to start construction as early as January 2014. The most recent land buy approved by Stow City Council is for a sliver of land in front of Rocco's Pizza on Graham Road. Council signed off on spending $23,000 for about 0.05 acres of road-front property in front of the pizzeria near the intersection with Hudson Drive. Practically every road-front property on Graham Road from Bath to Hudson roads will be touched by the Graham Road widening plan to improve traffic flow. About 50 properties in total will see some sort of change, such as to the curb or sidewalk, simply because the road will be widened in front of them. Nearly all 50 …
Ever Thursday, the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank will pick up donated fruits and vegetables.
The city of Stow is encouraging residents to share the fruits (and vegetables) of their labor this summer. A green bin was placed outside of the front door to City Hall recently. The Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank will pick up any donated produce on Thursday mornings throughout the gardening season. For more information, call the mayor's office at 330-689-2800.
Check out a selection of the blogger contributions from community members, including businesses, hospitals and people just like you.
All members of the community are invited to "share what they know" and become a Local Voice, aka blogger, on Stow Patch. Click through the links below to learn about what people in your community have to say about current events, businesses, family and living. • Two Hearts Inspirations writes about one of their favorite wedding photographers: JaNicki Photography. Learn more here. • Do you let your children or pets drink from the hose on those hot and sunny days? Mom blogger Elana West questioned the safety of it and shared her research with us. • Akron Metropolitan Area Transportation Study (AMATS) writes about a new four-year program of highway, public transportation, and bike and pedestrian projects. Find out what they are here. • A …
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Fill out this easy form and Patch will build an interactive map of garage sales, yard sales and estate sales in Stow. Be sure to share the details of what you'll have for sale in the form.
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Tom Harrell
7:01 am on Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Well done Sands. Congrats to you and Randy also more ›