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Streetsboro eyeing property repair law Would give owners five days to fix issues deemed an 'emergency' By Miles Jung-Kilbreath Record-Courier staff writer STREETSBORO -- With the city working to improve unsightly properties, City Council is considering...  Read Story.

Oil reserve stockpiling suspended Move hoped to lower gasoline prices at pump Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Responding to congressional pressure, the Bush administration on Friday said it is suspending oil deliveries into the government's Strategic...  Read Story.

Speedy trial violation to free prisoner Vigluicci won't appeal decision By Marci Piltz Record-Courier staff writer A 37-year-old man imprisoned since October for sexually abusing a 10-year-old girl has been ordered released from prison after an...  Read Story.

R-C team scores 3rd bee victory Humor highlight of literacy event By Marci Piltz Record-Courier staff writer Not even an anthropophagous gnu could quell the excitement of defending champions from the Record-Courier team as they blew the competition to...  Read Story.

$282,900 in grant money awarded Five Portage organizations funded By Colin McEwen Record-Courier staff writer The state grant money awarded for community development isn't as much as in previous years, but Portage County commissioners said every little...  Read Story.

Florida, Michigan can't save Clinton Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Michigan and Florida alone can't save Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign. Interviews with those considering how to handle the two states' banished convention delegates found little...  Read Story.

Librarian at RMH to head state association <FEFF>Medical Librarian Jackie Harris of Robinson Memorial Hospital in Ravenna was elected president of the Ohio Health Sciences Library Association. The association is a collaborative network of hospital...  Read Story.

Full, impartial investigation is promised Probe of Dann's office starts with seized records By Marc Kovac Record-Courier Capital Bureau COLUMBUS -- Ohio Inspector General Tom Charles has launched what he says will be a full and impartial investigation of...  Read Story.

Digging in for trees By Dave O'Brien Record-Courier staff writer Students in Stanton Middle School's Garden Club came together Thursday with hundreds of other schoolchildren and volunteers across the nation as one of only a few schools and parks...  Read Story.

Suspect nabbed in armed robbery Rootstown Dollar General held up ROOTSTOWN -- A 17-year-old boy is in custody after he allegedly robbed the Dollar General store Thursday. The store is located at 4236 S.R. 44, south of Interstate 76. Portage County...  Read Story. (5 comments)

Piccione's Jewelry celebrates 60 years Ravenna business founded in 1948 still booming, recently opened 2nd location By Colin McEwen Record-Courier staff writer In 1948, brothers Vincent and Joseph Piccione began a jewelry business with their savings in...  Read Story. (1 comment)

Portage agency warns of scam By Dave O'Brien Record-Courier staff writer The Portage County and Ohio departments of Job and Family Services are warning of two scams being used to attempt to obtain confidential information from users of electronic bank...  Read Story.

'Rediscover' Kent's river Cuyahoga day is Saturday By Matt Fredmonsky Record-Courier staff writer The theme of this year's Cuyahoga River Day in Kent is "Rediscover the Cuyahoga: New Connections," as activities throughout the day will focus on new...  Read Story.

State's highest court legalizes gay marriage Conservatives eye constitutional amendment By Lisa Leff Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO -- California's Supreme Court declared gay couples in the nation's biggest state can marry -- a monumental but perhaps...  Read Story. (1 comment)

Quake death toll climbs 50,000 feared dead, military seek survivors By William Foreman Associated Press LUOSHUI TOWN, China -- Troops dug burial pits in this quake-shattered town and black smoke poured from crematorium chimneys elsewhere in central...  Read Story.

Students help Habitat Apartment demolition aids Coleman, NEOUCOM Senior medical students from the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine and Pharmacy recently helped tear down Coleman's Franklin apartments on East Main Street in Kent. The...  Read Story.

Lisa Scalfaro/Record-Courier John Bennett, a public school teacher in Akron, talks with Becky Weckerly as she shows him her slide show project on the Western region. The two were attending an open house Wednesday for Kent State University's Research...  Read Story.

Crestwood retirees honored by district Eleven people stepping down from schools By Don Jovich Record-Courier staff writer A total of 11 of Crestwood Local Schools' employees were recently recognized by the Board of Education for their dedication to...  Read Story.

Memorial set for KSU prof A memorial service for David Meredith, emeritus professor of English at Kent State University, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in Murphy Auditorium at the Kent State University Museum. Mr. Meredith, 72, who taught at the East...  Read Story.

June job fair looking for employers to participate Registration is now open for employers to participate in a June 17 job fair sponsored by the Portage County Workforce Connection. The fourth annual job fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the...  Read Story.