Sargento recalls cheese due to possible contamination
PLYMOUTH, WIS.: Wisconsin-based cheesemaker Sargento Foods Inc. is recalling a specialty cheese because of possible bacterial contamination.Deutsch Kase Haus, LLC of Middlebury, Indiana, notified...
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BASKETBALLBOYSScoreboardFriday’s ResultsArchbishop Hoban 76, Mentor Lake Catholic 59Ashland 90, West Holmes 60 Boardman 68, Youngstown East 62Carrollton 41, Minerva 40Copley 70, Highland 59Coventry 64,...
View ArticleDerrick Williams hoping to make best of opportunity with Cavaliers
OKLAHOMA CITY: Derrick Williams spent the hour or so before the Cavaliers’ game Thursday against the Oklahoma City Thunder learning another playbook, getting another crash course in a new team’s...
View ArticleBoys basketball / Copley 70, Highland 59: Brian Roberts Jr. guides Indians to...
COPLEY: The undefeated Copley Indians took to the ladders Friday night to cut down the nets for the second year in a row.Moments after the final buzzer sounded on a Copley 70-59 win over Highland,...
View ArticleBob Dyer: One twisted family tree - woman finds out late husband was also her...
The next time you think you’re having a bad day, image how Valerie Spruill felt when she discovered that her husband and her father are the same person. We will pause here briefly to enable you to...
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Salt cave offers breath of relaxing air
PLAIN TWP.:You know how good it feels to breathe the ocean’s salt air? That’s what Barbara Addessi-Hostetler wants clients of her Cave-ation salt cave to experience. The cave isn’t really a natural...
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Akron’s roller derby teams merge to form one formidable squad
Fists clenched. Shoulders flying. Fa-thud. Another player hits the hard floor. Such is the life of a rough-and-tumble roller derby girl in Akron. It’s hard to tell it is just a practice before...
View ArticleUnconventional bridal fashions are focus of Canton designer’s Not a Wedding...
Not every bride says yes to the dress. Those are the brides Canton fashion designer Mary Beth Wilkins creates for. Wilkins recently launched a line of bridal fashions called Not a Wedding Dress, aimed...
View ArticleGOJO Industries looks to future with new products, expansion in facilities
For Akronites, a bit of local pride swells as they travel the world and see Purell soap or hand-sanitizer dispensers in airports and businesses, knowing the product has deep roots in the city. GOJO...
View ArticleInvestors on ‘Shark Tank’ don’t bite on Akron-area entrepreneur’s Peaceful...
An Akron area entrepreneur failed to get a deal Friday on ABC TV’s Shark Tank for his Peaceful Fruits fruit strips.But Evan Delahanty, 31, figured he scored a win, nonetheless.That’s because he had...
View ArticleCash mob customers load up on produce, other goods at Hattie’s Food Hub
Some people driving by Hattie’s Food Hub on Cedar Avenue have mistaken the new green building with a wedge roof for a dentist’s office or some other business they weren’t looking for.But a cash mob...
View ArticleConvicted sex offender charged in shooting death of OSU student
GROVE CITY: A convicted sex offender released from prison in November has been charged in the shooting death of a 21-year-old Ohio State University student.Grove City police say 29-year-old Brian...
View ArticleBetty Lin-Fisher: Here are answers to common questions to help you through...
Next weekend, the final step in the conversion of the former FirstMerit Bank to Huntington Bank takes place when the branch network switches to Huntington.Columbus-based Huntington Bancshares, parent...
View ArticleAkron tourism agency to launch local beer trail called Summit Brew Path
With beer tourism booming across the country, the Akron/Summit Convention & Visitors Bureau is launching a beer trail to take advantage of the region’s growing craft brewery scene.The Summit Brew...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Feb. 11
REPORTING SCORESSchools are encouraged to report scores by email at bjsports@thebeaconjournal.com, by fax at 330-996-3629 or by phone at 330-996-3800. Let your athletic director and coach know if you...
View ArticleCavaliers 125, Nuggets 109: LeBron James gets little rest as Cavs struggle to...
CLEVELAND: LeBron James had to return to play nine minutes in the fourth quarter of a game the Cavs once led by 22. It isn’t ideal, but the Cavaliers still handled the Denver Nuggets somewhat...
View ArticleHike/bike path through Akron’s industrial past may be in Rubber City’s future
Lovers of Akron’s industrial past may someday be able to bike or hike it.City administrators, council members and caretakers of the Ohio & Erie Canalway are entertaining the idea of a Rubber City...
View ArticleDivision I girls sectional swimming: Walsh’s Hanna Gresser and Carly Hart win...
The postseason journey is underway once again for Walsh Jesuit senior swimmers Hanna Gresser and Carly Hart.Gresser and Hart joined hundreds of other girls swimmers Saturday at the University of...
View ArticleCavaliers notebook: Kyrie Irving’s ‘Uncle Drew’ character to star in movie
CLEVELAND: Uncle Drew will soon be getting buckets on the big screen. Kyrie Irving confirmed to the Beacon Journal on Saturday that his character, Uncle Drew, will star in a feature length movie....
View ArticleWinds leave thousands without power across Northeast Ohio
AKRON: More than 2,000 people were left without power across Summit County on Sunday night due to high winds.For most areas, Ohio Edison estimated power would be restored by 2 a.m. Monday.The website...
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