Here's your local news at a glance for Wednesday, the 21st of October.
Good morning, Akron.
💼 Business
Sheetz is set to open its tenth Summit County gas station on Thursday, Oct.
22 at 4281 Kent Road in Stow. The store will offer free self-serve coffee + soda on opening day and host a grand celebration with giveaways and community donation checks on Friday, Oct. 23.
🎭 Culture
Comedian Anthony Jeselnik will bring his new stand-up tour, Wrath of Man, to Akron Civic Theatre on March 20 at 7 p.m. Tickets go on pre-sale (10 a.m. today) while general sale begins Oct.
23.
🎓 Education
Barberton City Schools is asking voters to approve a 1% earned income tax (expires in five years) to raise $4.73 million annually and end its state fiscal emergency.
If the issue fails on the Nov. 3 ballot, cuts to programs and services may follow.
🌲 Environment
Akron's CUYAC tool, which provides near real-time updates of the Cuyahoga River conditions for water users, will be upgraded with a $110,000 grant from the Knight Cities Challenge.
The project adds LED indicators at public access points and involves the City of Akron, water trail partners, and Summit Metro Parks.
🏛️ Government
Metro RTA is offering free rides via Metro Direct and Metro ADA on Election Day (Nov.
3), Veterans Day (Nov. 11), and Giving Tuesday (Dec. 1) for Summit County residents. This service helps people reach polls or support charitable giving with schedules on the Metro RTA website.
Merriman Hills residents learned at a meeting at Canyon Trail Park that FirstEnergy and the city will have Thompson Electric repair underground faults within 30 days starting Oct.
26 and begin replacing streetlight heads on Oct. 24 to address long-standing outages.
🏥 Health
The end of daylight saving time at 2 a.m. on Nov.
1 is expected to upset pet routines in local Akron homes. Experts advise gradually shifting feeding times to help pets adjust (lawmakers still debate making the change permanent which could alter morning sunrises and sunsets).
Health officials in Akron note that the synthetic opioid cychlorphine (10 times stronger than fentanyl) has been linked to dozens of overdose deaths in regional clusters including Ohio.
Local providers and first responders are urged to keep extra naloxone available because standard tests often fail to detect the drug.
🏈 Sports
Residents can vote for Akron-Area High School Athletes of the Week for Oct.
12-18, with nominees selected by local sports staff and coaches. Voting ends at 5 p.m. (Thursday, Oct. 22) and winners will be announced Friday morning.
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