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Ohio Gov. Asked to Pardon Mom Jailed in School Enrollment Fraud

The governor of Ohio has received 165,000 petition signatures asking him to pardon Kelley Williams-Bolar, the woman who spent 10 days in jail for fraudulently enrolling her children in a more desirable school district. Three nonprofit groups -- ColorofChange.org, Change.org and MomsRising.org -- delivered the petition to...

Ohio Mom Jailed for Lying About Kids' School Residency

How far would you go to get your children into a better public school? The best intentions of one Ohio woman landed her in jail. In a highly unusual case, Kelley Williams-Bolar, a single mother who lived in Akron public housing, was convicted of lying about her residency in order to send her two daughters to a highly...

Mock MLS SuperDraft 2011: The Big Nine

The 2011 MLS draft (still called the "SuperDraft", even though it's been reduced from four rounds to three) will take place Jan. 13 in Baltimore and will provide MLS clubs a final channel through which to bolster their rosters before preseason begins. This year's class is dominated by the University of Akron. The Zips...

A Great Day to Work at Home -- Unless You're a Dog

HUDSON, Ohio (Dec. 13) -- It's not fit for man or beast in much of the Midwest today. Especially the beasts. Tyrone the Beagle refused to go out this morning. He took one look at the snow and just walked away. I guess I couldn't blame him. It's already over his head. Conducting beagle business is a bit tricky in this...

This Time Around, Akron Goes Home Champion

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- For the first time in history, the University of Akron is an NCAA champion. The Zips' Mens Soccer team claimed the school's first national title in any sport on Sunday, downing the unbeaten Louisville Cardinals 1-0 at the 2010 College Cup in Santa Barbara. Coach Caleb Porter was emotional after...

Akron News From the Web

05/24/12 Sandusky receives transit funds from ODOT Source: Norwalk Reflector - Norwalk OH Ohio's urban transit systems will receive much-needed funding thanks to the Ohio Department of Transportation's (ODOT) recent award of $14 million to 19 urban transit systems through its new Ohio Transit Preservation Partnership Program.
05/23/12 SIOUXLAND SOFTBALL PREVIEW: Top-ranked Akron-Westfield... Source: Sioux City Journal - Sioux City IA AKRON, Iowa | Akron-Westfield tied a state record with its ninth straight state softball tournament appearance last season.
05/23/12 One Week to Build Three Akron Homes: The Tapco Group... Source: UnumProvident Corp AKRON, Ohio--( BUSINESS WIRE )--Three homes are going up in one week as the Summit County Habitat for Humanity, professional builder volunteers and building material donors like The Tapco Group Â® come together June 4th.
05/23/12 Chefs list their best buys Source: The Desert Sun - Palm Springs CA If you want to cook like a chef, half the battle is having a pantry and refrigerator filled with the right ingredients.
05/23/12 Akron man convicted in murder of Falls vet will learn... Source: The Gateway News - Streetsboro OH An Akron man convicted May 14 of the murder and aggravated robbery of a Cuyahoga Falls man and the aggravated robbery of another Akron man will find out his sentence on May 30.

Background on Akron

Akron (), is the fifth largest city in Ohio and is the county seat of Summit County. It is located in the Great Lakes region approximately south of Lake Erie along the Little Cuyahoga River.

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