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Student space station video finalists
WEWS News
Jan 20Three Firestone High School science students are finalists in a contest that could send their science experiment to the International Space Station. »
Fairlawn Native Josh Rzepka Releases His Third CD
Fairlawn-Bath Patch
Jan 06More than 325 copies of Fairlawn native Josh Rzepka’s newest CD, Into the Night, are on their way to jazz radio stations across the country. The 27-year-old trumpeter has high hopes for Into the Night, which comes two years after the release of his de... »
Give Christmas Trees a New Life as Mulch
Fairlawn-Bath Patch
Dec 30Those live Christmas trees lovingly decorated by area residents to serve as centerpieces for holiday celebrations are now drying up and on their way to being evicted from their warm homes. But through recycling, the trees can play a new role in nature ... »
Old Trail Art Teacher Honored with 2011 Arts Alive! Arts Educator Award
Fairlawn-Bath Patch
Dec 09Budget cuts threaten many public school arts programs. And that's not a good thing. Art teaches many valuable life skills. Just ask Patty Wyman. She's the recent recipient of the 2011 Arts Alive! Arts Educator Award. Art teaches critical thinking and p... »
Albert Buxton, 90, and His Wife, Dorothy, 86, Die Four Days Apart
Fairlawn-Bath Patch Announcements
Dec 06Albert Clayton Buxton, 90, of Fairlawn, former Goodyear Aerospace electrical engineer and Akron University electronic technologies professor, died Nov. 27. His wife of 64 years, Dorothy Peeler Buxton, 86, died Dec. 1. Memorial services will take place ... »
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Stow names Bryan Celik baseball coach
Varsity Letters
Jan 24The Stow-Munroe Falls Board of Edcuation approved Bryan Celik as its new varsity high school baseball coach. Celik, 31, played baseball at Firestone High School and the University of Akron and graduated from both schools. Celik previously served as the... »
Evan Payne is set to leave Huntington Prep, might attend Firestone
Varsity Letters
Jan 04Former Walsh Jesuit basketball standout Evan Payne reportedly is set to leave his prep school in West Virginia. Payne was back in Akron today at Firestone High School, but has not officially enrolled according to principal Larry Petry and Falcons baske... »
Deck the Hall
Examiner Akron
Nov 18Deck the Hall Featured Event! Location:Akron Event Type(s):Special Events / Holiday Organization:Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens Description:This annual evening holiday celebration in November and December has become a tradition for... »