Local news briefs - Aug. 8
CUYAHOGA FALLS
Open house
CUYAHOGA FALLS: Schnee Learning Center, 2222 Issaquah St., will hold an open house for parents and guardians of prospective students from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Aug. 16.
Schnee is an alternative community school for students in grades 9-12. It is sponsored by the Cuyahoga Falls school district and open to students from Falls and surrounding districts.
Intake interviews and enrollment packets will be available in Room 135.
For information, go to www.schneelearningcenter.org or call 330-922-1966.
STOW
Dog fest planned
STOW: The Stow-Munroe Falls Lions Club will host the fifth annual Paw Fest for dog owners and their pets Sept. 18.
The free event will feature dog-related vendors, animal rescue groups, dog training and exercise exhibits and raffles.
It will be held from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. at Stow’s Bow Wow Beach Park, in Silver Springs Park, 5027 Stow Road. Parking is available for $1 or a donation of used glasses.
Proceeds will benefit various community projects and the Lions’ foundations, which provides eye exams, glasses, assistance dogs and other help for the vision-impaired.
Vendors and rescue groups who would like to participate should contact Marty Dennis at Duhstoy2@aol.com or at 330-655-2302.
For information, go to http://SMFLions.com.
SUMMIT COUNTY
Paper shredding
GREEN: The Summit-Akron Solid Waste Management Authority will shred and recycle financial papers on Saturday.
The collection will run from 9 a.m. to noon at the city of Green’s Central Administration Building, 1755 Town Park Blvd.
The collection is open to all Summit County residents and businesses. There is a limit of 10 file boxes or shopping bags per vehicle.
For information, call 330-374-0383 or go to www.
saswma.org.
STATE NEWS
Student dies
CINCINNATI: Police say an 18-year-old attending summer classes at the University of Cincinnati was struck by a campus officer’s stun gun and died of cardiac arrest.
Officers received a 911 call about an assault at Turner Hall early Saturday. The university’s assistant police chief, Jeff Corcoran, told the Cincinnati Enquirer the teenage boy approached officers in the dorm hallway, appearing agitated and angry.
Corcoran says officers ordered the teen to back off, but he refused. He was then hit once by an officer’s stun gun.
Afterward, the teen appeared incoherent. He went into cardiac arrest after paramedics arrived and was pronounced dead at University Hospital.
The department has suspended the use of stun guns until his cause of death is determined. Authorities are also investigating the original 911 call.
— Associated Press
