Glenn Jay Bollinger, 82, of Cleveland, passed away Monday, Nov. 10, 2008, at his home surrounded by family following a lengthy struggle from complications with Alzheimer’s disease.
Glenn was born Aug. 22, 1926, in Canton to Calvin J. Sr. and Gertrude I. (nee Halverson) Bollinger. He moved to Cleveland at age 4 and graduated from Cleveland [...]

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Mary Anne (nee Pitts) Carroll, 82, of Valley City, passed away Monday, Nov. 10, 2008.
She was born Nov. 29, 1925, in Salem, Ind., to Charles Edward and Margaret (nee Paynter) Pitts. Mary Anne was raised in Indiana and lived in Cleveland, Columbia Station, Olmsted Falls and Lakewood before moving to Valley City in 1986. [...]

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- A chain saw was stolen from a detached barn in the 6300 block of Avon Lake Road, Chatham Township, sometime around Oct. 25.
- A large freezer bag full of marijuana, joints, rolling papers and other paraphernalia reportedly was found in a vehicle during a traffic stop on Interstate 76 in Wadsworth Township at 9 [...]

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By BRAD BOURNIVAL
Staff Writer
Affinity Medical Center in Massillon still gives footballs to newborns at their facility. While Nick Knerem didn’t come into this world at the hospital, the 6-foot-3, 175-pounder might as well have.
The Highland senior has been slinging pigskins as long as he can remember and even has a home video of his dad, [...]

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By RICK NOLAND
Assistant Sports Editor
CLEVELAND — It was Mo Williams’ first game against his former team, but LeBron James, as he does so often, ended up stealing the show.
Scoring 41 points for the third time in the last four games, James led the Cavaliers to their fifth straight victory, a 99-93 win over the Milwaukee [...]

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Sharon Township firefighters Mike Tople and Dan Miller work Tuesday to extinguish the remains of a fire that was contained to an old barn at 515 Fixler Road, Sharon Township. (Andrew Dolph | Staff Photographer)

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By SCOTT PETRAK
Staff Writer
As Romeo Crennel’s seat gets increasingly uncomfortable, an Elyrian is helping to turn up the heat.
Sam Lambert is one of two Browns fans who launched the Web site Cowher09.com to show their support for hiring former Steelers coach Bill Cowher as the next Browns coach. Of course, that’s under the presumption Crennel [...]

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Going back to the days of the handyman, a local business owner brings the trend of one-stop shopping to the door step. In January, Neil Newman opened Handyman Matters, 890 Woodfield Lane, in Brunswick Hills Township, and he’s offering fix-it solutions for homeowners.
“They might have a leaky faucet … or they might need a whole [...]

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Gregory A. Logue, 51, passed away, Friday, Nov. 7, 2008.
He was the owner of G & K Auto Body Shop for more than 30 years.
He is survived by his mother, Virginia M. (Mitchell) Derhammer; sons, Jason Logue, Gregory “Bubba” Logue, Benjamin Logue, Tony Weigand and Paul (Sarah) Weigand; daughters, Rebekah (Gregory) Morris, Sarah Logue, Rachel [...]

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- An officer observed a woman attempting to drive over the landscape railroad ties that line the parking lot at Paul’s Pub, 232 W. Smith Road, at 12:46 a.m. Saturday.
The officer pulled up to the vehicle, which the driver was rocking to try to get off the railroad ties, and asked the driver, Laurie Czerwieniec, [...]

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