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Conway leaders decided Monday to demolish the remaining building left at the Whittemore Elementary site following a recommendation from a task force that is helping the city determine the future of the site.

Lola Renner and Tyler Seitz want to help introduce people to pot products and help them understand how they work. So they opened the Canna Cafe.

Parole denied for Summit County man convicted of killing 2 teenagers Thomas Gilbert (Source: Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction) By Julia Bingel | February 19, 2021 at 11:24 AM EST - Updated February 19 at 11:24 AM CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - The Ohio Parole Board denied parole for the man convicted of killing two teenagers in the summer of 1981. Thomas Gilbert has spent almost 40 years behind bars for the murders of Sandy Jo Hogue, 19, of Akron and Joanne Shafer, 15, of Stow....

Summit County prosecutor fights parole of ‘violent offender’ convicted of kidnapping, rape, murder Huge fight to keep murderer behind bars By Aria Janel | January 13, 2021 at 7:05 PM EST - Updated January 13 at 9:27 PM SUMMIT COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - Thomas Gilbert has spent 40 years in prison. Summit County prosecutors believe he should stay there. Gilbert was convicted of kidnapping, rape, and murder and sentenced to 55 years to life in prison. Police say he killed two women in Su...