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April Helms

Ohio

Community Reporter at Akron Beacon Journal

Community Reporter at Record-Courier

Community Reporter at Hudson Hub-Times

I cover Cuyahoga Falls, Fairlawn, Bath, Copley and the Montrose area. My email is [email protected].

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  • 1 week ago | beaconjournal.com | April Helms

    The executive director for Summit County Children Services was seriously injured in a Memorial Day vehicle crash in which her husband died. According to a May 28 media release sent by Summit County Children Services, Cassandra Holtzmann "sustained significant injuries and is currently receiving medical care." Her husband, Joe Holtzmann, died in the crash. Ann Ream, the department director of community relations, said the crash occurred in Cumberland County, Illinois.

  • 1 week ago | yahoo.com | April Helms

    Cynthia CurtinOhio Gov. Mike DeWine announced the appointment of Cynthia Curtin to the Stow Municipal Court on May 28. Curtin, a Republican from Hudson, will assume office on June 9 and will be taking the seat formerly held by Judge Kim Hoover. She will serve the remainder of the unfinished term, which expires Dec. 31, and will run for election in November 2025 against the current Stow Municipal Clerk of Courts, Amber Kerek Zibritosky of Stow, a Democrat.

  • 1 week ago | beaconjournal.com | April Helms

    Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced the appointment of Cynthia Curtin to the Stow Municipal Court on May 28. Curtin, a Republican from Hudson, will assume office on June 9 and will be taking the seat formerly held by Judge Kim Hoover. She will serve the remainder of the unfinished term, which expires Dec. 31, and will run for election in November 2025 against the current Stow Municipal Clerk of Courts, Amber Kerek Zibritosky of Stow, a Democrat.

  • 1 week ago | beaconjournal.com | April Helms

    Those with plans to attend a Memorial Day parade, a ceremony honoring the country's fallen service men and women, or are getting together with family will see pleasant, sunny weather for the day. According to the National Weather Service, high temperatures will be around 69 degrees are expected on May 26 with mostly sunny skies. The low is expected to be around 51 degrees. This is cooler than typical for May, where the normal high for Memorial Day is 76 degrees.

  • 2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | April Helms

    Akron police are investigating the death of a 23-year-old man, who was found with multiple gunshot wounds in the McDonald's parking lot on Merriman Road. At around 2:16 a.m. on Sunday, May 18, police were called to the 1800 block of Merriman Road on a report that there was a large crowd of people refusing to leave the parking lot of a night club. While there, responding officers heard multiple gunshots coming from the parking lot of an adjacent fast food restaurant.

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