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• [02-06-2012] Barberton native finishes cross-country bike ride to Army base
  
  Three days ahead of schedule, Barberton native Rich Blake finished a 3,000-mile bicycle trip across the country Friday morning.“It’s unbelievable,” said Blake, 33, a Marine veteran of the Iraq war who now...
  
  
• [01-06-2012] Death of Air Force captain from Medina remains mystery
  
  MEDINA: Nearly a week after Air Force Capt. Jacob “Jake” Ian McDermott was buried at Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery in Rittman with full military honors, his family is left with unanswered questions about what...
  
  
• [31-05-2012] Stow Army veteran with four tours of duty dies after flu-like symptoms
  
  STOW: The scene played out as if it were written in Hollywood.Sarah Razzaia was inside a restaurant near Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Tacoma, Wash. Jason Joseph Vargo, a soldier, was just home from his second tour in Iraq.They wound up at...
  
  
• [28-05-2012] Three people from France, Stow and Chicago find ties to pilot buried along Normandy beach
  
  A highly decorated Stow pilot who served in World War II, a French teen who cares for his grave and two brothers originally from Ellet are connected in a way that brings special meaning to this Memorial Day.The Army Air Force pilot is...
  
  
• [27-05-2012] Barberton native rides solo across country to raise money for veterans as he re-enters service
  
  Rich Blake had just finished an all-night bike ride of 120 miles, winding up in Fargo, N.D.Blake, a Barberton native and Iraq war veteran, has been putting a lot of miles on his mountain bike lately — with many days taking a toll...
  
  
• [26-05-2012] Survivor of February car crash making progress, grows closer to God
  
  WADSWORTH: After two weeks in a medically induced coma, Steve Hudson made a simple request.“I would like you to get me a Bible, a really nice leather Bible,” Hudson asked of his sister, Jaime.Hudson, 39, had been critically...
  
  
• [13-05-2012] Army 2nd Lt. David Rylander called selfless, humble servant at funeral
  
  While having breakfast with a pastor from his church before he left for Afghanistan, Army 2nd Lt. David E. Rylander gave clear directions for what he wanted to happen if he should die in battle.“Preach about Jesus,”...
  
  
• [13-05-2012] Agency helping homeless families plans to double the number it serves
  
  Pamela Betty is looking for 1,200 volunteers and a dozen more churches that want to help care for homeless families.Betty, executive director of Family Promise of Summit County, a nonprofit agency that provides shelter and services to...
  
  
• [08-05-2012] West Point graduate David Rylander of Stow killed in action in Afghanistan
  
  STOW: The eulogies began appearing online Thursday for U.S. Army 2nd Lt. David Rylander.“Dave, you are going to be missed greatly, brother,” one friend wrote on Rylander’s Facebook page.While the Defense Department has...
  
  
• [08-05-2012] Memorial garden to fallen police officers dedicated in Akron
  
  What started as a glimmer of an idea for an Eagle Scout project two years ago has become a sacred spot where fallen police officers and a beloved area chief will be remembered.Jason Markland, then 16, decided while in a study hall in the...