STOW
Meet the candidates
STOW: Citizens for Nonpartisan Politics in Stow will host a meet-and-greet for the public and candidates 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Acker-Moore Memorial Post, 3733 Fishcreek Road.
The event will provide the public an opportunity to question the candidates and engage them directly following a moderated forum. Politicians invited to attend include any statehouse, county or judicial candidate who will appear before Stow voters on the Nov. 8 ballot. The event is free and open to the public.
SUMMIT COUNTY
Local candidates to talk
CUYAHOGA FALLS: The Leagues of Women Voters of Akron, Hudson and Tallmadge will jointly host Summit County candidates at Cuyahoga Falls High School, 2300 Fourth St., from 6:30-9 p.m. Thursday.
At the free and public event, voters can meet the eight judicial and 15 Summit County Council candidates in an informal small group setting. Panel discussions will follow with countywide candidates, including contested races for prosecutor, clerks of courts, fiscal officer and county executive. Ohio House and Senate candidates each will speak for 3 minutes.
Free parking is available at the high school. Questions may be emailed to lwvaa@lwvaa.org.
Help-desk hours expanded
AKRON: Summit County Juvenile Court plans to expand the hours of its attorney help desk.
The desk will be open 9 a.m. to noon on Wednesdays starting Oct. 5 in addition to the 1 to 4 p.m. span when it already was available.
Juvenile Judge Linda Tucci Teodosio created the help desk to help people navigate the juvenile justice system.
Local attorneys provide free consultation on issues such as how to complete grandparent affidavits and petitions for change of custody.
Visitors who want to visit the help desk should check in at the front desk in the mail lobby of the juvenile court center, 650 Dan St. Service is provided on a first-come, first-served basis.
The service is not open to those who have already retained counsel or had an attorney appointed by the court. Help-desk attorneys aren’t permitted to represent or file paperwork for a person in court proceedings.
Adoption meeting
TALLMADGE: Summit County Children Services is sponsoring a free foster care and adoption information meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Tallmadge Branch Library, 90 Community Road.
The agency has more than 200 children in foster care, including nearly 40 children in permanent custody waiting to be adopted.
Those attending will learn a variety of details about foster care and adoption including what and how long the process is, what kind of support is provided by the agency and the costs involved with adopting a child. Agency staff will be available to share basic information about the children coming into care.
The event is open to the entire community and reservations are not needed. For more information, call 330-379-1990.
STATE NEWS
New sentencing date in plot
CINCINNATI: A new sentencing date has been set for an Ohio man who pleaded guilty to plotting attacks against a U.S. military official and a local police station.
Charging documents say Munir Abdulkader pleaded guilty in March to attempting to kill officers and employees of the United States, material support of a foreign terrorist organization and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a violent crime.
Abdulkader of West Chester in southwestern Ohio was arrested in May 2015. He was scheduled for sentencing Tuesday. Cincinnati federal judge Michael Barrett on Friday reset the date to Nov. 18.
Investigators say Abdulkader communicated with a member of the Islamic State and plotted to abduct and kill a military employee and attack a police station that was not identified.