AKRON
Infertility awareness walk
AKRON: The first Sweet Dreams 5K Walk for infertility awareness will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Lock 3 Park in downtown Akron. One couple or person struggling with infertility will win the dream grant of up to $10,000 for infertility treatments or adoption.
There will also be a 1-mile fun walk, music, face painting, food and awards for the top race finishers.
For more information, visit the website: scmotherhood@gmail.com or call 330-701-8612.
Ashland
Second body identified
ASHLAND: Authorities on Friday identified the second woman whose body was found in an Ohio home this week, and a judge ordered a suspect arrested and charged with murder held on a $1 million bond.
The Ashland County prosecutor has identified the second woman as Elizabeth Griffith, 29, of Ashland.
Shawn Grate, 40, faces two counts of murder in the deaths of Griffith and Stacey Stanley, 43. Their bodies were found Tuesday inside a house in Ashland after a third woman called 911 from inside a bedroom and said Grate was holding her hostage.
Authorities said a third body was then found Tuesday in neighboring Richland County after Grate confessed to killing the woman in June. The third woman hasn’t been identified.
CLEVELAND
Charges in trooper’s death
CLEVELAND: Authorities say a man was driving under the influence of drugs when he struck and killed a veteran state trooper on an interstate near Cleveland.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol on Friday said 37-year-old Joshua Gaspar of Columbia Station has been charged with aggravated vehicular homicide. He was being held in a Cleveland jail after his arrest Thursday at the scene.
Trooper Kenneth Velez, 48, was struck Thursday on Interstate 90 in Lakewood.
The Highway Patrol issued a news release Friday saying Velez was standing inside the interstate’s berm conducting traffic enforcement when Gaspar swerved to avoid another vehicle and hit Velez.
sUMMIT COUNTY
Watershed district meeting
BATH TWP.: The nonprofit Yellow Creek Foundation is seeking to establish a watershed conservancy district for parts of western Summit County and eastern Medina County, in and around Bath Township.
The kickoff of an educational, petition and fundraising effort will be held at Bath Nature Preserve’s field station, 4160 Ira Road, at 7 p.m. Monday.
Speakers will explain how the watershed works and what can be done to reduce flooding problems and increase water quality. Watershed conservancy districts that are granted authority may assess a fee to property owners served by the watershed for the purposes of making improvements.
The organization recently received its first donation: A $10,000 grant from Summit Metro Parks. Petitions to support establishing the district will circulate at the following places:
• Gasoline Alley, 870 N. Cleveland-Massillon Road, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Tuesday through Sept. 25;
• Lifesource Yoga, 300 N. Cleveland-Massillon Road, 9:30 a.m. to noon Wednesday and Sept. 24;
• Mustard Seed Market Montrose, 3883 W. Market St., 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday.
• Spa at Yellow Creek, 3636 Yellow Creek Road, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Sept. 24.
CAMPAIGN TRAIL
Sanders cuts Canton stop
Bernie Sanders’ visit to the area Saturday will have one less stop than originally announced.
In a news release Friday, the Hillary Clinton campaign announced that the Vermont senator and former Democratic presidential candidate’s visit to Canton has been canceled.
Republican nominee Donald Trump campaigned in Canton on Wednesday.
Sanders is still scheduled to appear Saturday at two other local rallies — one at the University of Akron and one at Kent State.