COLUMBUS: Storefront sweepstakes parlors appear on their way out in Ohio, after state lawmakers delivered a one-two punch Wednesday effectively banning the businesses statewide and blocking new startups until the ban takes hold.

HUDSON: Doreen Osmun was unanimously approved as the new assistant superintendent for the Hudson City School District at Tuesday's Board of Education meeting.

HUDSON: The fifth annual Jarod M. Dean Memorial Golf Outing is looking for both players and corporate sponsors to help raise money for scholarships, according to the Hudson Hub-Times.

A state lawmaker, who had co-sponsored an amendment to add a second judge to Summit County Juvenile Court, said Tuesday that he has asked Ohio House leadership to pull his proposal from the state budget bill currently under debate in Columbus.

The Hudson Library and Historical Society is bringing back the Zentangle Art courses three times throughout the summer.

Employees of the Summit County Board of Elections soon might see a pay raise.

Akron Mayor Don Plusquellic called the hacking of the city’s website by the Turkish Ajan “a terrorist attack” Monday night and threatened to cut off diplomatic relations with Turkey if the country fails to cooperate with the investigation into the incident.

The Board of Education will consider two employment changes at its 7 p.m. meeting on Tuesday in the High School media center.

HUDSON: City Council unanimously approved a monthly capital maintenance fee for water customers, according to the Hudson Hub-Times.

Diccon Ong, chair of Western Reserve Academy's history department, received the Outstanding American History Teacher Award from the David Hudson chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.