This is the final Student Athlete of the Week announcement of the 2020-2021 school year, and today we head over to Cuyahoga Falls High School. Tommie Thompson is a senior member of the softball team, where she leads off and has a batting average of .553 with five doubles, a triple, and a home run. She has also walked six times, driven in 10 runs, and swiped seven stolen bases. Tommie has a 4.2 GPA, and she will head to Mount Union University to major in nursing. Lukas Keverkamp is also a senior, and he is a member of the track and field team over at Cuyahoga Falls, as well as cross country in previous falls. He has the school record for the Indoor 3200m in 2021, clocking in at 9:46.28, finished 21st at 2021 Division 1 Indoor Finale at Spire Academy, and first at the William Ward Invitational in the 3200m. Lukas carries a 4.33 GPA, and he will continue his education at Walsh University, studying sports sciences. The Student Athlete of the Week segment is powered by NECA-IBEW and Akron Children’s Hospital.

Manufacturing is still the backbone of Northeast Ohio's economy, but to remain competitive; companies have to incorporate new technology, and hire workers who know how to use it.

Our special guest this week is Dr. Ajay Mahajan from the University of Akron talking about their new research Center for Precision Manufacturing.

We'll also hear about new privacy safeguards included in Apple iOs 14.5, and get updates on a couple of climate change stories we explored on this program last week.

**Please note, this program is also available as a podcast on Apple, Android, Spotify, and Stitcher.

Dr. Ajay Mahajan, University of Akron

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Summit County Public Health announcing new pop-up, walk-in COVID-19 vaccination sites across the county.

The sites will run from May 3rd through the 15th and no appointment is necessary.

(City of Akron) Akron, Ohio, April 28, 2021 — Today, Mayor Dan Horrigan has released the full 2021 Akron Resurfacing list. This is the largest annual resurfacing program in the history of the City of Akron at over $11 million which will enable the City to pave approximately 85 miles of roadway through Akron’s neighborhoods and business districts.  This is over 5 times the average annual investment in streets between 2010 and 2015, when the City was only able to pave an average of 16 miles each year. The contracting legislation will be submitted to Akron City Council for approval in the coming weeks.

A list of streets scheduled for resurfacing in 2021 (including alternates) is available here.

“The condition of Akron's roadways remain one of the concerns we hear most often from residents," said Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan. "That's why I have made them a top priority since taking office, and I’m proud to say that this year we have invested in the largest resurfacing program in the history of our City. While we can't fix every road overnight, our infrastructure investments are paying off in sustained improvements to our roadways, and this year’s program will continue to build on that forward progress."

In creating the resurfacing list each year, the City grades the condition of each street and paves the “worst first,” taking into consideration traffic conditions and clustering streets together to reduce mobilization costs and maximize efficiency. Funds for resurfacing are distributed as evenly as possible amongst the City’s ten wards.  

Thanks to Akron voters passing the 0.25% Safety and Streets income tax increase in 2017, the City has been able to resurface 141 miles of roadway since 2018. Adding approximately 85 miles this year, the total resurfaced miles will be 226.

Signage will be posted on each street several days before resurfacing work is scheduled to begin. Periodic updates to the repaving program will be posted on the City’s social media pages (Facebook: City of Akron, Ohio – Mayor’s Office; Twitter: @AkronOhioMayor.)  Residents with specific questions are encouraged to call the Mayor’s 3-1-1 Action Center for more information.