Thursday, 21 March 2024 08:38

EV Market, Availability, & More

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Jeff Gilbert, Auto Industry Expert with CBS News, joined the Ray Horner Morning Show. Electric Vehicles (EVs) sales have dipped. Gilbert expands on what is going on in the industry, charging, and more. 

 
The Student Athlete of the Week segment is powered by NECA-IBEW and Akron Children’s Hospital.

This week's athletes are from Cuyahoga Falls High School. 
 
Reaghan Moore is a Senior on the Girls Wrestling team. Reaghan finished the season with a record. She finished 3 at the district Tournament and fifth at the Regional Tournament. Reaghan was an alternate for the OHSAA State Wrestling Tournament. She's an excellent student as well, with a 4.0 GPA. Reaghan will continue her wrestling career next year at Baldwin Wallace College. 
 
Justin Wagner is a Sophomore on the Bowling Team. Justin helped lead the Black Tigers to a (12-2) record and a 2nd place finish in the Suburban League. He qualified for the OHSAA State Tournament where he finished 69 place overall. Justin finished the year with a 205 season average. He's a great student as well, with a GPA of 3.10. 
Wednesday, 20 March 2024 09:00

State & Local Primary Results

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In the Ohio primary yesterday, no surprises as President Joe Biden, and former President Donald Trump, get the win.

When it comes to the other big race in Ohio yesterday, though; it was Trump-supported Republican Cleveland car dealer, Bernie Moreno, who will challenge long-time Democratic Incumbent, US Senator, Sherrod Brown next fall, after beating out State Senator Matt Dolan, and Ohio Secretary of State, Frank LaRose.

Some races of interest in Summit County, include:

  • In the 13th District Congressional Race, Republican Kevin Coughlin will go up against incumbent Democrat, Emilia Sykes in November.
  • In the 34th Ohio House District race, Democrat Derrick Hall will face Republican Adam Bozic.
  • Meanwhile, the State Rep currently holding that position, Democrat Casey Weinstein, is now running for the 28th District Ohio Senate Seat, and will face off against Republican, Jon Leissler.
  • For Summit County Prosecutor—Republican John Greven, will go up against recently appointed Democratic incumbent, Elliot Kolkovich next fall.
  • Republican Katie Reed, will face off against former Democratic State Representative, Tavia Galonski, for Summit County Clerk of Courts.

Tax Levies:

  • The proposed additional tax levy to pay for police and fire contracts in Northfield Center Township, failed, but the one for a similar purpose in Richfield Township, passed.
  • In Springfield Township, the proposed tax levy replacement for road and bridge construction failed, but the one for police operations, passed.
  • Twinsburg voters rejected a proposed tax levy to support road and bridge construction.

School Levies:

Four out of seven school levies in Summit County passed.

Voters said "Yes" to Schools in Aurora, Green, Manchester, and Woodridge, but rejected the levies in Nordonia Hills, Mogodore, and Northwest Local Schools.

Who Voted?

The Ohio Secretary of State's office reports that only about 22 percent of Ohio's more than 8 million registered Ohio voters cast their ballot in the primary yesterday.

More votes of course, will show up in the next few days, as absentee ballots are counted.

For a full list of results, click these links to the Ohio Secretary of State website, and to the Summit County Board of Elections.

Wednesday, 20 March 2024 07:40

Eclipse Tourism, Events, & More

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Gregg Mervis, President & CEO at Akron/Summit Convention & Visitors Bureau, joined the Ray Horner Morning Show. Akron is directly in the path of totality for the eclipse coming up on April 8th. Mervis discussed the increased volume of traffic, how tourism can boost Akron's economy, planning that has gone into events around the county, and more. 

 

Dr. Debbie Plate from Cleveland Clinic Akron General joined the Ray Horner Morning Show. She dove into headaches; causes, frequency, treatment, and more. 

 
Monday, 18 March 2024 08:07

Business of the Week: Boat Masters Marine

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This week's Business of the Week is Boat Masters Marine. Sales Manager, Dustin Rohler, joined the Ray Horner Morning Show. 

 
Monday, 18 March 2024 07:15

Boeing Update & Airline Standards

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Jason Lorenzon, Associate Professor of Aeronautics at Kent State University, joined the Ray Horner Morning Show. He talked about the concerns surrounding Boeing, airline standards, and more.

 
Monday, 18 March 2024 06:55

Security During the Solar Eclipse

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Akron is among the areas that will experience a Total Solar Eclipse on April 8th. There are some security concerns during the eclipse. Tim Dimoff, President of SACS Consulting and Investigative Services, joined the Ray Horner Morning Show. He shared tips on how to stay safe when the sky goes dark.  

 

The Summit County Sheriff's office reports they found and returned a prisoner to jail, who had escaped yesterday by walking away from a work detail

Now, in addition to facing drug possession and stlolen property charges; 55 year old Ransom Moffit, of Akron, is also charged with escape.

 

So much has changed since the pandemic shut down that started four years ago this week, and one of those things is how much more dependent we all are on technology.

Going to work and to school suddenly became doable from home, but only for those with fast and reliable internet connections. Those who could not count on them, were left having to use less reliable connections through mobile phones, or public Wi-Fi at the library, coffee shops, and restaurants like McDonalds.

Even that was hard, though, because those places shut down too, in the early months of the pandemic, leaving many students and families scrambling.

Since then, the government has stepped in to try to bridge the "digital divide", between Americans in more affluent areas, and those in lower income neighborhoods, where high speed broadband is less prevalent, through federal funds for projects like Summit County's $57 million dollar "fiber ring". That project, which just recently got underway, will  connect 31 local communities and government agencies through a fast and secure network that extends Fairlawn Gig municipal broadband service countywide.

But while extremely useful and important for the safety and security of county residents, that fiber ring doesn't solve the high speed broadband connectivity problem for individual consumers in their homes. So, that's where the City of Akron's recently announced partnership with New Jersey-based SiFi Networks, comes in.

The city will grant the national fiber network developer access to right of ways, with a goal of creating a citywide fiber optic network and affordable, high-quality internet access for all residents.

In return, SiFi Networks plans to invest more than $200 million to install, maintain and operate an underground fiber optic network throughout Akron at no cost to the city, enabling citywide digitization while supporting economic growth.

In addition, SiFi has agreed to reimburse the City of Akron for costs associated with expediting review of permits during the project. 

We talked about it with City of Akron Chief Technology Manager Darren Roznek, who tells us that once the new fiber optic network is built; that could not only mean both high speed internet connections for residents who do not have them yet, but also lower internet connection prices for all consumers in Akron.

Find out why. Listen now.

 

DARREN ROZENEK

Darren Roznek, Chief Technology Manager, City of Akron

 

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