⛳ Spanish star Jimenez shares lead at senior golf championship. Miguel Angel Jimenez fired a 4-under 66 to tie with Steven Alker at 8-under 202 in the Kaulig Companies Championship, a major on the PGA Tour Champions. The 61-year-old Spaniard, seeking his fourth victory of 2025, played a five-hole stretch in 4 under before parring his final six holes. Alker, a 53-year-old New Zealander, birdied the 17th to pull even at the Firestone South course in Akron. The winner earns a coveted spot in next year's Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass.
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🏥 Marietta schools choose Akron Children's Hospital for student health services. The school board entered a Memorandum of Understanding with Akron Children's Hospital over Nationwide during Friday's special meeting. Board members favored Akron's telehealth approach, which allows students to receive treatment at school and return to class, helping reduce chronic absenteeism that affects academic performance. The board also discussed but made no decision on a proposal from Highland Electric to provide electric buses through an EPA grant. Board member John Lehman expressed skepticism about electric vehicles, claiming they "pollute four to five times more than diesel engines."
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🚨 Ohio man gets 8+ years for major drug trafficking operation. Demarcus Brown, a 22-year-old from Akron, was sentenced to 100 months in federal prison after authorities found over 300 grams of methamphetamine and nearly 12 grams of fentanyl in a West Virginia residence. The Marshall County Drug Task Force, operating as part of a High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area initiative, led the investigation that resulted in Brown's conviction for possession with intent to distribute. Following his prison term, Brown, who has prior firearms offenses on his record, will undergo three years of supervised release. U.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey handed down the sentence after prosecution by Assistant U.S. Attorney Clayton Reid.
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