confederate flag

Community

Ohio County Fairs Face Grass-Roots Efforts To Ban Confederate Flags

County fairs around Northeast Ohio are debating whether to ban sale or display of the Confederate flag. The grass-roots movement comes after state legislators killed a proposal that would have banned the flag across all fairs last month. Portage County is the latest to face calls to remove the Confederate flag from its county fair. A petition from Portage County Young Democrats urges the fair board to take the “necessary steps” of banning the sale and display of the flag at the Portage County Randolph Fair.
Community

Morning Headlines: The University of Akron Plans Major Job Cuts; RubberDucks Scrap Season

Amanda Rabinowitz

Here are your morning headlines for Wednesday, July 1:The University of Akron plans major job cutsNorth Canton police say man pointed loaded gun at…
Community

Morning Headlines: Ohio Passes 50,000 COVID-19 Cases; Wooster Schools May Split with Wayne Co. Fair

Amanda Rabinowitz

Here are your morning headlines for Monday, June 29:Ohio passes 50,000 COVID-19 casesMore than 1,400 get tested for COVID-19 at West Akron pop-upCOVID-19…
Community

Wayne County Fair Continues Without Confederate Flag Ban As Religious Leaders Host a Booth On Race

Kabir Bhatia

The Wayne County Fair continues this week, and so do sales of the Confederate flag there. And as WKSU’sKabirBhatia reports, the flag may be less of an…