AKRONMan shot in chest AKRON: Akron detectives are investigating a shooting that occurred early Tuesday morning.Officers responded to a reported shooting about 12:30 a.m. near the intersection of Grace Avenue and Copley Road.Police say a 19-year-old Storer Avenue man reported that he had been shot in the chest by an unknown male.Friends took the victim to Akron General Medical Center. His injuries do not appear to be life threatening.Violent card gameAKRON: Akron police said a friendly game of cards in the 400 block of Robert Street turned violent early Tuesday.The victim, 73, reported that he was playing cards with a male inside his house about 1 a.m. when the other player asked for his wallet and money.Police said the victim told the other player he didn’t have any money, then was shot in the leg.The gunman took the victim’s wallet and fled.The victim was transported by paramedics to Summa Akron City Hospital for nonlife-threatening injuries. Robbery suspect AKRON: Akron police say a 19-year-old man was robbed Monday night while walking home near the intersection of Elinor and East Market streets.The victim told investigators that another man pulled up near him in a black Chevrolet vehicle.The man, who had a gun, got out of the car and demanded money.The victim put $200 on the ground and ran off.Police credit the victim for remembering the license plate number of the vehicle.Marquise Deshaun Shamell, 20, of Jonathan Avenue, has been charged with aggravated robbery. BARBERTONFatal car crashBARBERTON: Barberton police say a 20-year-old city man was killed Tuesday morning in a one-car crash on Wooster Road North.Christian Lopez was the sole occupant of the car that was traveling north when it crossed the center line and was struck by another vehicle around 9:30 a.m.Lopez was pronounced dead at the scene. CANTON SCHOOLSNew school levyCANTON: The Board of Education decided Monday to place a 7.9-mill continuing operating levy on the Nov. 8 general election ballot.The levy would raise about $5.5 million a year and cost the owner of a $100,000 home $241 annually.The levy seeks the same millage as the issue district voters rejected in 2007.Superintendent Michele Evans said the district has made more than $15 million worth of cuts since then but had not resubmitted the levy to voters until now.During that time, she said, achievement levels and graduation rates have risen.In other action, the school board approved two-year contracts with three unions representing support staff.No raises are included in the contracts, which will be in effect through June 30, 2013.Members who now pay 6 percent of the cost of their medical insurance will pay 7 percent beginning July 1, 2012, and 7.5 percent July 1, 2013.The contract provisions mirror those of a recent teachers’ contract.COLUMBUSFunds approvedCOLUMBUS: The Ohio State Controlling Board on Monday approved the release of $175,000 to purchase 20 acres of land near Wingfoot Lake State Park in Portage County.The money from the Trust for Public Land, a national land-conservation group with an office in Cleveland, was released to the Department of Natural Resources.The acreage will be added to the Division of Wildlife area adjacent to the state park in Suffield Township.The 20 acres were a former trapshooting range that has been cleaned up. More than 213,000 pounds of lead were removed by the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. The range operated from 1933 to 2004.The controlling board also approved the release of $1.4 million to the University of Akron.The money will be used to purchase 2.4 acres on Mill Street from Interstate Brands Corp. The site will be used for grounds maintenance, vehicle and equipment storage.The site formerly was used for the production, distribution and sale of Wonder Bread and Hostess products.CUYAHOGA FALLSDeath from fallCUYAHOGA FALLS: Police are investigating the death of a man from an apparent accidental fall Tuesday afternoon at Gorge Metro Park.The man had not been identified as of Tuesday night, according to an investigator with the Summit County Medical Examiner’s Office.Firefighters, police and park rangers were dispatched to the county park about 12:10 p.m. after the man’s body was discovered off the Gorge Trail near Mary Campbell Cave. He was described as a white male in his 40s.Falls Police Sgt. Gary Blevins said many details aren’t yet known, including how far the man fell and whether he was alone at the time. He said the investigation will be helped when he is identified.HUDSON SCHOOLSResignation plansHUDSON: The Hudson Board of Education on Monday accepted the resignation of Treasurer Bart Griffith. He has accepted the position of chief financial officer for Westerville Schools in suburban Columbus. The district enrolls approximately 15,000 students.He has been a school treasurer for 19 years and has worked in the Hudson district since 2007.KENTBuilding beginsKENT: A dozen officials in hard hats shoveled dirt at the corner of Erie and South Water streets Tuesday to kick off construction of a 185,000-square-foot mixed-use building that will take up most of the downtown block.The Fairmount Properties development will be a three-story, L-shaped building. The lower floor will feature restaurants and retail; the two upper floors will be occupied by corporate tenants Davey Tree Expert Co. and AMETEK.The structure is part of the $100 million Downtown Kent Revitalization Project.Among the speakers was Portage County Commissioner Maureen Federick, who lauded Kent for ongoing economic development efforts that also include a new transportation facility and a hotel and conference center, saying, “Your success is everyone’s success.”KENT STATEBoard appointmentKENT: Gov. John Kasich has named Richard H. Marsh to the Kent State board of trustees through May 2020.Marsh was senior vice president and chief financial officer of FirstEnergy Corp. until his retirement in July 2009 after 29 years of service.He now is chairman of the Summa Health System board of directors and is a board member for the KSU Foundation. He received a bachelor’s degree from Kent State and a master’s degree and MBA from the University of Akron.The KSU board of trustees is composed of 11 members, including two students. Nonstudent trustees are appointed for nine-year terms.Marsh replaces Andrew Banks, chairman of Mid-America Consulting Group, whose term ended in May. LAKE TOWNSHIPTrustees open bidsLAKE TWP.: Trustees opened bids for the township’s new truck storage building at their meeting Monday evening.They awarded construction of the steel building to Ivan Weaver Construction of Fredericksburg at a cost of $108,856. Dutcher Doors of Hartville will provide overhead doors for $24,136. Bontrager Masonry received the masonry contract for $23,600. Mathie Supply Co. of North Canton received the materials contract for $11,992.Trustees tabled the bid for electric work, awaiting clarification of building code requirements.The storage building will be constructed this fall at the Township Road Department, 1429 Midway St.In other business, trustees approved the township’s 2012 budget for just under $13.1 million.Stow schoolsAppointment madeSTOW: Christopher DiMauro was named assistant high school principal by the Stow-Munroe Falls school board Monday.DiMauro has been a language arts teacher in the district for the past six years. He will receive an annual salary of $72,000 and replaces Don Ross, who is now athletic director and assistant principal at Woodridge High School.DiMauro is married and resides in Akron. summit countyPower problemAKRON: The Job Center and Summit County offices at 1030 E. Tallmadge Ave. in Akron were closed Tuesday because of a power outage to the building.Employees discovered the problem, which apparently involves underground lines, when they came to work Tuesday morning.FirstEnergy Corp. was called in for repairs.“Our goal is to be open [today],” said Jason Dodson, chief of staff for County Executive Russ Pry.The site includes a county title and passport office, animal licensing division, building department, and Job and Family Services programs. The county attempted to reach Job and Family Services clients to reschedule appointments, Dodson said.STATE NEWSFair attendance upCOLUMBUS: Ohio State Fair officials say attendance was up 2.5 percent from last year, despite heat advisories and heavy rain on two of the evenings.Fair organizers said in a news release that more than 833,000 people went through the gates over the 12-day run of the fair, which ended Sunday. The attendance was the highest since 2004. This year’s visitor numbers were bolstered by a couple of big concerts and the reintroduction of nightly fireworks, the fair organizers said.Next year’s fair is scheduled for July 25 to Aug. 5 at the fairgrounds in Columbus.— Associated PressPlane crashesMILLERSBURG: Authorities say three people are reported dead in the wreckage of a small plane that crashed.The Federal Aviation Administration says the Piper 23 was reported missing Monday night. Its wreckage was discovered Tuesday morning not far from the Holmes County Airport near Millersburg where it had taken off. The FAA says preliminary information shows that the pilot planned to fly to Steubenville, in eastern Ohio, and that there were two other people aboard.Federal investigators have no information yet on what caused the crash and didn’t release any other details.The Holmes County Sheriff’s Office is also investigating and didn’t immediately release any information.— Associated Press