Politics & Government
Fairlawn News Digest: Missing Man Found, Ohio State Rep. Blogs, Fairlawn Faces Lawsuit Over Road Closing and More.
News and features you may have missed the the past seven days.

Here’s a roundup of news and features to help you start the week caught up with what's been going on in the local news.
Another missing man – Utah Waldrup was the second elderly man to go missing from his home in a week. The 89-year-old returned safely to Copley on his own Thursday. Read the full story here.
Firefighters rush to Fairlawn senior facility – An alarm of smoke brought three fire departments to the Arbors of Fairlawn for what turned out to be minor trouble at the 100-bed facility. Read the full story here.
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Redistricting could cost Summit County political power – Dropping population in the state will cost Ohio two seats. For the second time since 2000, the cuts could come from our area and cost Fairlawn and Bath a representative. Read the full story here.
Copley sues Fairlawn for Rothrock road closing. Fairlawn City Council voted to spend more than $330,000 to close Rothrock Road to traffic with electronic gates to stop a proposed new and Sam's Club from moving from Rosemont Commons. But it won't happen without a fight. Copley Township has filed a lawsuit and others could follow. Read the full story here.
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Local Voices includes Ohio State Representative Lynn Slaby (R-41) wrote his first blog for Fairlawn-Bath Patch last week. He will keep us updated on what's happening in Columbus. Read the debut blog here.
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