AKRONInformation centerAKRON: Community Health Center, a local nonprofit that provides comprehensive substance abuse and mental-health treatment, will provide a temporary information center for the public to learn more about a planned property purchase.The center seeks to buy land at 838 Coburn St.Information will be available from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday at Second Baptist Church, 690 S. Main St. Interested citizens are invited to come and learn more about Community Health Center and its plans for the 20,000-square-foot facility.For information, contact 330-315-3778 or richard.
bennett@commhealthcenter.org.Holiday open houseAKRON: The Akron-based Ohio & Erie Canalway Coalition is hosting a holiday open house from 4 to 6 p.m. Dec. 1.It will be held at the Richard Howe House, 47 W. Exchange St.Photos by Peter Miller will be on exhibit. The 2011 Howe House ornament will be on sale for $14.95.Call 330-374-5657 for additional information.AuroraCrash kills studentAURORA: A high school football player died in a car crash after practice the day before his team’s state regional game.Aurora police say a car driven by 16-year-old Paul W. McGhee drifted across a lane of traffic before crashing into a tree Thursday afternoon. His team, the Aurora High School Greenmen, had practiced that morning.Aurora coach Bob Mihalik told the Plain Dealer that Paul’s parents assured school officials that their son would have wanted the team to play in the semifinal game. Mihalik said the team will honor the sophomore by wearing special black jerseys they normally don once a season.The Greenmen took on the Avon Eagles Friday night.Paul was a reserve lineman in his first varsity season.— Associated PressclintonGarage fireCLINTON: A family of four and their two pets escaped injury when fire damaged the garage and breezeway of their Sixth Avenue home Friday afternoon.Chief Brent Frey said the garage and breezeway were destroyed but the rest of the structure is still standing. Damage was estimated at $60,000.The family will find housing through the Red Cross.The cause of the fire is under investigation.MEDINA SCHOOLSSpecial meetingMEDINA: The Medina Board of Education has called a special meeting for 6 p.m. Monday in the Switchboard Conference Room, 140 W. Washington St.The agenda for the meeting said an executive session would be called to discuss personnel.WAYNE COUNTYClinic hours cutWOOSTER: The Wayne County Health Department will end its Monday evening walk-in immunization clinic in January.The department will continue to offer walk-in clinic hours from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.The reduced hours were necessary because of a loss of state funding, according to the health department. Public health officials determined the evening clinic hours were the least utilized.