Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Owner of Canfield business charged
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D. Scott Owens, 62, of Columbus has been charged with not paying the Internal Revenue Service payroll tax withholdings that were taken from employees’ paychecks.
Owens is accused of not paying about $570,000 in 2008 and 2009, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office of Northern Ohio. Owens owns Advetech Inc., a Canfield-based company.
Owens is alleged to have transferred hundreds of thousands of Advetech dollars to at least two other Canfield companies he owns and operates, including Brixton Development Corp. and Preferred Communities Inc., from which he took hundreds of thousands of dollars in income for himself, according to the release.
Event planned at Flaming Ice Cube
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The Flaming Ice Cube announced Tuesday that a representative of national yarn company Anzula Yarns will visit from 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday for a trunk show. This visit comes during the Flaming Ice Cube’s belated grand-opening event, which will take place Friday and Saturday.
The event will include additions to the cafe menu and showcasing of the yarns.
Rising school costs
COLUMBUS
The cost of equipping K-12 public-school students for the 2014-15 school year has jumped as much as 20 percent, one of the largest year-over-year increases in the eight-year history of the annual Huntington Backpack Index. According to the Huntington Backpack Index, parents can expect to pay: $642 for supplies for elementary-school children, an 11 percent increase compared with 2013; $918 for middle-school children, a 20 percent jump compared with 2013 ; and $1,284 for high-school students, a 5 percent increase compared with 2013.
Chrysler recalls older Jeep SUVs
DETROIT
The ignition-switch defects that engulfed General Motors are a rapidly growing problem at Chrysler.
Chrysler said Tuesday it is recalling up to 792,300 older Jeep SUVs worldwide because the ignition switches could fall out of the “run” position, shutting off the engine and disabling air bags as well as power-assisted steering and braking.
Chrysler’s recall covers 2005-2007 Grand Cherokees and 2006-2007 Commanders. The company said it is not sure exactly how many will be recalled but that it will notify customers by mid-September.
Goodyear airship called Wingfoot One
AKRON
Ohio-based Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. says a 76-year-old Akron woman will get a special ride in its new airship because she submitted the name chosen for the aircraft, Wingfoot One.
Charlotte White stood outside watching the blimp circle overhead Monday as she learned of her prize.
Of roughly 15,000 contest submissions, 10 names were chosen for a public vote. Goodyear has used the “Wingfoot” symbol for a century, and the latest airship was assembled at the Wingfoot Lake hangar.
Vindicator staff/wire reports