🌱 Patch AM: What Cuyahoga Falls police handled around Howe, State and Portage

Good morning Cuyahoga Falls! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• What Cuyahoga Falls police handled around Howe, State and Portage
• How new opioid grant money will bolster Cuyahoga Falls police outreach

Also on today's calendar: Marilyn Manson and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Some sun, a stray t-shower, with a high of 80 and low of 59 degrees.
• Friday: Partly sunny and beautiful, temps: high: 79, low: 53.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and comfortable, with a high of 80 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Cuyahoga Falls Police Blotter: August 26, 2026 (fallsfreepress.com) — Recent Cuyahoga Falls police reports detail thefts from Howe Avenue stores, vehicle issues on neighborhood streets, and citations such as an open-container violation on Portage Trail. While no major violent crimes are highlighted, the blotter shows ongoing shoplifting, nuisance behavior, and parking concerns that may affect local shopping areas and residential blocks. All individuals are presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
   

• Summit County Sheriff's Office Gets Opioid Grant (nordoniahills.news) — Cuyahoga Falls Police Department is receiving $52,630 from Ohio's DART opioid grant program to support outreach teams that connect overdose survivors with treatment and recovery services. The Summit County Sheriff's Office and several nearby agencies also secured funding, meaning more coordinated help across the region for families dealing with addiction through June 2027.
   

📸 Around Cuyahoga Falls

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cuyahoga Falls

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday August 27
• RUFUS DU SOL with Ben Bohmer →
  Blossom Music Center, 1145 W Steels Corners Rd, Cuyahoga Falls
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday September 2
• Marilyn Manson →
  Blossom Music Center, 1145 W Steels Corners Rd, Cuyahoga Falls
  6:00 pm
Monday September 7
• No School-Labor Day Holiday
  Cuyahoga Falls City Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221
Thursday September 10
• En Vogue Tickets →
  Blossom Music Center, 1145 W Steels Corners Rd, Cuyahoga Falls
  7:30 pm
Saturday September 12
• Emily Ann Roberts →
  Blossom Music Center, 1145 W Steels Corners Rd, Cuyahoga Falls
  10:00 am
Friday September 25
• Bryson Tiller →
  Blossom Music Center, 1145 W Steels Corners Rd, Cuyahoga Falls
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 27
• 4790135 - Highland YMCA Before Care →
  Highland Elementary Highland - Gym ()
  7:00 am
• The Body - Mobility Class July/August →
  Stow, OH Calendar, 5344 Fishcreek Road, Stow
  9:30 am
• Job and Family Services: Case Managers at the Library
  Akron-Summit County Public Library Main Library - Quiet Study Room 1
  10:00 am
• Euchre →
  Stow, OH Calendar, 5344 Fishcreek Road, Stow
  10:00 am
• Preschool Storytime
  Akron-Summit County Public Library Main Library - Children's Library Programming Room
  10:30 am
• Job Readiness - Create a Resume Employers Will Notice
  Akron-Summit County Public Library Main Library - Small Business & Nonprofit Resource Center Space A
  10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Check your receipts before you pay folks.
  A few days ago I visited a CVS Pharmacy to purchase a facial moisturizer I've been using for years. It was in a 'locked' cabinet so I had to wait for… (Nextdoor Northampton)

• i9 Sports posted a job opening for Sport Coordinator Flag Football in Cuyahoga Falls. Apply here.
• Five star enterprise llc posted a job opening for Part time cleaner/ janitorial/custodial in Cuyahoga Falls. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cuyahoga Falls here.

🗞 Nearby News

Stow

• Ohio Lottery Powerball, Pick 3 Midday winning numbers for Aug. 24, 2026 (beaconjournal.com)
• Longtime crossing guard honored with 'Clark's Corner' (bluewaterhealthyliving.com)

Akron

• Akron invests $300K toward downpayment help for first-time homebuyers (cleveland.com)
• America 250: How one Akron minister changed public education forever (bluewaterhealthyliving.com)
• 4 years after 2 kids died in Akron house fire, neighbors wonder why house hasn't been torn down (news5cleveland.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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