Fairlawn-Bath News Digest:

Feeling a little behind the curve on local news after the Labor Day weekend? No worries. Here’s a roundup of news and features to help you start the week caught up with what's been going on.

Patch debuts House & Home -- Interested in real estate or want to know how to manage your how-to list. Check out stories on Fairlawn-Patch pages with the Patch House & Home tab. Here's a  of our Green Goddess Sarah Vradenburg showing you how to plant next season's tulips and daffodils.

State says no clemency -- The Ohio Parole Board said this week it won't recommend pardon of a 41-year-old mother convicted of tampering with records to illegally enroll her children into  here.

Hundreds of gun licenses suspended -- A Fairlawn man who has been conducting classes for gunowners seeking state concealed carry permits has been arrested on allegations that he has not provided proper training. The Summit County Sheriff's office said Thursday more than 200 certificates issued by Alvin Bagley have been suspended. Read more .

9/11 Memorial ride -- California firefighters on a more than 3,000-mile trip to New York to honor brothers lost on Sept. 11 rode through Fairlawn Tuesday. Read more .

More blogs! This week proud Military Mom Jennette Cox and proud Copley Football dad Lou Gigliotti in their local voices debuts here and .

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