AKRONMotorcyclist killedAKRON: A 40-year-old Akron man died from injuries in a motorcycle crash Friday night when he struck a vehicle after turning into a Romig Road parking lot, authorities said.The man was identified by the Summit County Medical Examiner’s Office as John Jackson Jr. of Argonne Court. An autopsy was planned Saturday, but results were not available. Jackson was northbound on Romig about 9 p.m. when he turned into the parking lot, a medical examiner’s spokesman said.He was taken to Akron General Medical Center, where he died at 9:45 p.m., the spokesman said.No details were available.SUMMIT COUNTYTire collections setSTOW: The Summit-Akron Solid Waste Management Authority will hold tire collections Saturday and Sept. 24.Hours are 9 to 11 a.m. at the county’s closed Household Hazardous Waste Recycling Center, 1201 Graham Road.The fee is $1 per tire with a limit of 10 tires per vehicle.Passenger, light truck, motorcycle and small trailer tires will be accepted. Tires can be on or off rims.Tires from businesses will not be accepted.The collection is open only to Summit County residents.No household wastes will be accepted.For information, call 330-374-0383 or check out http://www.saswma.org.NEW PHILADELPHIANew plan for resortNEW PHILADELPHIA: Three parties appear interested in the donation of the closed Atwood Lake Resort and Conference Center.The groups are the Carroll County commissioners, Kent State University’s Tuscarawas Campus and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.The Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District said Friday there is no timetable for deciding who will get the resort.The groups met with district officials to discuss the offer and are considering the proposal.Last October, the district closed the 104-room hotel, 17 vacation cabins, two swimming pools, dining room, conference center and two golf courses at the resort at Dellroy, southeast of Canton, because of continuing financial problems.The district had planned to raze the lodge-conference center, but those plans have been put on hold.MEDINA TWP.Rites to mark 9/11MEDINA TWP.: The First Baptist Church in Medina Township is looking for area firefighters, police officers, emergency medical personnel, members of the military and others who serve in the community to participate in a special 9/11 event.A Service of Honor and Remembrance will be at 10 a.m. Sept. 11 at the church, 3646 Medina Road.“We just want to take this opportunity to recognize those who give so much of themselves to serve others,” Senior Pastor Mark Milioni said.Among those who plan to attend the service are Medina County Sheriff Neil Hassinger and Chatham Township fire Chief Byron Fike, who will bring one of the township firetrucks for display.Milioni said the invitation to emergency crews and their families extends to a free lunch at the church in their honor.To participate, call 330-725-5853.“We’d love to see our church packed full with the people who keep Medina safe every day,” Milioni said. “We just want to tell them thank you.”portage countyFracking meetingsTwo community meetings about drilling for natural gas and hydrofracturing are planned in Portage County this month.The first will be 7 p.m. Tuesday at Brimfield Elementary School, 4170 State Route 43, Brimfield Township.The topic is What You Should Know Before Signing a Lease on Your Property.The meeting is being organized by local citizens who decided not to lease their land for hydraulic fracturing.For information, contact Judy Kirman at 330-673-5884.The second will be at 7 p.m. Aug. 30 at the Shalersville Town Hall, 9090 State Route 44, Shalersville Township.Speakers include representatives of drillers and land owners’ associations.For information, call 330-626-5223.