Norwalk has been one of the most-talked-about places in the racing world since Aug. 29. The buzz started when the local drag strip, formerly known as Norwalk Raceway Park, announced it was switching to the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) after years of being sanctioned by Norwalk-based IHRA.

College is a place filled with infinite opportunity. For many it is a place to make the treacherous transition from teenager to adult. Yet, adults often find new paths at college as well, either changing careers or making advancements in their current fields. College is a place for learning and creativity, a chance to discover the larger world and the many ideas and people that inhabit it. Therefore, when such an institution is the scene of horrific violence, death and tragedy as Virginia Tech now is after a student opened fire and killed 33 of his classmates Monday before turning the gun on himself it is a stark and brutal juxtaposition. It is a reminder amidst the hope and optimism of a college campus that the "real world" can be, and often is, cruel, cold and painful. While students and professors are testing the boundaries of knowledge, we must acknowledge that little rhyme or reason exists in the world to explain why such things happen to good, innocent people.

Sanjaya must go. His performance in Tuesday night's American Idol show was, in the words of Simon, "literally horrendous." Read the rest of this story in Today's Reflector...

A North Canton man is accused of fleeing a Greenwich home Monday afternoon with his 10-month-old daughter after a suspected domestic violence incident involving the child's mother. Kody L. Dewitt, 20, must post a $5,000 bond before being released from the Huron County Jail on two misdemeanor counts of domestic violence.

The runner-up in the bid to replace the outgoing Norwalk law director landed a nice consolation prize - assistant law director. Norwalk's current Assistant Law Director - and soon-to-be law director - Stuart O'Hara announced Doug Clifford would be his replacement.

Two male Norwalk High School students are accused of pulling a fire alarm Tuesday afternoon and then fleeing the school that was evacuated for about 10 minutes. Read the rest of this story in Today's Reflector...

The former county human services building has a new owner - again. The building was sold Monday at a sheriff's auction for $95,000 to Milieu LLC out of Asheville, N.C.

HIGHWAY PATROL Adam L. Oney, 17, of 4819 Ohio 18, Wakeman, was charged with failure to maintain assured clear distance Monday after he hit the rear of the vehicle driven by Paul V. Ebinger, 72, of 6406 Mason Road, Berlin Heights, at the intersection of Ohio 601 and Gibbs Road. Ebinger's passenger and relative, Thelma, 69, was not transported for possible injuries.

Lt. Col. Marianne Bishop retired from the Air Force Reserve Dec. 31, 2006 after 22 years of combined active and reserve duty. She served from September 1984 until December 2006, during which she worked as a mental health nurse working in both the inpatient and outpatient settings. Her first duty platoon was Wilford Hall Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas, followed by Clark Air Base, Republic of Philippines, Weisbaden Air Base, Germany; Lakenheath, England, Seymore Johnson Air Base, North Carolina and finally Wright Patterson in Dayton.