akronMeth lab in parkAKRON: An Akron man was arrested Thursday night after rangers accused him of toting ingredients to make methamphetamine into the Goodyear Heights Metro Park.Charles R. Dillon, 36, was being held in the Summit County Jail on charges of illegal manufacturing of drugs, illegal possession of drug chemicals, drug abuse, obstructing police and possession of drug paraphernalia.Two park rangers said they spotted a man at about 7 p.m. carrying items commonly used to make meth into a patch of woods inside the park. The rangers say the man saw them and tried to run. Dillon was arrested near Carver Street and Frazier Avenue.Akron police were called to the park to remove more drug-making items, according to a report.akronRobbery convictionAKRON: An Akron man has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for robbing two men at gunpoint last summer.Johnny B. Chapman Jr., 21, was sentenced Friday by Summit County Common Pleas Judge Alison McCarty after a jury convicted him this month of two counts of aggravated robbery and single counts of tampering with evidence, carrying a concealed weapon and obstructing police.According to prosecutors, Chapman and an accomplice robbed two men walking on White Avenue in Akron on June 20. The accomplice has not been identified.In court papers, Chapman pleaded not guilty and contended he was at a Biruta Street home in Akron at the time of the robbery.Shortly after the robbery, the victims gave police a description of the culprits and when officers were driving, two men fitting the description ran. Officers say Chapman tossed a .38-caliber handgun before he was arrested.Prosecutors say ballistics evidence from the gun showed it had been used 10 days before in a shooting. Chapman was acquitted of charges of attempted murder and felonious assault related to that incident.Car parade MondayAKRON: The last racer driven by the legendary Art Arfons will lead a parade through the city on Monday.Many of the cars will come from the personal collection of Bob Jones, owner of Jones Group Interiors.The parade will form at Akron Square, Arlington Street and Waterloo Road, at 11:30 a.m. It will travel north on Arlington, turn left on East Market Street, proceed to Main Street downtown and turn south to Thornton Street.Arfons, an Akron native, held the world speed record three times and was inducted in the Motor Sports Hall of Fame of America, International Drag Racing Hall of Fame, International Motor Sports Hall of Fame, National Tractor Puller Association Hall of Fame and the Summit County Sports Hall of Fame. He also raced in the 1939 Soap Box Derby.Arfons died in 2007.His son, Tim, is providing his father’s last racer, which will be carried on a flat-bed truck.COLUMBUSAcorn output dropsCOLUMBUS: Acorn production across Ohio dropped this fall. White oak acorn production dropped 43 percent from 2010 and red oak acorn production fell 17 percent, said the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.Ohio had expected a drop because 2010’s acorn crop was heavy.Acorns are a vital food source that is used by more than 90 forest species. Wildlife prefer white oak acorns because red oak acorns can be bitter. Acorn production can affect hunting plans.portage countyWater grantRAVENNA: Portage County Water Resources is a winner of a $1,000 grant from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency.The grant will be used to increase public awareness of the county’s water and sewage treatment plants through educational pamphlets.Portage County was one of 10 Ohio organizations to share in grants totaling $42,813.TWINSBURG ToWnshiPBridge inspectionTWINSBURG TWP.: Motorists will encounter temporary lane restrictions from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday near the Ravenna Road bridge over Tinkers Creek.Workers will be inspecting the bridge. Traffic will be maintained during the lane restrictions.wAYNE COUNTYChild pornographyWOOSTER: A Wooster man who had more than 5,000 photos and videos of child pornography on his home computer has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.Jeffrey L. Canfield, 47, was sentenced Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Dan Aaron Polster in Cleveland.According to court records, federal prosecutors sought a lengthy prison term after Canfield admitted to touching several young boys throughout his life and regularly fantasizing about molesting children in his neighborhood.He pleaded guilty in June to federal charges of receiving and distributing visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct and possessing child pornography.An FBI investigation in March and April found that Canfield distributed computer images and video files of preteen boys engaging in sex acts. Thousands of images were found on his computer, an SD card and six discs, court records show.