A candidate for the Akron School Board pleading earlier this week to an OVI charge.

Former Akron council member Ernie Tarle pleaded "no contest" to the charge stemming from a June arrest in Boston Heights. Police reports noted Tarle was driving a car with expired plates. Tarle told the Beacon Journal he had been visting a friend in Cleveland and had a couple beers. The newspaper reported Tarle refused a Breathalyzer test after failed a field sobriety test.

Stow Municipal Court Judge Lisa Coates assessed a $1,000 fine and court costs, with $600 of the fine suspended.

Tarle is one of eight candidates seeking a seat on the Akron School Board; the top three winners get the position.