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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.

The race for Stow Municipal Court clerks has been among the most hotly contested local races of the year. Democrat Diana Colavecchio, independent Kevin Coughlin, and Republican Don Robart all sat down with Jasen to talk about their ideas for the court and the highly negative tone of the campaign.