AKRON — For most bands, one-upping its eighth appearance on the venerated Grand Ole Opry stage in Nashville, Tenn., could prove challenging. Akron-based honkytonk band, The Shootouts, took the ...

BARBERTON — The Barberton community gathered May 24 at Barberton Intermediate School (BIS) to witness the unveiling of the months-long student mural project that began in October 2024.

It is possible to have a “Mission: Impossible” movie that is not just thrilling, but also clever. These are films about secret agents, after all — superspies who construct masks on demand ...

AKRON — Summit County Public Health, in partnership with the Summit County Department of Job and Family Services, the City of Akron and the Full Term First Birthday Collaborative (FTFB), is ...

Nancy Gaylord Powers, 83, passed away peacefully in her home with her children by her side on March 29, 2025. A devoted mother, naturalist, conservationist, and artist, Gay valued quality over ...

BARBERTON: Police were called to a 23rd Street Northwest home May 17 for a report of a man sleeping on a bench outside. Officers spoke to the man and he gave them a false name. Officers determined ...

NEW FRANKLIN — New Franklin City Council May 21 discussed three pieces of legislation necessary for the creation of a tax increment financing (TIF) incentive district on the Water 9 on ...

CUYAHOGA FALLS — Walsh Jesuit High School Athletic Director Mark Hassman will not be returning as athletic director in the fall — instead he will be back in the classroom teaching. Hassman, 56 ...

GREEN — Following weeks of discussion, Green City Council May 27 approved amendments to the city’s zoning code related to animal husbandry and the keeping of livestock — specifically chickens.

COPLEY — Copley-Fairlawn City Schools Director of Technology Lance Green and Coordinator of Instructional Technology Nicole Parker gave an overview of the new district website at the May 20 ...

LAKEMORE — When Lakemore Village volunteer firefighters Richard George and Bill Stafford traveled to Dawson, Pa., in 1963 to purchase a 1925 Deluge Master Fighter fire truck for $50, they had no ...

GRANGER — The Highland Local School District Board of Education May 19 evaluated its next steps after the district’s levy failed in the May 6 primary election. The 7.4-mill, 10-year emergency ...