LAKEMORE — Lakemore Village Council Dec. 1 approved the village’s $5.9 million 2026 operating budget. The budget represents a roughly $200,000 increase over 2025, much of which Fiscal Officer Megan ...

AKRON — This holiday season, Miller South School for the Visual and Performing Arts is calling on the community to help ensure every student’s voice can truly be heard. The school has launched its ...

LAKEMORE — During the regular meeting Nov. 18, the Springfield Local Schools Board of Education approved a three-year service agreement with Lutron Services Co. to cover the lighting system at ...

AKRON — Two beloved Christmas films, “Elf” and “The Polar Express,” will be shown free of charge on the big screen at the Akron Civic Theatre Dec. 14, presented exclusively by Wayside Furniture.

AKRON — Makeshift Theatre will present George C. Wolfe’s satire “The Colored Museum” this month, offering audiences a thought-provoking journey through African American culture, history and ...

AKRON — Newly relocated to the R.B. Stout Inc. greenhouse in Akron, Essentials Garden & Outdoor Living is a locally owned showroom that offers outdoor furniture, custom planters, design consulting, ...

BARBERTON — Barberton Police have arrested 24-year-old Justice Oney, of Barberton, in connection with the shooting death of Nathan Flight, 25, of Canton. Police responded to the area of East Paige ...

GREEN — A popular restaurant chain is exploring a new location in Green. Green Planning and Development Director Wayne Wiethe confirmed Chick-fil-A has expressed interest in the vacant Crazy Chicken ...

WEST AKRON — The City of Akron held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Nov. 14 to celebrate the official opening of the new Fire Station No. 12 at 112 S. Hawkins Ave. The original Station No. 12, at 1852 W.

LAKEMORE — Patrons of the Akron-Summit County Public Library Springfield-Lakemore Branch will soon have one of the newest buildings in the district following the library’s $1.3 million purchase of the ...

DOWNTOWN AKRON — A dedicated space to tell the history of the City of Akron is expected to open next December. Construction of the Akron History Center at the Bowery is underway in Building D in the ...