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Documenters: Cuyahoga Falls City Council meeting for Sept. 8, 2025


By Bethany Ulrick

Attendance: 
Council President Russ Balthis
Susan Spinner, Ward Two
Joe Siegferth, Ward Four
Michael Brillhart, Ward Five
Gary DeRemer, Ward Six, 
Jerry James, Ward Seven
Frank Stams…

Documenters: Hudson City Council meeting for Sept. 2, 2025


By Julie Erickson

Attendees:  
Chris Foster, president
Jeffrey Anzevino, mayor
Karen Heater, council member
Nicole Kowalski, council member
Mike Bird, council member
Skylar Sutton, council member
Patricia Goetz, council…

Documenters: Cuyahoga Falls Board of Education meeting for Aug. 20, 2025


By Noell Wolfgram Evans

The Cuyahoga Falls Board of Education met for their regularly scheduled meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Aug. 20, 2025. The meeting took place in the media…

$5.7 million school levy to be placed on Tallmadge November ballot

By Lauren Cohen

Tallmadge City School District’s operating budget has seen a growing gap due to inflation impacting the costs of materials, transportation and staffing, as well as state funding…

Documenters: Stow-Munroe Falls Board of Education meeting for Aug. 18, 2025

By Noell Wolfgram Evans

Stow-Munroe Falls Board of Education meeting
Kimpton Middle School
August 18, 2025

The Stow-Munroe Falls Board of Education met for a sometimes contentious meeting at Kimpton…

Twins Days Festival celebrates 50 years


By Jeremy Brown

This year's Twins Days Festival marked the event’s 50th anniversary and with it came some new additions to the festivities: an exhibit showcasing memorabilia, periodicals and a…

Third annual Tallmadge Circle Festival a hit


By Abigail Kress

Tallmadge’s annual Circle Festival took place on August 9 from 5-11 p.m. The traffic circle was blocked off and filled with participants of all ages. Visitors enjoyed…

House Republicans vote to override one of DeWine’s property tax vetoes

Staff report

State Rep. Jack K. Daniels (R-New Franklin) and Rep. Bill Roemer (R-Richfield) joined the 61-vote majority in the House to overturn Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto of a property…

Documenters: Hudson City Council meeting for Aug. 5, 2025


By Julie Erickson

Attendees:  
  • Chris Foster, Council President
  • Jeffrey Anzevino, Mayor
  • Chris Banweg, Council Member
  • Karen Heater, Council Member
  • Nicole Kowalski, Council Member
  • Skylar Sutton, Council Member
  • Thomas Sheridan…

Area entrepreneur funding ‘Life Discovery’ pilot program in local schools

By Wendy DiAlesandro

A public school math and business teacher for seven years, Cleveland-area native Fred Ode freely admits he became “disillusioned.”

He believed true education had to be more…

Documenters: Silver Lake Council meeting for July 21, 2025


By Noell Wolfgram Evans

In attendance at the July 21 Village of Silver Lake Council meeting were Council Members Christopher Scott, Suzanne Garrett, Betsy Meyer, Kevin Rozsa, Tom DiCaudo and…

Munroe Falls City Council meeting for July 15, 2025



By Noell Wolfgram Evans

In attendance were Council Members Bob Post, Jim Iona, John Impellizzeri, John Hegnauer, Al Prince and Dina Edwards, as well as Council President Ross Widenor. Also…

Bill Null celebrates retirement after 65 years at Prospect Mold



By Jeremy Brown

It was 1960. Chubby Checker’s hit song The Twist went to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, The Flintstones debuted on ABC and Bill Null gained employment…

State passes budget bill, area legislators vote with party

Staff report

Ohio now has its fiscal year 2026-2027 operating budget, which Gov. Mike DeWine signed into law on July 1. Area representatives in the state house and senate…

Summit Metro Parks July events and programs

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Friday, July 4, 8:30 - 10 p.m.
Firefly Fireworks
Munroe Fall Metro Park/Tallmadge Meadows Area
1088 North Ave., Tallmadge
Enjoy nature's bioluminescent fireworks this holiday! Learn about this charismatic…

Documenters: Stow City Council meeting for June 26, 2025


By Noell Wolfgram Evans

Stow City Council Meeting
Council Chambers, Stow City Hall
June 26, 2025

In attendance were Stow Mayor John Pribonic; Cyle Feldman, President of Council; Kelly Coffey…

Hudson School Board meeting June 9, 2025

By Julie Erickson

Members in Attendance:
Mark Dzuric
Tom Tobin              
Dana Addis
Steve Dimauro
Phillip Butto
Laura Jones
Alissa Wright
(Note: Tom Tobin arrived…

Legislative update: Sykes, Hall oppose Medicaid work requirements, funding cuts


Staff report

State Rep. Derrick Hall (D-Akron) and U.S. Rep. Emilia Sykes have voiced their opposition to state and federal proposals that would add work requirements and cut funding to…

Cuyahoga Valley National Park Ranger Pam Machuga retires after over three decades


By Jeremy Brown

More than 95 attendees gathered at Station Road Bridge on the morning of May 25 for a Healthful Hike to celebrate Interpretive Park Ranger Pam Machuga’s retirement…

Munroe Falls debating traffic cameras to curb speed, raise revenue

Staff Report

Munroe Falls barely has enough residents to qualify as a city. A city must have at least 5,000 residents, and Munroe Falls had 5,044 as of the 2020…