By Julie Erickson

In attendance:

Chris Foster Council President (Ward 2)

Chris Banweg Council Member (At Large)

Mike Bird Council Member (Ward 4)

Patricia Goetz Council Member (Ward 1)

Karen…

By Tom Hardesty

The effort to remove the Gorge Dam in Cuyahoga Falls’ Gorge Metro Park is set to continue into the next phase following a delay of about four…

By Jeanne Simyak

In attendance: Mayor Richard Cole; Council Members Laura Cochran, Jon Strittmatter, Sam Ray, Nicki Coontz, Ed Eitner; Fiscal Officer Megan Pitman; Village Administrator Tracy Sayers 

By Noell Wolfgram Evans

Cuyahoga Falls City Council Meeting

May 12

6:30 p.m.

In attendance were Council Members Rachel Loza, Susan Spinner, Joe Siegferth, Michael Brillhart, Gary DeRemer, Jerry James…

By Isabella Schreck
Many Summit County politicians have plenty to say about the controversial House GOP’s proposed budget, which would limit school districts’ carryover funds and help fund a new…

By Julie Watson

Spring is here! The school year is winding up, the days are getting warmer, and rain is falling. Spring rain is essential.  It waters all the new…

By Jeremy Brown

It was in the fall of 1966 when Tallmadge guitarist Ritch Underwood, 78, joined the Kent-based band The Measles and played alongside Joe Walsh.

By Tom Hardesty

The cities of Stow and Munroe Falls are taking their first steps toward downtown revitalization — but they’re starting from opposite directions.

The City of Stow has…

By Tom Hardesty

With the new Cuyahoga Falls 6-12 campus slated to open for students in January 2026, the board of education is now shifting its focus to the elementary…

The Kent Environmental Council was founded more than 50 years ago for the express purpose of improving and protecting the environment through advocacy, education, engagement and networking throughout our city…

Staff report

Millions of dollars in funding for regional public infrastructure projects hinge on the outcome of the May 6 election. 

Issue 2 — a proposed constitutional amendment — would…

Twinsburg Township Square will be closed through late October for electrical, irrigation and other infrastructure improvements.

The estimated $1.25 million project was approved by Twinsburg Township trustees this spring. The…

By Tom Hardesty

Was it just an April Fool’s prank?

No one knows for sure, but Tallmadge City Schools and the Tallmadge Police Department certainly didn’t think it was funny…

By Tom Hardesty

A house in Hudson is “a total loss” according to the city following a fire April 11 that resulted in minor injuries to a firefighter and one…

By Tom Hardesty

Stow police were involved in two late-night, high-speed chases just five days apart late last month, with both chases reaching speeds of about 100 mph.

The second…

By Bethany Ulrick

Twinsburg Township Town Hall

1790 Enterprise Parkway 

Twinsburg, OH 44087

Attendance: Trustee James Balogh, Trustee Thomas Schmidt, Fiscal Officer Tania Johnson, Township Manager Rob Kagler. Trustee Jamey…

By John Hilber

The Twinsburg City School District could be on the cusp of a huge change.

Residents could soon see the creation of a new school, renovated and relocated…

By Isabella Schreck

The state of higher education in Ohio will soon see some significant changes after Gov. Mike DeWine signed Senate Bill 1 into law – and Summit County…

Staff report

Cuyahoga Falls is set to get a splash of color and creativity this summer as high school students team up with Akron-based artist Mac Love to launch a…

Staff report

Summit County as a whole voted in favor of legalizing recreational marijuana in November 2023. But at least nine communities have outlawed such businesses, which the law permits, and Hudson is considering legislation that would bring that number to 10. 

Akron and Cuyahoga Falls currently are the only cities in the county with dispensaries that serve medical and recreational customers. Several other communities have established their own regulations or simply…