Demolition of Greenwood, which opened in 1961, began June 16 as the land where the school was formerly located will become parking for the new elementary school. Demolition of Green Middle School ...

Photo courtesy of the Akron Zoo AKRON — A white-cheeked gibbon was born June 27 at the Akron Zoo. The zoo’s adult female gibbon, Parker, gave birth at 4:20 p.m. The entire gibbon family will ...

BARBERTON: Officers located a known drug user June 23 and spoke to him. The man was found with a hypodermic syringe in his pocket and he was charged with possession of drug abuse instruments. A ...

A Ford Tri-Motor, nicknamed the “Tin Goose,” will visit the MAPS Air Museum June 28, offering visitors a chance to step back in time with rides aboard the iconic vintage aircraft. Photo ...

Manchester BOE approves routine business NEW FRANKLIN — The Manchester Local Schools Board of Education approved several routine items during the June 17 meeting. Those items included the ...

CUYAHOGA FALLS — Cuyahoga Falls City Council June 16 held a public hearing for an ordinance that would create a tax increment financing incentive district (TIF) for the Reserve at Boulder ...

Photo courtesy of Hummel Funeral Homes FAIRLAWN — Hummel Funeral Homes, a trusted name in compassionate care and service in Akron for more than 127 years, held a grand opening June 22 at its ...

Pruning, or the practice of removing dead or diseased branches from flowering plants — including certain herbs, vegetables, shrubs, trees and flowers — allows them to focus their energy on new ...

BARBERTON: Police were called to a Wooster Road West storage facility June 14 for a report of a suspicious person inside a tow camper. The man told police he had permission to be there. Officers ...

NEW FRANKLIN — New Franklin City Council June 18 approved three pieces of legislation necessary for the creation of a tax increment financing (TIF) incentive district on the Water 9 on ...

City of Akron, Keep Akron Beautiful launch new round of Recycle Right Campaign AKRON — The City of Akron, in partnership with Keep Akron Beautiful, is conducting the next round of the Recycle ...

RICHFIELD — Richfield Village Council approved two memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with village union employees for a new insurance option at the June 17 meeting. Council approved agreements ...