BGNN staff report The Norton Historical Society is collaborating with two of Summit County’s oldest churches — and a tavern that has served customers almost continuously for more than 150 years – to present a walking tour of the historic hamlet of Loyal Oak from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 10. This…

Thanks to BGNN Facebook follower Jerri Lynn for sharing this flooding photo of 15th Street in front of the mobile home park. By BOB MOREHEAD BGNN senior staff writer So much for the moderate drought northeast Ohio had been suffering for about six weeks. In a period of three days Aug. 6-8, a pair of…

BGNN staff report SUMMIT COUNTY  This week, Summit County’s highly trained Type I Swiftwater Rescue Team deployed to North Carolina to assist with Tropical Storm Debby’s response and rescue efforts. The hurricane turned tropical storm, which has already drenched Georgia and South Carolina, is expected to bring significant flooding and damage to North Carolina. The…

By JOSH GORDON Barberton Community Foundation executive director While I have lived in Barberton for nearly two decades, I have worked outside the city until being given the privilege of leading this Foundation. In that time, I was often on the “business end” of people’s opinions about our community. At first many people who shared…

IMANI DANIELLE ROSS Barberton 11th grader FAVORITE SUBJECT: Gardening club, bowling. CLUBS/ACTIVITIES: Gardening club, bowling. HOBBIES OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL: Doing my hair, nails and baking. FAVORITE TV SHOW: “My babysitter’s a vampire.” PETS: A cat named Kirby that lives with my brother. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP? A CEO of…

PHOTO FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE The National Weather Service is doing damage surveys in Ohio from the recent storm and is sharing results such as the one above from the Brook Park-Bedford area. By BOB MOREHEAD BGNN senior staff writer As what was left of Hurricane Debbie wrought havoc in the Mid-Atlantic region…

By BOB MOREHEAD BGNN senior staff writer BARBERTON The creative lease plan for the latest attempt to salvage the historic but crumbling Herald-Cox-Powell buildings at the intersection of Wooster Road N and W Tuscarawas Avenue got unanimous approval at city council’s July 22 meeting. The plan is a mix of entertainment, retail and residential very…

JOSEPH ROZZI Barberton Preschool GRADE: PreK CLUBS/ACTIVITIES: YMCA program at the preschool. HOBBIES OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL: Soccer, swimming and basketball FAVORITE MOVIE: “Sing” FAVORITE TV SHOW: Imagination Movers FAVORITE BOOK: Mario books WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP? Fireman   Barberton Schools Student and Class of the Week is sponsored thanks…