Barberton students connect with community through art
PHOTO BY CHRISTINA McCUNE | BGNN Barberton High senior Bailey Puskarich has artwork on display in the B-Art Show, including a self-portrait, portrait of her mom, and paintings and drawings of famous music icons who have inspired her. The B-Art Show is open through April 11. By CHRISTINA McCUNE | BGNN managing editor BARBERTON …
Read MoreStorms responsible for suds on Wolf Creek
PHOTOS THANKS TO LISA MERRICK Foam gathered in a mound on Wolf Creek April 2. Foam came from the north and backed up across state Route 261 on Barber Road. By BOB MOREHEAD BGNN senior staff writer The question went out with photos on Facebook: “Who sudsed the creek?” Turns out it was pretty much…
Read MoreCouncil again enveloped in allegations of impropriety
By BOB MOREHEAD BGNN senior staff writer BARBERTON Council’s March 23 meeting was again a swirl of controversy. A pair of events was at issue. First came a violation of Ohio’s Open Meetings Act. Ahead of the March 16 council meeting, President Shorter Griffin went to members on both sides of the chamber and directed…
Read MoreArgus “Lee” Watson, 86
Argus “Lee” Watson passed away peacefully on March 23, 2026, at the age of 86. He is survived by his daughters, Susan (David), Rhonda, and Laura (Matt); his grandson, Mike, and Mike’s wife, Desi, with whom he spent the last several years of his life; as well as many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Born in Arkansas,…
Read More36th annual Stark-Summit All Star Basketball at BHS
BGNN staff report BARBERTON The 36th annual Stark-Summit All Star Basketball is March 26 at Barberton High School, 555 Barber Road, sponsored by Magic City Kiwanis. The girls game begins at 6:15 p.m. and the boys game begins at7:45 p.m. The event is sponsored by the Magic City Kiwanis Club, which helps to serve the…
Read MoreBarberton schools take fiscal woes to public
By BOB MOREHEAD BGNN senior staff writer BARBERTON The Barberton Board of Education has been discussing its fiscal straits in public session for several months, but March 16, it invited whoever wanted to come to the middle school to hear it all in person and ask questions. Board President Tom Harnden declared the gathering a…
Read MoreGroup offers support to those struggling with kidney health
PHOTOS PROVIDED LaShawn Taylor and her husband, Freeman, have been featured as part of a campaign by Lifebanc.org and their faces can be seen on the side of Metro buses in the area. By EMILY CANNING-DEAN BGNN staff writer BARBERTON It has been three years since LaShawn Taylor underwent a kidney transplant and keeping…
Read MoreCUTTING RIBBONS New year welcomes new small businesses in Barberton
This story originally appeared in the Jan. 8, 2026 edition of The Barberton Gazette & Norton News PHOTO BY CHRISTINA McCUNE | BGNN Danyell Allen, administrator and owner of Crowned Crayons Academy (center holding scissors), public officials, staff, supporters and others celebrated the licensed child care center’s first year anniversary with a ribbon cutting Dec.…
Read MoreBARBERTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION EXEC DIR: Reading the situation
Josh Gordon, Barberton Community Foundation executive director, provides his monthly column to The Barberton Gazette & Norton News. Previous On Community columns can be viewed through this website as well as the BCF website On Community – Barberton Community Foundation. This column appeared in the Dec. 25, 2025 edition of The BGNN. PHOTO PROVIDED Barberton…
Read MoreGUEST COLUMN ‘Get to know an immigrant. Or just talk or smile to them. It is easy and free!’
PHOTO PROVIDED Myriam Raber on her naturalization day “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!” — 1883 Emma Lazarus poem at the base of the Statue of…
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