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By BOB LEASURE Barberton Kiwanis Club and Barberton Historical Society A STORIED START TO A MODERN TRADITION Barberton – the Magic City – was founded in 1891 by visionary industrialist O. C. Barber, who transformed farmland into a thriving industrial hub almost overnight. At its heart was the Anna Dean Farm, an agricultural marvel complete…

PHOTO PROVIDED BY U.S. ATTORNEY’S OFFICE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO BGNN staff report A Barberton man has been sentenced to more than 17 years in prison for manufacturing firearms and machine gun conversion devices from his home using a 3D printer and selling them through a popular social media platform, according to a news release…

Marty Eberhart, Class of 1993 BGNN staff report Barberton City Schools 19th annual Academic Hall of Fame ceremony is Sept. 5 at Barberton High School. Seven Barberton High School alumni are being inducted this year: David R. Cooper, from the Class of 1962; Christine Duncan Finan, Class of 1977; James E. Young, Class of 1979;…

Rob Branham, Class of 1993 BGNN staff report Barberton City Schools 19th annual Academic Hall of Fame ceremony is Sept. 5 at Barberton High School. Seven Barberton High School alumni are being inducted this year: David R. Cooper, from the Class of 1962; Christine Duncan Finan, Class of 1977; James E. Young, Class of 1979;…

Aaron Day, Class of 1991 BGNN staff report Barberton City Schools 19th annual Academic Hall of Fame ceremony is Sept. 5 at Barberton High School. Seven Barberton High School alumni are being inducted this year: David R. Cooper, from the Class of 1962; Christine Duncan Finan, Class of 1977; James E. Young, Class of 1979;…

Anne-Marie Anderson, Class of 1983 BGNN staff report Barberton City Schools 19th annual Academic Hall of Fame ceremony is Sept. 5 at Barberton High School. Seven Barberton High School alumni are being inducted this year: David R. Cooper, from the Class of 1962; Christine Duncan Finan, Class of 1977; James E. Young, Class of 1979;…

James E. Young, Class of 1979 BGNN staff report Barberton City Schools 19th annual Academic Hall of Fame ceremony is Sept. 5 at Barberton High School. Seven Barberton High School alumni are being inducted this year: David R. Cooper, from the Class of 1962; Christine Duncan Finan, Class of 1977; James E. Young, Class of…

Christine Duncan Finan, Class of 1977 BGNN staff report Barberton City Schools 19th annual Academic Hall of Fame ceremony is Sept. 5 at Barberton High School. Seven Barberton High School alumni are being inducted this year: David R. Cooper, from the Class of 1962; Christine Duncan Finan, Class of 1977; James E. Young, Class of…

David R. Cooper, Class of 1962 BGNN staff report Barberton City Schools 19th annual Academic Hall of Fame ceremony is Sept. 5 at Barberton High School. Seven Barberton High School alumni are being inducted this year: David R. Cooper, from the Class of 1962; Christine Duncan Finan, Class of 1977; James E. Young, Class of…

PHOTO FROM PLEASANT VIEW’S WEBSITE Pleasant View Skilled Nursing & Rehab celebrated its 50th anniversary last week but the center at 401 Snyder Ave., Barberton, has a history that began decades earlier at a home in Norton. The company continues to be owned by the same family and a fourth generation is now one of…