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By EMILY CANNING-DEAN BGNN staff writer NORTON  Thanks to a nonprofit organization located in Norton, thousands of children all across the world have received a special gift during their time of need. The Giving Doll, an organization that began in Wadsworth in 2006 and moved to Norton in 2019, is just a few hundred dolls…

PHOTOS PROVIDED Volunteers from the Magic City Pickleball Club were hard at work Jan. 2 putting down taped lines to create three pickleball courts in the auxiliary gym at Barberton High School – and they had to try out the court as well, of course. By EMILY CANNING-DEAN BGNN staff writer BARBERTON  Just last month,…

Gazette staff CANTON  The U.S. Marshals Service in Northern Ohio, in conjunction with the Canton Police Department and the U.S. State Department recovered two missing children in Reykjavik, Iceland on Jan. 10, according to a news release. The two children – 8 and 9 years old – both from Canton, were reported missing to CPD…

Judge Todd McKenney, left, and his wife, Bethany McKenney, Summit County Councilwoman, visit with Angie Warrington, seated, and her mom, Ida Osiek, who had a drawing Oct. 30 to raise money to send children to Akron Rotary Camp. Amanda Warner, right, from Akron Rotary Camp attended the drawing. By CHRISTINA McCUNE BGNN managing editor BARBERTON …

By EMILY CANNING-DEAN BGNN staff writer NORTON  Following the resignation of treasurer Stephanie Hagenbush, the Norton Board of Education will soon begin the task of finding a new treasurer for Norton City Schools. “We plan to start advertising for the position this week,” said Cindy Webel, vice president of the Norton Board of Education. District…

JOSH GORDON executive director, Barberton Community Foundation When having lunch with another nonprofit leader in Summit County in December I was asked, somewhat sheepishly, “Why is Barberton’s mascot magic? What does that even mean?” From an outsider’s perspective I suppose it’s a fair question. I’d love to report that I had a tidy, concise definition…

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PHOTO COURTESY OF HOOKER’S ALL OHIO RECOVERY By BOB MOREHEAD BGNN senior staff writer NORTON  A quick-thinking cop braved the frigid waters of Wolf Creek Dec. 29 and freed a motorist trapped in a vehicle that night. City police and rescue crews were called to the 3300 block of Summit Road at 8:04 p.m. from…

By BOB MOREHEAD BGNN senior staff writer BARBERTON  A driver was killed after the vehicle the motorist was driving hit a pole and rolled several times at around 1:30 p.m. Dec. 22 in the 400 block of Wooster Road W, according to Barberton Police Officer Marty Eberhart. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene.…