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Barberton Tree goes pink again
PHOTO PROVIDED BGNN staff report BARBERTON Well-known for their maroon trucks and orange safety gear, Barberton Tree Service employees added another color to their wardrobe this fall for a good cause. Barberton Tree Service employees came together once again for the 10th annual “Saws for the Cause,” according to information provided. Each year, this is…
Read MoreDayton Nurseries to close Dec. 30
PHOTO PROVIDED Dayton Nurseries is closing at the end of December. The land was purchased in 1986. The nursery and several buildings were constructed and the business opened a short time later. By EMILY CANNING-DEAN BGNN staff writer NORTON For nearly four decades, Dayton Nurseries has served the community with landscape design services and the…
Read MoreBARBERTON SPORTS HALL OF FAME 2024: Cramers honored for building local youth wrestling program
By RANDY FORST BGNN sports editor On Nov. 27, the Barberton Sports Hall of Fame will honor its 2024 class at a ceremony at Al’s. This year’s class will feature Mike Lee, Mike Winkler, Jeff Travis, Paul Okolish, Joan Tonathy, Carol Gadanac, Caine’s Flowers, and Brandon and Monica Cramer. Brandon and Monica Cramer have long…
Read MoreBARBERTON SPORTS HALL OF FAME 2024: Trailblazer Tonathy set record in Barberton girls basketball
By RANDY FORST BGNN sports editor On Nov. 27, the Barberton Sports Hall of Fame will honor its 2024 class at a ceremony at Al’s. This year’s class will feature Mike Lee, Mike Winkler, Jeff Travis, Paul Okolish, Joan Tonathy, Carol Gadanac, Caines Flowers, and Brandon and Monica Cramer. The word trailblazer is sometimes an…
Read MoreBARBERTON SPORTS HALL OF FAME 2024: Magics standout Okolish made mark in college basketball, football
By RANDY FORST BGNN sports editor On Nov. 27, the Barberton Sports Hall of Fame will honor its 2024 class at a ceremony at Al’s. This year’s class will feature Mike Lee, Mike Winkler, Jeff Travis, Paul Okolish, Joan Tonathy, Carol Gadanac, Caines Flowers, and Brandon and Monica Cramer. The 1964 Magics football team was…
Read MoreBARBERTON SPORTS HALL OF FAME 2024: Caine’s Flowers honored for growing support
Caine’s flowers’ Ariel Fuller, left, and Bunde Roebuck, will receive the President’s Award from the Barberton Sports Hall of Fame. By RANDY FORST BGNN sports editor On Nov. 27, the Barberton Sports Hall of Fame will honor its 2024 class at a ceremony at Al’s. This year’s class will feature Mike Lee, Mike Winkler, Jeff…
Read MoreBARBERTON CITY COUNCIL Industrial park work moves forward
By BOB MOREHEAD BGNN senior staff writer BARBERTON City Council at its Nov. 18 committee work session advanced important legislation for the city’s new North End industrial park. The Streets Committee sent legislation forward that, if approved, will pay Kenmore Construction $732,407 to drastically reconfigure the intersection of Newell Street and Norton Avenue. The high…
Read MoreCity hall upgrades get boost
By BOB MOREHEAD BGNN senior staff writer BARBERTON It’s been decades in the making, Barberton Mayor William Judge said, but a sweeping renovation of city workspace took a huge leap Nov. 13 as city council approved an ambitious request to the Barberton Community Foundation. The measure allows the mayor to apply to the Barberton Community…
Read MoreThree men face murder charges in shooting of man at Akron carryout
BGNN staff report AKRON Members of the U.S. Marshals Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force arrested Nov. 19 Khairi Moorer, 23, Derek Edwards, 19, and Robert Davis, 19, who were wanted by the Akron Police Department for aggravated murder, according to a Nov. 19 U.S. Marshals Service news release. According to Akron police, officers originally…
Read MoreIMPACTING GENERATIONS: BCF has annual dinner, awards Game Changers
PHOTOS BY CHRISTINA McCUNE | BGNN Carol Hodanbosi, center, with Barberton Community Foundation executive director Josh Gordon, left, and BCF board president Lynne Hocomb, right, accepts the 2024 Game Changer Award on behalf of her husband, longtime educator and coach Phil Hodanbosi, who passed away in February. A large grant he wrote with Elissa Young…
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