Area News
Truck fire damages two houses
BGNN photos No injuries to residents, responders or pets were reported after a truck fire spread to two homes along Palmer Street Sept. 14. By BOB MOREHEAD BGNN senior staff writer BARBERTON A truck parked between two houses on Palmer Street Sept. 14 caught fire around 4 p.m. and spread the blaze to both dwellings,…
Read MoreMagic City gathers to remember 9/11 attack
BGNN PHOTOS/Bob Morehead Capt. Mike Beckman rings the Last Alarm bell in memory of the Barberton firefighters who’ve died in the line of duty. Capt. David Polacek and firefighter Isaac Farrington swap out the fire station’s flag for the Flag of Heroes for the day Sept. 11. The flag bears the names of all the…
Read MoreBARBERTON SPORTS HALL OF FAME 2024 Magics basketball player Travis excelled in high school and college
PHOTO PROVIDED Jeff Travis, a 1993 Barberton High graduate is being inducted into the Barberton Sports Hall of Fame for basketball, but he also played football, baseball, and golf in high school. The Gazette & News will profile all members of the class in the coming weeks, ahead of the Nov. 27 induction ceremony. By…
Read MoreKiwanis Club’s 100th offers peek at piggery
BGNN photos The Kiwanis Club of Barberton is inviting the community to celebrate its centennial 2-5 p.m. Sept. 22 and at the same time take a peek inside city founder O.C. Barber’s piggery at 248 E Robinson Ave. By CHRISTINA McCUNE BGNN managing editor BARBERTON One of the iconic buildings in the city will…
Read MoreBARBERTON SPORTS HALL OF FAME 2024 Magics’ multi-sport athlete became conditioning coach for pros
Mike Winkler By RANDY FORST BGNN sports editor On Nov. 27, the Barberton Sports Hall of Fame will honor their 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. Mike Winkler is…
Read MoreBells Across America at Lake Anna Gazebo
Catherine Richards Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Green host a Bells Across America event Sunday, Sept. 15 at the Lake Anna Gazebo. Last year, public officials attended the event included Mayor William Judge and Judge Todd McKenney. BGNN staff report BARBERTON At 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 15 handbells will be rung…
Read MoreBHS football 1964: ‘A season of triumph; a season of despair’
By RANDY FORST BGNN sports editor (This is the first in a series that will continue through the fall.) I’ve been thinking about this article for a long, long time. I was eager to do it, but also very apprehensive. Apprehensive, because it was such an important time in Barberton history, and I knew it…
Read MoreMiss Barberton 1947 graces unique 75th birthday celebration
PHOTO PROVIDED Betty Weigand was Miss Barberton in 1947. PHOTOS BY CHRISTINA McCUNE | BGNN Betty Weigand, 97, poses with her granddaughter, above, who also is her goddaughter, Sally Stevenhagen. She poses with other “goddesses” including her niece, Sandy Borisuk Heasley, far left, and other loved ones at Heasley’s 75th “goddess party.” PHOTOS PROVIDED “Goddesses”…
Read MoreGET A LOAD OF THIS: Liniform Service turns 100
PHOTOS BY CHRISTINA McCUNE | BGNN Liniform Service President Jennifer Peroli and her two children, Leo, 5, and Luci, 3, listen as Summit County Council member Bethany McKenney congratulates Liniform Service for its 100 years. PHOTOS FROM WWW.LINIFORM.COM By CHRISTINA McCUNE BGNN managing editor BARBERTON It’s dirty work. But someone’s got to do it.…
Read MoreLOCAL COLUMN From the BCF executive director: “What – exactly – is a foundation?”
By JOSH GORDON Barberton Community Foundation executive director I like to be out and about as much as possible. Recently, I was handing out purple T-shirts to incoming kindergarteners at Barberton Primary. The school has Purple Pride Friday, and some students don’t have anything purple to wear! For 10-years now the Foundation has granted money…
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