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BGNN staff report BARBERTON  Carol Duncan, of Barberton, is elated to win $500,000 on the Ohio Lottery’s $500,000 Cashword scratch-off, according an Ohio Lottery news release Late at night, she says she stopped at Circle K No. 5602, which is at 344 5th St., Barberton, to buy a ticket. “There’s a guy in front of…

PHOTOS PROVIDED The 48th annual Portage Lakes antique and classic boat show is Saturday Aug. 24, according to a news release. This free event is 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the docks, lakeside, at the Pick’s on PLX and Smoke on the Water restaurants on Portage Lakes Drive in Coventry, just five miles south…

MADELYN YOUNG Barberton Intermediate School fifth grader FAVORITE SUBJECT: Spanish HOBBIES: Horseback riding FAVORITE MOVIE/TV SHOW/BOOK: Phantom Stallion WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE? Veterinarian Thanks to New Horizon Federal Credit Union for sponsoring Student/Class of the Week  

PHOTO PROVIDED BY ROGER MEARS The ground has sunk at Roger and Tammy Mears’ home on 17th Street NW in Barberton. PHOTOS PROVIDED BY ROGER MEARS A flash flood took out a wall and destroyed furniture and irreplaceable mementoes in Roger and Tammy Mears’ basement along 17th Street NW in Barberton. By CHRISTINA McCUNE BGNN…

ALYSSA COLLUM 7th grade Barberton Middle School MR. VINCENT (TEACHER) SHARES: “Alyssa is a very consistent student on a day to day basis. She can be counted on to complete her assignments, participate in class discussions and to volunteer to answer questions in class. She is a willing helper in the lunch room each day…

BGNN staff report The Norton Historical Society is collaborating with two of Summit County’s oldest churches — and a tavern that has served customers almost continuously for more than 150 years – to present a walking tour of the historic hamlet of Loyal Oak from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 10. This…

Thanks to BGNN Facebook follower Jerri Lynn for sharing this flooding photo of 15th Street in front of the mobile home park. By BOB MOREHEAD BGNN senior staff writer So much for the moderate drought northeast Ohio had been suffering for about six weeks. In a period of three days Aug. 6-8, a pair of…

BGNN staff report SUMMIT COUNTY  This week, Summit County’s highly trained Type I Swiftwater Rescue Team deployed to North Carolina to assist with Tropical Storm Debby’s response and rescue efforts. The hurricane turned tropical storm, which has already drenched Georgia and South Carolina, is expected to bring significant flooding and damage to North Carolina. The…

By JOSH GORDON Barberton Community Foundation executive director While I have lived in Barberton for nearly two decades, I have worked outside the city until being given the privilege of leading this Foundation. In that time, I was often on the “business end” of people’s opinions about our community. At first many people who shared…

IMANI DANIELLE ROSS Barberton 11th grader FAVORITE SUBJECT: Gardening club, bowling. CLUBS/ACTIVITIES: Gardening club, bowling. HOBBIES OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL: Doing my hair, nails and baking. FAVORITE TV SHOW: “My babysitter’s a vampire.” PETS: A cat named Kirby that lives with my brother. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP? A CEO of…