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Sudden summer storm spikes Night Out, kills power
PHOTO FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE The National Weather Service is doing damage surveys in Ohio from the recent storm and is sharing results such as the one above from the Brook Park-Bedford area. By BOB MOREHEAD BGNN senior staff writer As what was left of Hurricane Debbie wrought havoc in the Mid-Atlantic region…
Read MoreCouncil approves developing historic buildings
By BOB MOREHEAD BGNN senior staff writer BARBERTON The creative lease plan for the latest attempt to salvage the historic but crumbling Herald-Cox-Powell buildings at the intersection of Wooster Road N and W Tuscarawas Avenue got unanimous approval at city council’s July 22 meeting. The plan is a mix of entertainment, retail and residential very…
Read MoreBARBERTON SCHOOLS STUDENT OF THE WEEK: Joseph Rozzi (Week of Feb. 12, 2024)
JOSEPH ROZZI Barberton Preschool GRADE: PreK CLUBS/ACTIVITIES: YMCA program at the preschool. HOBBIES OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL: Soccer, swimming and basketball FAVORITE MOVIE: “Sing” FAVORITE TV SHOW: Imagination Movers FAVORITE BOOK: Mario books WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP? Fireman Barberton Schools Student and Class of the Week is sponsored thanks…
Read MoreInvestigators: Silver Creek trail attack false report
By BOB MOREHEAD BGNN senior staff writer Norton Police and Summit County Metro Parks Rangers spent several days last week trying to track down an assailant who didn’t exist, investigators say. A woman hiking at Silver Creek Metro Park July 28 told police and rangers that two men, one with curly hair, approached her on…
Read MoreNorton Police, human trafficking task force raid massage parlor
By BOB MOREHEAD BGNN senior staff writer NORTON Norton Police, working with the Summit Regional Human Trafficking Task Force, with Summit County Sheriff Deputies, executed a search warrant July 17 at the Mei Spa on Wadsworth Road. “This action was the culmination of an in-depth investigation into prostitution and human trafficking affecting our communities,” Norton…
Read MoreBARBERTON SCHOOLS CLASS OF THE WEEK: Mrs. Steinman’s 2nd Grade (Week of Feb. 5)
Kids get to take home Pancake for long weekends and they also feed the well-loved guinea pig leftover veggies from lunch. Mrs. Steinman’s second-grade class had an assignment to talk with their families about where their ancestors came from. Each child got a chance to share their family’s story and locate their countries or…
Read MorePickup truck driver faces OVI charge for crashes at drive-thru
PHOTO BY KATHERYN SEIBERLING By BOB MOREHEAD BGNN senior staff writer COVENTRY TWP. Customers at the Manchester Road McDonald’s in Coventry Township got a side of mechanical carnage July 22. According to a Summit County Sheriff’s Office report and eyewitness statements, apickup truck driven by a 73-year-old Norton man suddenly spun its tires around 8:30…
Read MoreBarberton historian remembered for ‘bringing joy’
PHOTO COURTESY OF BARBERTON PUBLIC LIBRARY From left, as young men, Stephen Kelleher and Bernie Gnap, pose in this undated photo that may be from when Kelleher had an idea to buy a caboose and set up an ice cream stand in Barberton. PHOTO BY CHRISTINA McCUNE | BGNN The wishing well stands on property…
Read MoreRogues Hollow Regiment drums up support for the arts
BGNN staff report ORRVILLE A unique musical and athletic event is coming to Orrville High School’s Heartland Stadium on Sunday, July 28. This event is hosted by the two-time World Championship Drum and Bugle Corps from right here in Northeast Ohio, the Rogues Hollow Regiment, out of Doylestown. The second annual DCI Drums in the…
Read MoreBARBERTON SCHOOLS STUDENT OF THE WEEK: Liam Chew-Freeman (Week of Jan. 29)
LIAM CHEW-FREEMAN Barberton Intermediate School, third grade WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SCHOOL ACTIVITY? Football WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SUBJECT? Art WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE, TV SHOW OR BOOK? Sonic WHAT ARE YOUR HOBBIES OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL? Playing football or playing Roblox with my brother. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?…
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