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Bob Norman, chief operations officer, welcomes customers to the Summit Fresh Mobile market at Van Buren Homes in Barberton. The market returns to Barberton on Saturday. By CHRISTINA McCUNE BGNN managing editor BARBERTON  A grocery store on wheels – complete with fresh produce, local goods, frozen items and more — returns this Saturday to Barberton.…

PHOTO COURTESY OF JOSEPH NICHOLAS  Richard Williams played for the Magics football team. He was struck by a vehicle March 4 and died the next day in the hospital. Akron Police are asking for the public’s help in the case.   BGNN staff report AKRON  A 23-year-old man was killed in a hit-skip crash and…

By BOB MOREHEAD BGNN senior staff writer Crews from four fire departments battled an industrial blaze on Norton Avenue early the evening of March 2. Norton firefighters were dispatched to Spartan Enterprises around 6:25 p.m., responding to a commercial fire alarm. They arrived within five minutes, confronted by thick, black smoke and flames on the…

By BOB MOREHEAD BGNN senior staff writer BARBERTON  Much of the March 9 Barberton City Council meeting will be taken up with measures chastising both elected and appointed officials. The Personnel and Rules Committee voted March 2 to send a resolution to the floor to censure Councilman Bryan Poorman for a rules violation. This follows…

PHOTOS PROVIDED Wadsworth’s Interurban Trail boasts new and improved historical signage thanks to local Girl Scout Skyler Smiechowski. By EMILY CANNING-DEAN BGNN staff writer WADSWORTH  Thanks to local Girl Scout Skyler Smiechowski, Wadsworth’s Interurban Trail boasts new and improved historical signage. “I had heard Friends of Wadsworth Trails needed help with the signs and during…

PHOTO PROVIDED Thanks to Moriah K. Cheatham Williams  for providing answers to questions posed by The BGNN.  All profiles will appear in print in the Feb. 25 Barberton Gazette & Norton News. Thanks to BGNN contributor Tiffany Jordan for compiling these features on influential local leaders and residents during Black History Month. How long you…

PHOTO PROVIDED Thanks to Shayla Davis (also known professionally as Journalist Shay) for providing answers to questions posed by The BGNN.  All profiles will appear in print in the Feb. 25 Barberton Gazette & Norton News. If you would like to recommend someone to respond to these questions while Black History Month is being recognized, please email [email protected]. …

PHOTO PROVIDED Thanks to Kenneth Cheatham for providing answers to questions posed by The BGNN.  All profiles will appear in print in the Feb. 25 Barberton Gazette & Norton News. If you would like to recommend someone to respond to these questions while Black History Month is being recognized, please email [email protected].  How long have…

Renea Woods-Baylor  owner and operator of The Tea Lady Inc. 190 Second St. NW, Barberton Visit http://ohioteady.com Thanks to Renea Woods-Baylor for providing answers to questions posed by The BGNN.  All profiles will appear in print in the Feb. 25 Barberton Gazette & Norton News. If you would like to recommend someone to respond to…

Shorter Griffin Thanks to Shorter Griffin for providing answers to questions posed by The BGNN.  All profiles will appear in print in the Feb. 25 Barberton Gazette & Norton News. If you would like to recommend someone to respond to these questions while Black History Month is being recognized, please email [email protected].  How do you…