NORTH CANTON — Last week, U.S. Rep. Emilia Sykes (D-District 13), in partnership with the MAPS Air Museum, hosted a Girls in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) event titled ...

Local leaders, project partners and members of The Village of St. Edward organization celebrated the groundbreaking of its newest senior living community in Brimfield July 24.

GRANGER — With support from West Creek Conservancy, the Medina County Park District (MCPD) purchased 97 acres this summer. With the acquisition, located on Medina Line Road and north of a ...

LAKEMORE — Rules on using fertilizers and herbicides near waterways in Lakemore Village have become more restrictive in an effort to promote the health of Springfield Lake. Lakemore Village ...

DOWNTOWN AKRON — Summit County Council returned from summer recess Aug. 4 and approved legislation to place a proposed charter amendment on the Nov. 4 General Election ballot. The amendment ...

Harland B. Horton, Jr., 82, passed away July 23, 2025, surrounded by his family at University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center. He was born September 19, 1942, in Akron and lived his entire life in ...

AKRON — Summit Artspace is temporarily closed to the public as it undergoes renovations. The project is set to begin this month and will include updating various areas throughout the building ...

AKRON — Progressive Insurance is teaming up with Family Promise, a national nonprofit aimed at preventing family homelessness, to help expand access to safe, stable housing in Summit County and ...

GREEN — With the start of the 2025-26 school year inching closer, construction is ongoing in the Green Local Schools for several facility projects. It has been a busy summer for the district as ...

BATH — The next step in Bath Township’s development of its newest park, the North Fork Preserve of Bath, came at the township trustees’ meeting July 28. The trustees voted to approve Park ...

Richards, the only known Revolutionary War veteran to settle in Green Township, owned a large plot of land on Mayfair Road. He died Oct. 26, 1823 in Green. He and his wife’s graves were moved in ...

GREATER AKRON — The high school football season will kick off in approximately two weeks as several local teams are looking to build on the success of last season. The West Side Leader reached ...