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 ...

GREEN — A funny thing happened on the way to the Post Office when Green officials began the process of obtaining single, city-specific ZIP code earlier this year. In his state of the city ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

BARBERTON — The Barberton City Schools Board of Education July 30 approved legislation declaring it impractical to transport certain students living in the Barberton City Schools district and ...