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Akron.com covers the communities of the West Side Leader (Akron, Bath, Copley, Cuyahoga Falls, Fairlawn, Granger, Norton, Peninsula, Richfield and Sharon) and South Side News Leader (Coventry, Green, New Franklin, Lakemore and Springfield) newspapers.

High school football preview for Barberton, Coventry, Green, Manchester and Springfield
08/16/2024

High school football preview for Barberton, Coventry, Green, Manchester and Springfield

During a playoff game last season against Archbishop Hoban, Barberton junior linebacker Micryn Miller watches a fumbled football bounce toward the goal line. Photo: Scott Dudek

Summit County ODOT Weekly Construction Update
08/15/2024

Summit County ODOT Weekly Construction Update

Summit County (Thursday, August 15, 2024) – The following construction projects are anticipated to affect highways in Summit County next week. All scheduled work is weather permitting.

Catholic high school football teams ready for new season
08/15/2024

Catholic high school football teams ready for new season

GREATER AKRON — Catholic high school teams across the area are ready to take the field and begin the regular season. Several teams in the West Side Leader coverage area are coming off playoff appearances with hopes of returning to the postseason.

Green, Hoban boys golfers compete at invitational – South Side
08/15/2024

Green, Hoban boys golfers compete at invitational – South Side

HINCKLEY — Green and Archbishop Hoban high schools boys golf teams joined 16 other schools in the Brunswick Invitational golf tournament at Pine Hills Golf Club Aug. 8. Hoban finished as runner-up with a team score of 298 and Green finished seventh with a team score of 311. On the 16th green, Hoba...

Attorney-client relationships are the focus at Hoover Kacyon LLC
08/15/2024

Attorney-client relationships are the focus at Hoover Kacyon LLC

Attorney Joe Kacyon says he, his business partners and their team at Hoover Kacyon LLC provide the kind of customer service to clients that single attorney firms cannot offer. Photos courtesy of Hoover Kacyon LLC

Residents raise a stink about neighbor’s failing septic system
08/15/2024

Residents raise a stink about neighbor’s failing septic system

GREEN — More than 40 Hawthorne Court residents filled Green City Council chambers Aug. 13 to voice ongoing concerns with illegal sewage discharge from a nearby property at 4419 Massillon Road. Hawthorne Drive resident Ron Stoudt provided photos of a trench on the Massillon Road property, allegedly...

Community views progress of new Green Elementary School
08/15/2024

Community views progress of new Green Elementary School

GREEN — The community had an opportunity to walk through the new Green Elementary School as a part of the Back to School Bash Aug. 8. Attendees were able to sign their name on a wall in the building during the construction tours. Construction of the new 134,385-square-foot building behind the exis...

South Side Neighborhood Watch
08/15/2024

South Side Neighborhood Watch

BARBERTON: A Barberton High School employee reported to police Aug. 5 that six or seven nasty and violent voicemails were left on a school phone. Officers located the man, a former employee of the school, who left the messages and he was arrested on a warrant and taken to the Summit County Jail. A m...

Coventry trustees hear update on drug recovery housing
08/15/2024

Coventry trustees hear update on drug recovery housing

COVENTRY — The Coventry Township Board of Trustees heard an update regarding a drug recovery facility in the township during the Aug. 8 meeting. During the July trustees meeting, residents raised concerns about noise, fights and drug sales at Reverie Recovery Housing, located at 2199 Glenmount Ave...

Springfield Township swears in new police and fire staff
08/15/2024

Springfield Township swears in new police and fire staff

SPRINGFIELD — Springfield Township Trustees Aug. 8 saw a full house and a full agenda as several police and fire department personnel were sworn in. Trustees approved a motion to reactivate the Springfield Township Police K-9 program and swore in 2-year-old Dutch shepherd, K-9 Ryker. Police Chief ...

Podiatrist helps patients put their best foot forward
08/15/2024

Podiatrist helps patients put their best foot forward

AKRON — Akron-based podiatrist, Dr. Arthur Aronson, said our feet are literally “the foundation of everything” when it comes to overall health. However, many put off foot health until conditions become much more serious than necessary. “What I hear most often is, ‘I wish I had done this ye...

Portage Lakes boat show set for Aug. 24
08/15/2024

Portage Lakes boat show set for Aug. 24

The 48th annual Portage Lakes antique and classic boat show will take place Aug. 24 at Pick’s at Portage Lakes and Smoke on the Water restaurants. Photos courtesy of Walt Stashkiw

Private schools ready for new school year
08/15/2024

Private schools ready for new school year

GREATER AKRON — The 2024-25 school year is bringing exciting changes to the students, families, teachers and staff of private/parochial schools in the Greater Akron area. Archbishop Hoban Archbishop Hoban High School will begin the school year with seniors returning Aug. 16, new students Aug. 19 a...

Hoban, Highland boys golfers compete at invitational
08/15/2024

Hoban, Highland boys golfers compete at invitational

HINCKLEY — Highland and Archbishop Hoban high schools boys golf teams joined 16 other schools in the Brunswick Invitational golf tournament at Pine Hills Golf Club Aug. 8. Hoban finished as runner-up with a team score of 298 and Highland finished with a team score of 321. On the 16th green, Hoban ...

Air show returns to Akron-Fulton Airport
08/15/2024

Air show returns to Akron-Fulton Airport

The B-17, Sentimental Journey, an iconic warplane from World War II will be on-site and is one of only five currently flying in the world out of over 12,000 manufactured for combat during WWII. Photo courtesy of Inspire Aviation

West Side Neighborhood Watch
08/15/2024

West Side Neighborhood Watch

WEST AKRON: A woman reported seven sets of king-sized sheets and numerous towels were stolen from a dryer in an automated laundry business on West Market Street between 5:40 and 6:05 p.m. July 31. The manager of a West Market Street business reported Aug. 1 a woman rented a vehicle from the business...

Vitatoe named new president of STVM High School
08/15/2024

Vitatoe named new president of STVM High School

AKRON — St. Vincent-St. Mary High School (STVM) announced July 29 that David Vitatoe will be the school’s next president. Vitatoe earned a bachelor’s degree from John Carroll University, a master’s degree from Case Western Reserve University’s Weatherhead School of Management and a master....

New Copley-Fairlawn superintendent focuses on collaboration
08/15/2024

New Copley-Fairlawn superintendent focuses on collaboration

COPLEY — Superintendent Aimee Kirsch’s route to becoming the Copley-Fairlawn Schools top administrator was admittedly atypical. “It is a non-traditional path,” Kirsch said of her career, which began 26 years ago at the Akron Public Schools (APS). “But I am somebody who allows opportunities...

Zuschak, Billow to marry in August
08/15/2024

Zuschak, Billow to marry in August

GREEN — Joseph and Lisa Zuschak of Green and Charles and Patricia Billow of Tallmadge have announced the engagement of their children, Gabriella Zuschak and Nathanael Billow. Nuptial Mass will be celebrated in August at St. Peter Catholic Church in Canton, with the Rev. Richard Pentello and the Re...

United Way of Summit and Medina highlights success, goals
08/15/2024

United Way of Summit and Medina highlights success, goals

AKRON — A crowd of 700 came together Aug. 7 at the John S. Knight Center in downtown Akron for United Way of Summit and Medina’s annual Report to the Community event. The event highlighted how United Way is working with organizations throughout Summit and Medina counties to expand its ecosystem ...

Summit County Swiftwater Rescue Team to assist with Debby
08/15/2024

Summit County Swiftwater Rescue Team to assist with Debby

The Summit County Swiftwater Rescue Team deployed to North Carolina Aug. 7 to assist with response and rescue efforts in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Debby. Photo courtesy of the Summit County Executive’s Office

West Side News & Notes
08/15/2024

West Side News & Notes

AKRON — Summit County Fiscal Officer Kristen Scalise Aug. 9 announced real estate tax relief will be available to residents who have sustained damage to their property in the wake of the Aug. 6 storm. The Fiscal Office is taking the necessary steps to provide property owners the ability to file an...

Richfield Council approves sewer fee increase
08/15/2024

Richfield Council approves sewer fee increase

RICHFIELD — Richfield Village Council Aug. 6 approved increasing the village’s sewer fees from $28.33 per thousand cubic feet of water (MCF) to $42, effective Sept. 15. The rate is the first increase in 18 years. During that time, the fee from the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District (NEORSD) ...

Fairlawn Council approves land rezoning for funeral home
08/15/2024

Fairlawn Council approves land rezoning for funeral home

FAIRLAWN — During the Aug. 12 meeting of Fairlawn City Council, members passed several pieces of legislation, including an ordinance rezoning a parcel of land to allow the owners of Hummel Funeral Home to move the business’ main location to West Market Street. During a public hearing on the issu...

County Council considers September for Preparedness Month
08/15/2024

County Council considers September for Preparedness Month

DOWNTOWN AKRON — Summit County Council heard from the Department of Public Safety Aug. 12 regarding a resolution that would declare September as Preparedness Month in Summit County, promoting family, community disaster and emergency preparation for residents. Summit County Emergency Management Age...

Northside Interceptor Tunnel named after local environmental advocate
08/15/2024

Northside Interceptor Tunnel named after local environmental advocate

From left to right: Mike Wytrzyszczewski, construction division manager for the City of Akron; Pat Gsellman, senior advisor for Akron Waterways Renewed; and Elaine Marsh with her husband, Harold. Photo courtesy of the City of Akron

High school football preview for Buchtel, Copley, Firestone, Highland, Norton, Revere and Woodridge
08/14/2024

High school football preview for Buchtel, Copley, Firestone, Highland, Norton, Revere and Woodridge

GREATER AKRON — High school football teams across the area are ready to take the field and begin the regular season. Several teams in the West Side Leader coverage area are coming off playoff appearances with hopes of returning to the postseason. Buchtel The Buchtel Griffins will open the season A...

Back to school highlights for Barberton, Coventry, Green, Manchester and Springfield
08/12/2024

Back to school highlights for Barberton, Coventry, Green, Manchester and Springfield

The new Springfield Schools band bus will be used to transport band equipment. Photo courtesy of Springfield Local Schools

Back to school highlights for Akron Public Schools, Copley-Fairlawn, Highland, Norton, Revere and Woodridge
08/12/2024

Back to school highlights for Akron Public Schools, Copley-Fairlawn, Highland, Norton, Revere and Woodridge

GREATER AKRON — The 2024-25 school year is bringing exciting changes to the students, families, teachers and staff of public schools in the Greater Akron area. The West Side Leader is pleased to bring local readers just a few of the highlights this week and news from area private/parochial schools...

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