GREATER AKRON — From family-friendly noontime crafts to bubbly at midnight, numerous events throughout the area will offer the chance to bid farewell to 2025 and ring in the New Year. • The Akron ...

Kirk Buchanan Reed (otherwise known as “Duke” or “K Money”, depending on the audience) peacefully passed away on August 29, 2025. Kirk bravely battled cancer for nearly three years before departing on ...

GRANGER — The Granger Township Board of Trustees Dec. 15 approved a change to salary and hours in the township’s policing contract with the Medina County Sheriff’s Office. The contract renewal is ...

Kirk Buchanan Reed (otherwise known as “Duke” or “K Money”, depending on the audience) peacefully passed away on August 29, 2025. Kirk bravely battled cancer for nearly three years before departing on ...

NORTON — Norton City Council approved the first step in putting a fire levy on the ballot at the Dec. 15 meeting. Council approved 6-0, with Councilman Jamie Lukens (Ward 2) absent, a resolution ...

LAKEMORE — Lakemore Village Council and administration congratulated outgoing Councilwoman Laura Cochran on her retirement at the Dec. 15 Village Council meeting. The gathering marked Cochran’s final ...

NEW FRANKLIN — The Manchester Local Schools Board of Education will have two new faces to start 2026. During the Dec. 16 board meeting, Krisi Gindlesperger was sworn in fill the vacant seat of Steve ...

AKRON — D-A Specialty Co. Inc., one of Akron’s longest-standing family-owned businesses, is celebrating its 90th anniversary. D-A Specialty Co. Inc. is a fourth-generation family-owned wholesale ...

WEST AKRON — As Christmas fades into the rearview mirror and a new year is set to begin, a pair of area high school girls basketball teams are looking to set a winning tone for 2026. Springfield and ...

NORTON — The Norton City Schools Board of Education, during the regular meeting Dec. 15, approved a precautionary plan to address projected negative fiscal years. The district is projecting losses in ...

GREEN — Green City Council has selected local business owner Richard Miller to fill the Ward 3 Council vacancy created in November, when former Ward 3 Councilman Rocco Yeargin was elected mayor. In a ...