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SUNBURY, Ohio — Massillon is done losing to Big Walnut in the playoffs. After a scoreless first half, the Tigers scored three second-half touchdowns and shut out the Golden Eagles 21-0 on Friday night, November 13, in an OHSAA Division II, Region 7 semifinal — the same Big Walnut program that had ended Massillon’s season […]

Akron will launch a dedicated housing docket in Akron Municipal Court in the first quarter of 2027, open a publicly accessible housing code violations database, and resume administrative hearings to strengthen housing code enforcement, Mayor Shammas Malik announced at a Nov. 12 event at the Well Community Development Corporation, the Akron Beacon Journal reported. The […]

Reagan Crumpler used her roping skills to capture the sheep with some help from her 18-year-old horse, Catalena

One person is being evaluated at a hospital following a shooting.

Nightly closures at Akron’s Central Interchange start Monday, Nov. 16, as crews install an Interstate 77 pedestrian bridge, the Ohio Department of Transportation announced in a news release reported by the Akron Beacon Journal. The closures run in three phases through Saturday morning, Nov. 21, each with a signed detour, ODOT said. In the first […]

A talented teenage roper and her horse helped end a monthslong sheep-scapade in Ohio. Reagan Crumpler, 14, had attempted to catch the American Blackbelly sheep that had been running amok for 45 days in Wadsworth but never had any luck — until Wednesday. Rebecca Roxberry holds a goat after an American Blackbelly sheep that was on the lam for 45 days was captured in Wadsworth, Ohio. Facebook/Rebecca R. Roxberry That’s when the young lassoer struck gold with the help of her trusted horse Catalena,

Cuyahoga Falls City Council has adopted strict new regulations for any future data center projects in the city, capping the size, power draw and noise of the facilities and reserving the final say over water use to the city’s own utility departments, the Akron Beacon Journal reported. Council approved the regulations at its Nov. 9 […]

Summit County will upgrade traffic signals at 36 intersections on the corridor between North Revere Road and downtown Akron with a $2 million federal street-safety grant, according to a news release from the office of U.S. Rep. Emilia Sykes that the Akron Beacon Journal reported on Friday. The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded the money […]

A 27-year-old man who recruited others to buy firearms on his behalf, known as “straw purchasing,” was sentenced to prison for violating firearms and controlled substance laws throughout Summit County and the surrounding regions. Gary Robinson, of Akron, was sentenced to 96 months (eight years) in prison, along...

An Ohio restaurant that welcomed Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy for a campaign stop found itself at the center of an ugly political backlash, and some furious locals are showing little sympathy. P.J. Marley’s, a popular burger restaurant in Medina, hosted Ramaswamy and other Republican candidates on October 31 after...