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CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cuyahoga County is seeking a six-figure building official to lead its new building department next year. The full-time position, which will serve as the county’s chief building official, is expected to pay between $120,000 and $150,000 depending on credentials and experience, according to county’s...

Thanks to Moriah K. Cheatham Williams for providing answers to questions posed by The BGNN. All profiles will appear in print in the Feb. 25 Barberton Gazette & Norton News. Thanks to BGNN contributor Tiffany Jordan for compiling these features on influential local leaders and residents during Black History Month.

People connect to forests in a special way. No matter our age, there is so much they can teach us. The Medina County Park District is offering tools through new Discovery Backpacks that visitors may borrow to explore the lessons of the forest. Discovery Backpacks are designed for anyone looking...

A Summit County man is in jail after leading Portage County sheriff's deputies on pursuit Feb. 20 in two counties in which speeds reached at least 124 mph. Joshua Ned Walter Collmar Sr., 46, of Barberton was charged with third-degree felony failure to comply with the order or signal of a police officer and...

Last month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the USDA introduced a new inverted food pyramid, wide at the top, which emphasizes protein, dairy and heart-healthy fats as a base, with fruits and vegetables still prominent. Whole grains and ultra-processed food were de-emphasized. That differs from...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Medina County, Ohio – A winter crash on Interstate 76 in Medina County created a dangerous near-miss as snowy conditions reduced roadway control. According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, a driver lost...

Nearly a dozen Cuyahoga County sheriff’s deputies and corrections officers made more than the sheriff. How does that happen? Overtime that can add up to bigger pensions.

MEDINA — Spectators watched artists carve intricate ice sculptures throughout Uptown Park on the third day of the 32nd annual Medina Ice Festival on Sunday. Elegant Ice Creations hosts the four-day ice festival and creates the ice sculptures that line the walkways of the square. Guests can still walk the pathways...

A local man was found guilty Monday of his eleventh OVI conviction.

A Canton woman is facing charges after allegedly punching an officer in the face and then destroying a holding cell window at the Stark County Jail. On February 16, police responded to a domestic disturbance incident on 3rd Street SW in Canton. Police said Jade Cain and her boyfriend, Alan...