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A senior citizen said a pool contractor took his $5,000 but did not do the work. Other former customers told us they've had problems with him, too.

Welcome, everyone. Who said this interesting quote: "All my hurts my garden spade can heal"? A) Martha Stewart; B) Ralph Waldo Emerson; C) Gertrude Jekyll? Answer at the end of the column. For more interesting quotes, let's meet and get to know Medina County's own honeybee (Apis mellifera – Apis...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Gov. Mike DeWine announced Wednesday that Ohio will distribute $11.9 million in grants to 73 counties to demolish unsafe, blighted buildings and prepare sites for redevelopment. Locally, Cuyahoga County will use its funding to demolish 16 properties, Summit County will demolish 14 properties, Lake Coun

Ravenna’s local Mongoose Motorsports, will host its annual Octane Nights Car Show in downtown Ravenna on East Main Street on Aug. 5 beginning at 3 p.m. “The event has become very popular online,” Mongoose Motorsports owner Tricia Krause told The Weekly Villager in an email. “We have participants come from all over the

Trisha Smith, accused of stealing over $70,000 from two booster clubs supporting North Canton City Schools, pleaded not guilty in court.

TWINSBURG, Ohio — It’s been three weeks since a gas line explosion leveled three homes and left dozens damaged in Twinsburg. Some people needed small repairs, while others lost everything. “It was unbelievable; it looked like a war zone.”. Laura Frankito lives four houses away from the epicenter...

OHIO — Confidence is rapidly increasing for a potentially significant severe weather event across northern Ohio Saturday, with the highest risk concentrated over Cleveland, Akron, Canton, and Youngstown. Forecasters warn of tornado potential, damaging winds up to 75 mph, and large hail within the highest-risk zone stre

Just as the wildfire smoke finally departs, another hazard moves in. Severe storms look likely for much of Northeast Ohio Saturday afternoon and evening.

Fifteen people suspected of running a large-scale drug trafficking ring are now under federal indictment, Akron police announced on Friday, July 17.

A former Valley View High School softball coach was arraigned Thursday on charges related to exploitation of a minor. James Grubbs, 48, faces 47 counts, including illegal use of a minor in nudity-oriented material, voyeurism and grooming. Prosecutors say the district notified police at the end of April of their...