A climb aboard the Ford Tri-Motor is a step back into the infancy and glamour of early commercial air flight.
 

It is time to Rock the Docks again in Springfield and Lakemore. The village and township have once again combined their efforts to host this very unique event which begins on July 10 and runs through July 12. Last year’s event drew over 50,000 rockin’ people from many communities and a variety of states.

Safety Village is a pretty special annual event in Jackson Township. This year, it was a little more special, because it marked the passing of the torch from long-time director Marilyn “Mame” Jones to long-time volunteer Molly Ott.
 

Christine Croce filed petitions with the Summit County Board of Elections for the Barberton Clerk of Courts race.  Croce is an attorney and currently serves as Executive Director of the Summit County Sheriff’s Office. Croce has served on Green City Council since 2005.

John “Skip” Summerville has announced his candidacy as councilperson representing Green City Council Ward 4.

A Uniontown family is memorializing the loss of their first-born child Thomas A. Rennecker with an annual golf outing to benefit other local children and families being cared for in Aultman Hospital’s Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU).

Raising nearly $10,000 for the second year in a row, Lake and Hartville Elementary students participated in a mini-Relay For Life event. 
 

Some of the houses in this development have the air handlers for the air conditioning in the attic. Instead of sheet metal ductwork flexible pipes, much like your dryer vent is used to run the cool air to the rooms. It's believed the lightening traveled the ductwork.

What initially began as a pest control resolution in Portage Lakes soon turned into a community
project. 
 

In observance of Independence Day, post office hours will be modified.

Alan Brubaker, P.E., P.S., Summit County Engineer is offering a new database available to the public on his Web site. The new tool allows residents, developers, surveyors and other professionals to research and download plats and improvement plans for subdivisions on file in the office of the Summit County Engineer. 

Four students from Coventry Local Schools received Outstanding Achievement Awards at an awards program May 15 at St. George Fellowship Center in Akron. The award honors students with disabilities for their achievement in one of the following categories: academics, art, athletics, community service, employment, extracurricular activities and independent living skills.

Celeste Powell, MH teacher for Coventry Local Schools, received an Outstanding Educator Award at an awards program May 15 at St. George Fellowship Center in Akron.