Norton News

BARBERTON: The move would save Barberton some money, but some fear a merger of its Health Department with Summit County could cost the community much more.

The Ohio Ethics Commission is looking at the operation of the Barberton-Norton Mosquito Abatement District.

Norton police and the Medina County Coroner are investigating the drowning death of 5-year-old Jaziyah Erianna DeBruce of Akron.

TALLMADGE: Patriots are buried here. In the old Tallmadge Cemetery, off Tallmadge Circle, are the graves of nine men who helped the American Colonies defeat the British during the Revolutionary War that is remembered today on Independence Day.

MARION: Wilma Fay McAdow, 87, Marion, passed away on Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at her residence.

A 5-year-old Akron girl drowned in a lake during a church outing at a park Sunday evening.

Police are investigating an apparent drowning of a 5-year-old Akron girl Sunday evening.

NORTON: The war memorial that sat on the lawn at SS. Cyril & Methodius Church in Barberton is now the focal point of a memorial tribute to the closed parish.

NORTON: A business that specializes in merchandise that is too hot to handle went up in flames Wednesday afternoon.

Several fire departments on scene of a raging fire at a Norton video store. Flames erupted just before 2PM at Norton Video on Barber Road.

An adult bookstore on Barber Road in Norton caught fire this afternoon. Firefighters are on the scene of the business located near Interstate 76.

AKRON Child porn charge AKRON: A 21-year-old Massillon Road man was arrested Thursday on charges of possession and the creation and distribution of obscene materials involving minors.

Watch out for these overhead expenses that tend to creep out of control as your business grows.

NORTON: Strangers and two Norton police officers are being credited with saving the life of a 22-year-old Wadsworth man who attempted to jump from a bridge on Saturday.

NORTON: The Mosquito Abatement District has received positive feedback from all of the 15 percent of Norton residents who responded to a request to rate the district's service.

Shawn McNulty is hosting a Family Picnic and Ox Roast on June 20th 2009 from 1:00pm to 8:00pm at Lake Dorothy.

The city of Norton has switched from the Barberton district to Summit County's for its health services.

BARBERTON:Abraham Van Hyning must be rolling in his grave. One of the founding fathers of Norton Township in 1818, Van Hyning is buried in the long-neglected Johnson's Corners Cemetery.

NORTON: The black ski mask wasn't enough. Norton police say a 21-year-old man tried to use the mask to hide his identity from a former boss during a robbery attempt Thursday outside of a convenience store.

AKRON Block clubs to meet AKRON: The Greater Westside Council of Block Clubs will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Ed Davis Community Center, 730 Perkins Park Drive.