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Which mass-produced toy got its start in Akron during the 1880s? Take our news quiz

Since holiday decorations hit stores with alarming speed following Halloween, we thought you might be thinking of gift-giving ideas, especially toys for the tots. A quick look back into Akron’s history reveals a rich vein of toy-making going on in what some dubbed “The Original North Pole.” An Akron inventor may have changed the course of toy making starting in downtown Akron. What toy did he mass produce, making it accessible to children all over?

Akron, OH · 2d

NewsForce 24/7

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ODNR Opens First Braille Trail in Ohio State Parks at Wingfoot Lake

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources has opened its first Braille Trail at Wingfoot Lake State Park in Mogadore, the department announced in a news release reported Nov. 5. The quarter-mile loop is the first trail of its kind in the Ohio State Parks system, built so visitors who are blind or have low vision […]

Mogadore, OH · 2d

Cleveland.com

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Cuyahoga County prepares new budget with $111 million more for social services

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Cuyahoga County officials will start 2027 budget talks next week with a little more breathing room after voters approved a 10-year health and human services levy renewal and increase. It is expected to generate another $111 million a year, bringing the county’s total health and human services...

Cuyahoga County, OH · 1d

News 5 Cleveland WEWS

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Barberton Schools face potential cuts after levy defeat

Barberton City Schools is facing additional financial challenges after voters rejected a proposed 1% earned income tax.

Barberton, OH · 3d

highlandcountypress.com

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Ohio saw the biggest decline in homeownership affordability, new report shows

Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal, https://ohiocapitaljournal.com. Ohio had the steepest decline in homeownership affordability between 2020 to 2025, according to new reporting from the National Housing Conference. The number of occupations able to afford a typically priced home with a 10% down payment fell nearly 41% across Ohio’s metropolitan areas...

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Akron Leader Publications

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Barberton school board approves retirement incentive

BARBERTON — The Barberton City Schools Board of Education Oct. 28 approved a memorandum of understanding with the Barberton Education Association to enact a one-time $10,000 retirement incentive for eligible staff members between Nov. 6, 2026, and June 30, 2027. Board member Pat Boyle said the agreement had been...

Barberton, OH · 2d

Akron Leader Publications

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City of Green to host Veterans Day ceremony

GREEN — The City of Green’s annual Veterans Day ceremony will take place Nov. 11 at 10:45 a.m. at the Green Veterans Memorial Park, 1900 Steese Road. The ceremony will begin with the presentation of colors by the Green Fire Honor Guard and Green High School Junior ROTC and the National Anthem performed by Green High School’s On a Side Note Choir.

Green, OH · 2d

Cleveland.com

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Contractor didn’t do the work? If Cuyahoga County fines them, this new board could hear the appeal

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cuyahoga County now has more teeth to enforce its consumer protection laws, and businesses facing fines or other enforcement actions have a new place to challenge them. County Council recently confirmed the first five members of a new Administrative Appeals Board, which will hear disputes from...

Cuyahoga County, OH · 1d

News 5 Cleveland WEWS

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Vacant Akron fire station to become new community gathering hub

Developers plan to transform Fire Station 12 into a new community hub, which will eventually feature a bakery, café, food and drinks, multiple gathering spaces and a potential entertainment space.

Akron, OH · 1d

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Ohio sees highest midterm voter turnout in more than 30 years

Ohio saw its highest midterm voter turnout in more than three decades, with about 58% of registered voters casting ballots in this year's election. "High levels of turnout were fairly consistent across the state of Ohio, and that you know shows people were definitely ready to vote, and so they did," said Mike West, a spokesman for the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections.

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NewsForce 24/7

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Portage County Elects Adams Commissioner as Voters Reject Most New Taxes

Portage County voters elected Democrat Jenny D. Adams as county commissioner on Nov. 3, defeating Republican incumbent Mike Tinlin 33,308 votes to 31,171, according to complete but unofficial results from the Portage County Board of Elections reported by The Portager and the Record-Courier. Nearly 62 percent of the county’s registered voters cast a ballot, The […]

Portage County, OH · 3d

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Cleveland Metroparks Golf Courses Head Toward Another Record Year

Cleveland Metroparks is nearing the finish line on a decade-long renovation of Seneca Golf Course in Broadview Heights, a project expected to restore the facility to its full 36 holes by spring 2026. Separately, the system's nine courses are on pace to top 415,600 rounds, the record set in 2024.

Cleveland, OH · 1d

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Jenny Adams outlines goals as Portage County's newest commissioner

An energetic crowd of supporters at Jenny Adams’ watch party in Ravenna on Tuesday evening saw a sweeping Democratic electoral victory unfold across the state and county, which included Adams’ unseating incumbent Mike Tinlin as Portage County’s commissioner. According to the final unofficial canvas results from the...

Portage County, OH · 2d

NewsForce 24/7

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Cuyahoga County to Certify Nov. 3 Results Nov. 24 After 55 Percent Turnout

Cuyahoga County voters cast 482,011 ballots in the November 3 general election — about 55 percent of the county’s 878,381 registered voters — according to the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections’ unofficial results. The county board is scheduled to certify those results on Tuesday, November 24, the statewide certification deadline day. In the governor’s race, […]

Cuyahoga County, OH · 1d

Medina County Gazette

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Wadsworth considers contract for water treatment capacity study

WADSWORTH — Wadsworth officials are taking another step toward increasing the city’s water treatment capacity, with Wadsworth City Council considering a contract of up to $296,000 for engineering design services related to a high-rate demonstration study. The study is intended to determine whether the city’s existing water treatment...

Wadsworth, OH · 2d

Medina County Gazette

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America 250 committee seeks items for Medina time capsule

MEDINA — The America 250 Medina Committee is inviting city residents, businesses, organizations and community groups to propose items for a time capsule sponsored by 3M to preserve a snapshot of local life in 2026. Created as part of the nation’s 250th anniversary celebration, the capsule is intended to...

Medina, OH · 1d

Medina County Gazette

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More than 86,000 ballots cast in Medina County in general election

MEDINA — Medina County had the sixth-highest voter turnout in Ohio in the general election, according to the secretary of state’s office. Medina County voters cast 86,541 ballots, for a turnout of about 65 percent. Out of those votes, 12,699 voted absentee, 28,252 voted early in-person and 45,590 voted on Election Day.

Medina County, OH · 3d

Medina County Gazette

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Ohio auditor state finds evidence of Medina County Auditor Anthony Capretta using county funds for campaign expenses

MEDINA — The Ohio auditor state determined it found evidence that Medina County Auditor Anthony Capretta acted in ways prohibited by the Ohio Revised Code related to county funds and campaign expenses. In a letter to Ohio Attorney General Andy Wilson, the auditor of state’s office said that the...

Medina County, OH · 4d

Medina County Gazette

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Medina Candlelight Walk returns Nov. 20-22

MEDINA — The 42nd annual Medina Candlelight Walk will bring tree lighting, a parade, fireworks and new attractions to the Square Nov. 20-22. Main Street Medina Events Director Angela Mansier said additions include train rides on Friday and a Nativity animal petting zoo on Sunday. “We’re bringing in an...

Medina, OH · 2d

Ashland Source

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Poindexter unseats Miller to represent Ohio’s 7th Congressional District

Democrat Brian Poindexter defeated incumbent Republican Max Miller in the race to represent Ohio's 7th Congressional District. The post Poindexter unseats Miller to represent Ohio’s 7th Congressional District appeared first on Ashland Source - Ashland County Ohio News & Info .

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