Category: Summit County

Summit and Medina Counties Gear Up for In-Demand Jobs Week

Summit and Medina Counties are preparing to participate in Ohio's eighth annual In-Demand Jobs Week celebration from May 5-9, 2025. The statewide initiative focuses...

Tax Relief Available for Summit County Storm Victims

Read ad free here. Summit County Fiscal Officer Kristen M. Scalise has announced that real estate tax relief is available to residents whose properties were...

Summit County Reduces Dog Adoption Fees for National Pet Month

Read ad free here. SUMMIT COUNTY, OHIO—May isn't only about being over the showers and into the flowers, it's also National Pet Month! Summit County...

Zips Surge to Excellence: Summit County Council Honors UA Basketball

Read ad free Summit County Officials Recognize Championship Season and NCAA Tournament Appearance At its April 28th Council Meeting, Summit County Council honored The University of...

Summit County Fiscal Officer Kristen M. Scalise Receives Prestigious Financial Reporting Award

Read ad free here. Summit County Fiscal Officer Kristen M. Scalise has been recognized with the Award of Financial Reporting Achievement by the Government Finance...

Summit County Recognizes Multiple Awareness Campaigns in April

Summit County Executive Ilene Shapiro and County Council have officially designated April as a month of multiple awareness campaigns, passing three resolutions that recognize...

Summit County Teens: Summer Employment Program Returns with New Financial Benefits

March 31, 2025 - Summit County, Ohio Summit County's popular Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) returns for 2025, with applications opening April 1. County Executive...

Summit County Environmental Committee Seeks Sustainability Input from Local Organizations

Read ad free here. The Summit County Council Environmental Ad Hoc Committee (EAHC) is now collecting information from local non-profits and businesses about their sustainability...

County Executive Team Member Tiera Moore Receives KSU Women’s Center G.E.A.R. Award

See article ad free here. SUMMIT COUNTY, OHIO — County Executive Ilene Shapiro is proud to announce that staff member Tiera Moore has been honored...

Property Valuation Complaint Deadline: March 31, 2025

Read this notice ad free. Summit County, Ohio – Fiscal Officer Kristen M. Scalise CPA, CFE announces that property owners have until Monday, March 31,...

Summit County Announces $2,000 Public Service Scholarship Opportunity

View ad free article here. Summit County Executive Ilene Shapiro is encouraging high school seniors interested in public service careers to apply for a $2,000...

Summit County Sheriff’s Office receives grant to hire Addiction Services Coordinator at the County Jail

Read ad free AKRON – Summit County Sheriff Kandy Fatheree is excited to announce that the  Sheriff’s Office has been awarded $187,000 as part of...

County Graphic Designer wins Akron American Advertising Award

SUMMIT COUNTY, OHIO—Summit County Executive Ilene Shapiro is proud to announce that graphic designer Marc Smith Jr. was awarded a Silver ADDY at the...

County Executive Shapiro announces You Lucky Dog! adoption event at Animal Control

SUMMIT COUNTY, OHIO— At Summit County Animal Control, countless lost dogs are reunited with their relieved owners each week. While those happy reunions are...

Holiday Feature: SCCS Collection Drive, Shapiro’s Staff Donations, Foster Children Support

RELATED: Starting a business in Akron? Here are your resources. Summit County effort helps brighten the holidays for more than 800 children, including those in the...

Summit County Issues Firewood Buying Guidelines as Winter Approaches

Fiscal officer reminds consumers of cord measurements, invoice requirements and prohibited sales terms Summit County Fiscal Officer Kristen Scalise is reminding residents to verify...

Summit County Holiday Giving Programs Spotlight Meals, Toys, and Homeless Outreach

Shapiro highlights nonprofits helping seniors, kids, and those overcoming homelessness SUMMIT COUNTY, Ohio – Let’s build an article around the focus keyword “Summit County holiday giving...