Category: Summit County

Summit County Department of Finance and Budget receives national award

SUMMIT COUNTY, OHIO—Summit County Executive Ilene Shapiro’s Department of Finance and Budget was recently presented the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award by the Government Finance...

Suspected Purse Snatcher Arrested and Charged with Robbery and Theft

Editor's note: be aware that this is the time of year when you will hear about this type of crime more often.  On November 2,...

County offices to close on November 11 in recognition of Veterans Day

SUMMIT COUNTY, OHIO—Summit County offices will be closed on Monday, November 11, 2019 in recognition of Veterans Day. County offices will reopen at normal...

Summit and Cuyahoga Counties Settle with Drug Maker and Distributors

SUMMIT COUNTY, OHIO—Earlier this morning, Summit and Cuyahoga counties reached settlement agreements in principle with drug maker Teva Pharmaceutical and drug distributors AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal...

October named National Arts and Humanities Month in Summit County

SUMMIT COUNTY, OHIO— Yesterday, County Executive Ilene Shapiro and County Council declared October Arts and Humanities Month in Summit County in honor of the...

County Executive Hosts On the Table Conversations

SUMMIT COUNTY, OHIO—On October 3, 2019, Summit County Executive Ilene Shapiro hosted more than a dozen On the Table conversations in multiple Executive departments....

Prostitution and Human Trafficking Investigation Yields 12 arrests

The Summit County Sheriff’s Office has conducted numerous investigative operations in regards to possible prostitution and human trafficking in Summit County. These investigations have...

County Executive Spotlights Local Artists in Room with a View Exhibit

SUMMIT COUNTY—Summit County Executive Ilene Shapiro recently welcomed the work of local artist, Dan Rowland, to the Ohio Building. Continuing the tradition of her...

Summit County Executive Ilene Shapiro’s Statement on Unconstitutional Proposal by State Officeholders

While we maintain our position of not commenting on the pending opioid litigation, the legislation proposed by Attorney General Yost is outside of the...

Akron Teen Honored with Summit for Kids Russ Pry Youth Award

On August 17, 2019, at the 10th annual Summit for Kids Expo, Summit County Juvenile Court Judge Linda Teodosio presented Kofi R. Boakye of...

Mural Reception to be held at Summit County Department of Job and Family Services on August 1

On Thursday, August 1, 2019, Summit County Executive Ilene Shapiro’s Department of Job and Family Services at 1180 South Main Street in Akron will...

State Awards Summit County Transportation Improvement District $334,000 for Area Development Projects

On Monday, July 22, 2019, the Summit County Transportation Improvement District (TID) received notice that two area projects will be granted funding from the...

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...

County of Summit ADM Board Expresses Gratitude to Community for Passage of Issue 1

SUMMIT COUNTY, Ohio — The Summit County Alcohol, Drug Addiction, and Mental Health Services (ADM) Board, along with its Board of Directors, ADM Support...

Summit County Election Results: New Faces on Macedonia Council, School Board Races and More Decided Across Region

Voters approve tax levies, elect council members and trustees throughout Summit County; unofficial results Voters across Summit County made their voices heard Tuesday, with races...

Summit County Approves Emergency Food Aid Amid SNAP Funding Shortfall

Federal benefit gap leaves thousands of local families facing food insecurity Summit County Executive Ilene Shapiro and County Council approved emergency legislation Oct. 27 authorizing...

Shapiro Addresses Federal Shutdown Impact on Summit County

County officials monitoring federally funded programs as government closure begins Summit County Executive Ilene Shapiro released a statement Tuesday acknowledging the federal government shutdown and...