Category: Summit County

Summit County Executive Ilene Shapiro Announces Hiring of State Representative Greta Johnson

On March 2, 2017, Summit County Executive Ilene Shapiro announced that she has hired State Representative Greta Johnson to work in her Department of...

County Executive Ilene Shapiro, County Council And FirstEnergy Foundation Support The Battered Women’s Shelter

On Monday, February, 13, 2017, County Executive Ilene Shapiro, County Council President John N. Schmidt and Governmental Affairs Representative for FirstEnergy Corp. Renee Nied...

Time is Running Out to Purchase 2017 Dog Licenses in Summit County

Time is running out for Summit County dog owners to purchase 2017 licenses for their pets. Ohio law requires all dog licenses to be...

Executive Ilene Shapiro Takes Oath of Office Becomes First Woman to Lead County Government

Ilene Shapiro was sworn in as Summit County Executive in a ceremony at the John S. Knight Center Thursday evening, January 5, 2017. She...

Summit County Office of Consumer Affairs Issues Stickers for Fuel Pump Security and Protection from Credit Theft

On August 22, 2016, Summit County Council passed Ordinance #2016-272. The fuel pump security measure was adopted by County Council to help deter credit...

Three Projects Within Summit County Honored with State Historic Merit Awards

On Saturday, October 29th at the Ohio History Center in Columbus, the State Historic Preservation Office recognized three separate projects within Summit County with...

Olde 8 Road closure

Northfield Center Township, Ohio – Alan Brubaker, P.E., P.S., Summit County Engineer, would like to alert residents and motorists of the closure of Olde...

Summit County Road Work This Week: Ramp Closures, Detours and Lane Restrictions to Know

Drivers across Summit County will face a busy week of road work. Several new overnight ramp closures begin Monday, Nov. 9, mostly in Akron....

Woman Found Dead on Recycling Conveyor Belt in Twinsburg Township

Sheriff’s Office and Medical Examiner Investigating After Body Discovered at Kimble Recycling A woman was found dead Tuesday morning at a recycling facility in Twinsburg...

Summit County Animal Control Cuts Dog Adoption Fees to $28 All November

Summit County Animal Control is celebrating the season of gratitude with a deal for anyone ready to bring home a dog. Adoption fees are...

Nightly I-77 Closures in Akron and a New Richfield Detour Top This Week’s Road Work

Several new highway closures begin this week across Summit County. The Ohio Department of Transportation says all scheduled work depends on the weather. Here...

Twinsburg Library to Host Forum on Upcoming Medicaid Changes

Residents with questions about Medicaid will have a chance to get answers close to home this December. The Summit County Department of Job and...