April Helms

Visitors are encouraged to break out the neon, hairspray, mixtapes and shoulder pads for this year's '80s-themed "Totally Two-bular" Twins Days Festival, which takes place Saturday, Aug. 8 and Sunday, Aug. 9 in Twinsburg.

The Nordonia Hills branch will close for renovations on Aug. 1, with an open house planned for that afternoon. Which branches are next?

The board of trustees with the Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library has hired the former director of the Kirtland Public Library as its new leader.

April Helms, Akron Beacon Journal The Stow-Munroe Falls City School District recently announced that Troy Spiker will be the district's next athletic director.

Is social media making Gen Z less social? It's a question that's led one Kent State University lecturer to change the way he teaches and prompted at least some area Gen Zs to reduce their social media usage.

A back flow preventer failure forced The Lockview to close this past Saturday. The downtown Akron restaurant is expected to reopen Tuesday.

A Stow fire that killed a man, 46, is still under investigation.

The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch due to expected heavy rainfalls in much of northern Ohio.

Members of Gen Z open up about their strengths, weaknesses. Meanwhile, an instructor at Kent State works to tackle communication issues.

Troy Spiker, who previously served as athletic director for both Orrville and Crestwood high schools, takes the reins from Cyle Feldman at Stow.