Here's your local news at a glance for Sunday, the 30th of August.
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🏘️ Community
Surveys reveal Akron ranks as one of America’s most stressed cities while Goodyear’s headquarters is named Ohio’s top dream office and first-time buyers choose Cuyahoga Falls for its convenience and value.
Residents also celebrate sweet corn on the cob as Ohio’s most nostalgic summer food (according to polls).
📰 Economy
Beacon Journal checked prices at four stores (Acme, 2147 East Ave., Aldi, 772 S.
Main St., Giant Eagle, 484 E. Waterloo Rd., Walmart, 2887 S. Arlington Rd.) on Aug. 27. The report showed a slight monthly drop amid a 2.7% increase in food costs over the past year.
🎓 Education
Barberton City Schools asked the state to declare a fiscal emergency on Aug.
28 (due to a $5M gap) and may run out of cash by December. If approved, the move will grant access to a state solvency fund and follows a proposed 1% tax levy on Nov. 3.
A Fordham Institute report shows Akron City Schools reached only 38 percent reading proficiency in 2024–25, well below the state rate.
The report urges the next governor to boost literacy by expanding proven reading programs and reviving retention measures for struggling third graders.
NEOMED marked its 50th anniversary on Aug.
24 by reopening a time capsule placed during construction in 1976 near Rootstown. Attendees saw items like Senate Bill 72 and class photos, and officials collected memorabilia for a new capsule to be opened in 2076.
Akron Public Schools reversed a years-long enrollment decline when early numbers showed 19,167 students compared to last year’s 19,121, with 30 more expected.
The district will celebrate its 180th-anniversary and complete a new building project at Buchtel Community Learning Center on Sept. 5.
🏥 Health
Four Black women entrepreneurs are uniting a group of independently owned health and wellness businesses at Regenerative Self-Care & Wellness in Fairlawn to support whole patient care in the Akron area.
The space brings together local resources under one roof.
🏈 Sports
Archbishop Hoban coach Tim Tyrrell spoke about his team’s performance after their game versus NFL Academy (UK) on Friday, Aug.
28 in Akron.
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