Good morning, Akron.

Akron’s Water Bill Assistance Program gives residents at or below 175% of the federal poverty guidelines a 40% discount on the drinking-water portion of their utility bill; applications are accepted year-round.

Apply by email, mail, or fax, or call United Way 2-1-1 for help (dial 211 or 330-376-6660).

LeBron James announced his LeBron James Family Foundation will open the Strive Fore Greatness Golf Center near House Three Thirty on West Market Street to give Akron kids access to golf.

Foundation officials say more details will be released in coming months, and an Invitational is planned at Firestone on July 6-7, 2027.

Artist Chakaia Booker unveiled an untitled giant sculpture made from recycled tires at Lock 3 in downtown Akron; the public artwork was installed this week and will remain on view in the park.

Test your knowledge of Akron's canal history with this week's photo quiz featuring the staircase at Lock 15 (Cascade Valley) and see if you can pick the decade that matches the photo.

Akron sculptor Woodrow Nash, whose work appears in Beyoncé’s Black Is King and in Lenny Kravitz’s collection, adapted after a 2022 stroke by retraining his non-dominant hand and continues creating in his South Akron studio; his life-size bronze Sojourner Truth statue was unveiled in 2024.

Akron Children's Hospital says a possible measles exposure occurred Oct.

20 between 8:03 and 10:03 a.m. on the yellow elevators at the Golisano Campus; people who are not immune should wear masks indoors for 21 days and call their health care provider if they develop symptoms (call before arriving).

Ohio has reported 383 shigellosis cases through Oct.

26, with about two-thirds in men and 118 hospitalizations, and health officials say drug-resistant strains are rising, urging handwashing and to avoid sex for two weeks after symptoms end.

The Browns activated quarterback Dillon Gabriel from injured reserve on Oct.

26, returning him from a back injury and placing rookie tight end Carsen Ryan on waivers, which gives Cleveland four quarterbacks on the active roster.

The Browns beat the Titans 27-24 on Oct.

25 in Nashville when Andre Szmyt hit a 32-yard field goal as time expired, moving Cleveland to 5-2. Deshaun Watson has led several late comebacks over the last six weeks, and the team will travel to Pittsburgh next week to face the Steelers.

Norton entered a Division IV, Northeast 2 district semifinal against St. Vincent-St. Mary on Monday, Oct.

26, as the only undefeated team in Greater Akron at 23-0, hosting the No. 14 Spartans at around 7 p.m.