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Ava Gaytan of Mansfield, 2021 super stock winner of the NCO Soap Box Derby, competed in Columbus this year in master’s div.; won 6th place in Akron.

Kids have been making soap box derby cars since the 1930s, but you won't see any orange crates with wheels rolling through derby competitions these days. The sport has adopted various plastic elements to modernize its cars without losing its nostalgic charm. The All-American Soap Box Derby is…

Find results for Summit County municipal races, including in Stow, Cuyahoga Falls, New Franklin and Hudson, here.

Children and young adults from the Akron area compete in local soap box derby to qualify for the 83rd All-American Soap Box Derby next month

Behind the political appointment of a Summit County judge is a move by Republicans to let an old feud die. But as they seek to improve the party’s chances of winning, a new rift among leadership has taken shape. With two years left on her six-year term, Judge Katarina Cook was elected in 2020 to replace retiring Judge John Quinn, a Democrat who held the second judge’s seat in the Summit County Domestic Relations Court. The move — running for a job she already held — gave Republicans th...