Many official Monday functions in Akron will be limited on April 8, the day Northeast Ohioans will experience the first total solar eclipse here since 1806. 

Akron Municipal Court

Akron Municipal Court will be open only for its arraignment court that morning. The courthouse will go back to its regular schedule on Tuesday, April 9.

If you have a hearing scheduled that day in another courtroom, you’ll be notified about rescheduling.

If you have questions, call the Akron Municipal Court at 330-375-2120 or contact your assigned courtroom directly. A departmental directory is here: https://akronmunicipalcourt.org/contact/department-directory/.

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Summit County offices

Several county offices and departments will change up operations for the day. Call ahead if you don’t see the service you need in the list below to make sure it’s available.

Executive office
The Ohio Building will be open to employees only. Staff will be available via phone and email.

Animal Control will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. for appointments only. Call 330-643-2845 to schedule one.

Building Standards will have staff available in-person during regular business hours at 1030 E. Tallmadge Ave.

Job and Family Services and the Ohio Means Jobs Center will have limited in-person services available. Call ahead to check availability. JFS: 844-640-6446 OMJC: 330-633-1050

Fiscal office
The Ohio Building will be open to employees only. Staff will be available via phone and email.

County Council
The committee meeting scheduled for April 8 will be held on April 15.

Common Pleas Court
Court offices will be accessible to employees only. Staff will be available via phone and email.

Probate Court
Court offices will be accessible to employees only.

Domestic Relations Court
Court offices will be accessible to employees only. Civil protection orders will be referred to Victim Assistance and heard on April 9.

Juvenile Court
No changes to in-person operations.

Editor-in-Chief (she/her)
Zake has deep roots in Northeast Ohio journalism. She was the managing editor for multimedia and special projects at the Akron Beacon Journal, where she began work as a staff photographer in 1986. Over a 20-year career, Zake worked in a variety of roles across departments that all help inform her current role as Signal Akron's editor in chief. Most recently, she was a journalism professor and student media adviser at Kent State University, where she worked with the next generation of journalists to understand public policy, environmental reporting, data and solutions reporting. Among her accomplishments was the launch of the Kent State NewsLab, an experiential and collaborative news commons that connects student reporters with outside professional partners.