Kent-Brimfield JEDD doesn’t want funds used for dispatch services - Wendy DiAlesandro. It’s up to the state auditor’s office now. Brimfield Township, which manages the Kent-Brimfield Maintenance and Improvement fund for the mutually beneficial Joint Economic Development District, may be in for some more bad news.
- Adriana Gasiewski. With the help of a Morgan Startup Grant, a grant the Burton D. Morgan Foundation donated to LaunchNET at Kent State University, owner of Sun in Leo Justine Gallo was able to open her upcycled clothing boutique in January 2023.
- Letter to the editor. No matter where we look these days, the information media is overwhelming us with red flags about the impending disruption of data centers throughout our county and our state.
- Julie Watson. It’s summer, and despite the recent weather, millions of local residents and visitors are preparing to enjoy time in, on, and by the water. In Ohio, we are blessed with a variety of waterways, both natural and man-made, fresh water and salt water.
- Staff Report. Remembering those we've lost in Portage County
- Ruth Ann Bartholomew. Charlestown Township's Cemetery sexton, Kerri Fotheringham was thrilled to have some volunteers help her last month. Every Memorial Day, all veteran's graves are to be marked by an American flag in memory of their service.
- Wendy DiAlesandro. Love it or not, Kent motorists have become used to avoiding part of Franklin Avenue for years.
- Roger Gordon. “We’re working with our code. We went to Regional Planning, and they had some changes and suggestions, so we’re still doing that back and forth,” township Vice Chair Rich Gano said.
- Staff Report. Remembering those we've lost in Portage County
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- Wendy DiAlesandro. Bitdeer Technologies Group, a Singapore-based cryptocurrency and mining platform, and Geis Development have teamed up to install a sizable data center complex in Shalersville.
- Staff Report. The Portage County Emergency Management Agency and Kent Fire Department responded to a chemical emergency at the city of Akron Water Plant in Franklin Township Wednesday. A shelter-in-place order was issued for individuals and businesses within a half a mile of the plant.
- Staff Report. Remembering those we've lost in Portage County
- Master Gardener Volunteers. In natural landscapes, every layer is filled with living plants, from ground covers and grasses to shrubs and trees. This “green mulch” improves soil, retains moisture, suppresses weeds, filters water, cleans the air, and provides wildlife habitat.
- Wendy DiAlesandro. A Portage County corrections officer originally indicted with two felony counts of sexual extortion is now out of a job.