Two of Portage County’s cities have income tax measures on the November ballot, with Ravenna asking voters to approve an income tax hike from 2.5% to 2.75% and Kent seeking to make permanent a 25-year, .25% increase voters approved in 2013.
The Portage County Regional Planning Commission will meet at 4:30 p.m. today, Oct. 14, at the Crestwood Board of Education, 10880 John Edward Dr. in Mantua.
The grand opening of Aurora Park will be on Sunday, Oct. 25, from 1 to 5 p.m. with a ribbon cutting at 1:30 p.m. There will be food trucks, entertainment and all kinds of kids activities. The master of ceremonies will be Tracy McCool of FOX-8.
Hello Windham Family! October is halfway over already. Outside, our beautiful Windham rural landscape is changing, air is getting colder, nights are getting longer, and the leaves are all changing colors. Embrace the changing beauty of our little Bomber community; there are many things to look forward to as you read below.
Shalersville Township trustees tweaked the township’s zoning code on Oct. 6, effectively making it more difficult for Geis Companies and Bitdeer Technologies Group to site a 750-megawatt data center campus on just over 150 acres of Geis-owned land near the Ohio Turnpike.
Celebrate the holiday season at Garrettsville’s Christmas Walk, the area’s original Christmas Walk and a fundraiser for the James A. Garfield Historical Society.
It’s another busy week, lots of live music to look forward to. Kent’s own Marilyn DeFrange is hosting a podcast that airs every month on YouTube. Her interviews with Kent musicians Terry Hynde (Episode 7), Guy Pernetti (Episode 6) and John Stacey (Episode 4) are worth watching.
My name is Simon Varner. I am a chef and writer with a passion for local food. Every month, I’ll take a look inside the kitchens that keep Portage County fed and speak with the people behind the swinging doors. Today, I am highlighting Sonny & Olive’s, the new Italian-American spot opened by Mike Beder in Kent’s South End in March of 2026.
