Ravenna considers new form of government and other major changes - Wendy DiAlesandro. Ravenna city leaders are thinking about big changes, including adopting a city manager form of government, consolidating the city and township and creating a fire district.
- Roger Gordon. The Rootstown Lions Club’s Annual Rootstown Memorial Day Parade and Flag Raising will be held Monday, May 25.
- Kathy Baker. I believe our country is in deep trouble — divided as never before in our lifetimes. Not geographically, but interpersonally. People believe what they want to believe. Facts are no longer accepted as truth. And the rhetoric these days — from all sources — is scorching hot, which helps no one.
- Staff Report. Remembering those we've lost in Portage County
- Wendy DiAlesandro. When the topic is data centers, Ravenna city officials seem split. Local administrators say a proposal to site a data center within city limits is no big deal, but City Council’s planning committee is racing to impose a one-year moratorium on such facilities.
- Tom Hardesty. After 40 years in journalism, having my first article published when I was 17 years old and working as a professional journalist since age 18, it’s time to bring the train into the station.
- Jackie Loreta-Rinearson. The Sip n Shop on Main Street Committee was very busy this last month. The artisans spots are about half full, so get your application in soon. This year’s Sip n Shop will be held from 2 to 7 p.m. Saturday, July 25.
- Staff Report. Remembering those we've lost in Portage County
- Jeremy Brown. The recently formed Downtown Hiram Revitalization committee is currently surveying the community about what the future of the village should look like, and they’re hosting events like a spring festival.
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- Nicole Sweet. Join Windham Village and Township for a joint community clean-up weekend from 8 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Friday, April 24 and Saturday, April 25. Clear your clutter and put it in the dumpsters at the wastewater plant at 9958 E. Center St. (next to the American Legion).
- Op-Ed Contributor. The Reed Memorial Library Community Starts Here Political Action Committee is asking for a “YES” Vote on the May 5th, 2026, renewal ballot Issue 4 for Reed Memorial Library.
- Letter to the editor. Despite two consecutive rejections of property tax levies and recent home value reappraisals that have generated nearly $1 million from unvoted tax bill increases, the Streetsboro City School Board is again asking tax payers for to shoulder an even heavier tax burden.
- Staff Report. Remembering those we've lost in Portage County
- Savana Capp. Steve Demetriou (R-Bainbridge Twp.) and Heidi Workman (R-Rootstown) introduced H.B. 710, legislation that addresses the public costs and community impacts associated with data center development in Ohio. As large-scale data centers continue to expand in the state, the legislation aims to protect taxpayers, ratepayers, farmland and local communities from expenses associated with economic development.