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During Brimfield Township’s Sept. 8 Board of Trustees meeting, the board approved motions for the resignation of Fire Chief Craig Mullaly and the hiring of then-Assistant Fire Chief Ron Goodspeed as Mullaly’s replacement.

These days, there are a lot of ways to take to the sky, but for Ravenna Balloon A-Fair Balloon Meister Paul Suttle, there’s nothing like a hot air balloon.

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Though the rumors that it was an ajar door that enabled a gunman to enter Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, and kill 19 students and two teachers in May of 2022 turned out to be false, the incident still inspired Southeast Local Schools to invest in increased precautionary measures.

A Portage County resident has tested positive for measles, health officials said Tuesday, marking the county's first case in what has become a nationwide resurgence of a disease declared eliminated in the United States in 2000.

Last month, I wrote about the needs of senior homeowners when they are unable to care for property. I included my thoughts about a lack of resources for these individuals. But what about the individuals themselves who are unable to care for themselves, let alone their property?

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Rep. Emilia Sykes (D-Akron) voted no on H.R. 8800, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027, after the SAVE America Act was added to the bill. 

The Edinburg Township Trustees passed a resolution that, as the banners honoring veterans up along the township’s roads deteriorate, those veterans’ families will be responsible for paying the money to replace them.

Ahh, we’re coming into my favorite time of year. Summer is winding down and Autumn is approaching. September is a month of drastic change in the natural world. The noticeably shorter days are causing chlorophyll production to taper off exposing other pigments within leaves.

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The 168th Portage County Randolph Fair took place at the end of August with all the customary entertainment that makes the event a success year after year: the junior fair, including 4-H and FFA agricultural shows, rides, food, games, music, tractor pulls and much more.

Brimfield Township is in financial trouble, but exactly how deep the hole is, who’s responsible and what to do about it remain unknown.

As summer winds down, Dussel Farm is already looking ahead to fall. For the owners of the Portage County farm, preparing for fall means rebranding its activities.

Here's a list of everything happening in Portage County this fall.

The Bard said, “What’s in a name? A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Yet the names people in the past gave to the common plants in our gardens were rarely arbitrary.

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The Portage County Shepherds 4-H group was presented with a conservation award at the 2026 Portage County Randolph Fair.

Standing room-only crowds at Shalersville Town Hall don’t faze local hairstylist Tiffany Olson.

Remembering those we've lost in Portage County