- Paige Fisher.
A New York City-based property management company plans to build a new storage facility with climate-controlled units in Aurora’s industrial park, thanks in part to a large tax abatement from the city.
Atwater trustees have hit the pause button on their Facebook livestream feed, perhaps permanently.
The 20th Annual Charlestown Summer Festival will be here before you know it. Plan on joining in on all the fun on Saturday, Aug. 5, from 3-7 p.m. at the Charlestown Township Park located at 6477 Rock Spring Road. There will be lots of free activities and fun for the whole family.
- Kathy Baker.
Bridges have always fascinated me. Their construction amazes me. How can they be so fragile-looking and yet so strong? Impressive feats of engineering and construction have created structures that are both practical and elegant, yet the first bridges were simply tree trunks laid across a stream. It seems that humans have always sought ways to connect one place to another.
- Staff Report.
Remembering those we’ve lost in Portage County
- Paige Fisher.
Voting on the ordinance to purchase land near Geauga Lake was postponed due to still negotiating final agreements.
Four sub-par Portage County bridges are in line for replacement according to Mike Collins, project engineer for the county engineer’s office.
Freedom Township’s historic one-room school house is in line for a makeover.
- Cathy Klein.
Ready for fall 2023 soccer season? Register your child now as it closes July 20. The first game will be Aug. 19 and the last game will be Oct. 7. A tournament will be scheduled Oct. 7.
- Staff Report.
Remembering those we’ve lost in Portage County
- Mark Baxter.
The Ohio Historical Preservation Office announced it has agreed to double the size of the existing historic district to cover more buildings and cemeteries around the township’s central crossroads.
Nelson is working on passing a noise ordinance, mainly due to the goings-on at Nelson Ledges Quarry Park at 12001 Nelson Ledge Rd.
I have three good novels for you, and they all happen to be set — at least partly — in southern Asia.
- Angie Reedy.
Save the date: Sept. 23. The Auxiliary of University Hospitals Portage Medical Center in Ravenna will host “Fun, Fashion and Friends” at the Kent State University Hotel and Conference Center.
- Tom Hardesty.
All the excitement surrounding the City of Aurora’s plans to purchase land on the south side of Geauga Lake and turn it into a park area has me reminiscing about the good old days when I worked as a landscaper at the amusement park there.
- Paige Fisher.
Shaun Lutz has been selected as Aurora’s new assistant fire chief, Mayor Ann Womer Benjamin announced July 12.
- Staff Report.
Remembering those we’ve lost in Portage County
A Suffield company is pursuing a significant new housing development near Wingfoot Lake, where it recently acquired an additional property along state Route 43.
- Mark Baxter.
Crestwood school district has agreed to settle a lawsuit from serial litigator Brian Ames, a Randolph man who champions transparency in public bodies.
- Paige Fisher.
Aurora school district will begin planning construction of a new high school following the recommendation of the administration and a majority of residents who responded to a community survey.