Kent leaders are asking for input on North Mantua Street improvements
Residents and motorists familiar with the stretch of North Mantua Street by Theodore Roosevelt High School and Davey Tree know about high traffic volumes and safety concerns.
Portage County obituaries for May 22-23
- Staff Report.
Remembering those we’ve lost in Portage County
Documenters: Nelson Township Trustees meeting for May 17, 2023
- Lee Lundblad.
Cihan completed a NOPEC (Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council) grant application and received an acknowledgement that it had been received by the deadline. Approval is pending.
The Aurora Police Department will use a state grant to buy new body cameras
- Paige Fisher.
The Aurora Police Department will purchase new body cameras to replace the previous ones leased through an Arizona-based police tech company, Axon.
Been There, Done That: The little tree that could
Since Dave and I moved to this house 27 years ago, we’ve tried to replace any trees that we took down or that came down on their own. I don’t want to mow around a forest, but we don’t want to desecrate the land, either.
Kent officially rejected a farmer’s bid to detach land and join Franklin Township
Kent City Council on May 17 officially denied local farmer Eric Kolb’s request to detach his land from the city, with only Council Member John Kuhar dissenting.
Edinburg United Church held its bicentennial celebration this weekend
Edinburg United Church, founded in 1823, celebrated its 200th birthday with a service and picnic on May 21. The church is located at 4081 Rock Spring Road.
County roundup: Public EV chargers installed in Garrettsville, plus news from Mantua, Nelson, Hiram, Freedom and Windham
Mantua’s Triple Trail Fest will be held from 3:30-9:30 p.m. on Friday, June 2 and from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 3 on the Headwaters, Buckeye and Cuyahoga River Water Trails.
Portage County obituaries for May 19-21
- Staff Report.
Remembering those we’ve lost in Portage County
Aurora City Council will vote on a proposed five-year master plan
- Paige Fisher.
Aurora City Council will vote Monday on a five-year master plan that prioritizes green space and historical preservation over development.
Kent’s recycling service sparked debate, but council moves toward Republic deal
Kent City Council declined to fast-track a deal that would switch residential recycling services to a private hauler, postponing a final decision that’s expected in June.
School clothes vouchers available over the summer for Portage County families
School hasn’t even let out for summer vacation, but Portage County Job & Family Services is already looking forward to the 2023-24 school year.
Round Two: The magic of summer nights
- Tom Hardesty.
Summer vacation.
As a kid, nothing compared to it.
Christmas Day? Not even close. That was, well, one day. Summer vacation lasted about three months — or 90 consecutive Christmas Days in kid time.
Baker: Going bananas
- Kathy Baker.
Though my kids, my late mother and a husband or two might dispute it, I’m fairly patient with human beings. I do, however, have a long history of being impatient (read: a raving, slobbering maniac) with traffic jams, phone prompt hell that never results in contact with a human being (“press 1 for customer service, 2 for…”), and dealing with “blister packaging” — for which there is actually a name: “wrap rage.”
Portage County obituaries for May 17-18
- Staff Report.
Remembering those we’ve lost in Portage County
New businesses and a UH urgent care will take over empty buildings in Streetsboro
Streetsboro’s Planning Commission recently green-lighted several new businesses, all of which will occupy currently vacant buildings.
Aurora Meadows is set for a grand opening June 1
- Paige Fisher.
The grand opening for event venue Aurora Meadows will take place from 4-6 p.m. Thursday, June 1 to celebrate the beginning of the 2023 event season.
Hiram College’s President Haney announced his retirement
David P. Haney, president of Hiram College since June 2021, is retiring effective June 30, 2023.
Around Edinburg: Allow me to re-introduce myself
- Cathy Klein.
Welcome to the revival of the Around Edinburg column! My name is Cathy Klein and I wrote the Around Edinburg Column for the Record-Courier from 2006-2018 and am excited to be back in the saddle to spread local news and goings on in our community. I thought it might be fun to first catch you up on what has been happening with me these past five years.
Letter to the editor: What happened to the Portage County recycling contract?
The Kent Environmental Council (KEC) is dismayed about the recent vote by Kent City Council to back out of our commitment to and relationship with the Portage County Solid Waste Management District (the recycling center).