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Our cell phone cameras are with us constantly, capturing special moments along with the everyday memories of our lives. Turn those images into keepsakes for everyone on your list easily and quickly with the help of J9 Gifts, a local Portage County business.
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Nail Biz by Wendy is a one-person nail salon where your nails and hands will be beautifully transformed. Sit back, relax, and let Wendy work her magic.
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Bibury & Co sells a variety of items including home decor, gifts, cards, journaling supplies and kitchen supplies from their shop at 4672 E. Prospect St. in Mantua, Ohio.
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VersaNotes™ is the latest innovation in reusable writing from Boogie Board™. This groundbreaking technology is changing the world for waste-conscious, clutter-free consumers. It is the thinnest LCD in the world, a revelation in adaptable writing systems. VersaNotes™ are a reusable alternative to single use paper sticky notes. They are mess-free and environmentally-friendly with clear, easy-to-read writing.
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Kent Historical Society’s annual holiday sale has begun!
In a business climate dominated by national and even international chains, people all around Portage County still appreciate local, independently owned diners. From Mantua to Deerfield, and Brimfield to Garrettsville, timeless restaurants offer something more like community than commerce.
Portage County Job and Family Services will hold open interviews to staff its own department as the county’s primary social services agency works to restore pre-pandemic staffing levels.
It was a packed house at the Kennedy Center Ballroom Thursday night, including several dozen students from Streetsboro, Aurora and other local high schools, to see General Wesley Clark, the former commander of NATO.
Everybody kept saying that I’d caught something, that I had some kind of ick. But I didn’t have an ick. I had a bout with my allergies and asthma. If I stay away from the things that trigger my asthma, like smoke, mold and mildew, and dust, I do pretty well.
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Remembering those we’ve lost in Portage County
- Mark Baxter.
When their neighbor objected to their three pet alpacas, Stow residents Scott and Sigga Westberg started a journey that has led them to their very own alpaca farm and attraction.
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There were seven fatal car crashes between July and September this year, according to the third quarter report from the county’s Fatality Review Board.
Portage County commissioners on Thursday approved a three-year contract for employees covered under Teamsters’ Local Union 436.
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For our October Leadership Portage County session, the class took an all-day tour of Portage County. Traveling together by bus, the trip helped the class of 2023 gain a better understanding of some of the most important places in this 504-square-mile county we call home.
- Tom Hardesty.
With the body of Halloween season 2022 still warm (sorry, I couldn’t resist), here are the top five horror movies, in ascending order, that terrified me to the point of altering my life in some way.
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Main Street Ravenna will be highlighting kids and teens ages 5-18 in Ravenna every month for their efforts within their town. We want to start to foster a positive conversation around kids doing well throughout the community.
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Huntington Bank’s main Kent branch at 101 East Main Street will shut its doors on Jan. 23, 2023. Bank officials gave no reason for the planned closure.