The City of Kent and a group of Kent landlords and tenants have reached a settlement in a legal dispute over a residential rental inspections law that the plaintiffs said amounted to an invasion of privacy.
Celebrate Portage! held its eighth annual awards gala Sept. 22 at NEOMED’s NEW Center, honoring standout individuals and organizations in our county.
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The League of Women Voters of Kent will hold its up-close candidate forum, Face 2 Face, from 9-11:30 a.m. Oct. 8 at Kent United Methodist Church, 1435 E. Main St.
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In the run-up to the Nov. 8 general election, in addition to its regular hours, the Portage County Board of Elections will be open to the public as follows:
Vandals struck the Kent city gazebo at the corner of Franklin Avenue and West Main Street, spray painting the phrase “Jesus is King” on its wooden floorboards.
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As part of Streetsboro’s Bicentennial Celebration, the Streetsboro United Methodist Church held its Aug. 28 service at the original Methodist church building now located at Hale Farm and Village in Bath.
- Tom Hardesty.
It’s my fault.
That’s what I thought as I watched former Ohio State star wide receiver Garrett Wilson make the winning touchdown catch for the New York Jets with 25 seconds left in the game to cap a frantic 14-point rally in the final two minutes Sept. 18 in Cleveland.
All that construction at the corner of Tallmadge Road and 43 in Brimfield is just the tip of an ambitious iceberg. What township trustees have in mind is a town center complex that will incorporate athletic fields, the new Portage County District Library branch on Kelso Road, Kelso House, and a large pavilion for family and community events.
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The 34-year-old entrepreneur owns her own art business and lavender mini farm called Clarissa Menagerie, with the help of her mom, Donna.
Tuesday, Sept. 20, is National Voter Registration Day. We live in a democracy, where citizens have the right and responsibility to make their voices heard by way of the ballot. To keep our democracy alive, we all need to do our part to participate in this process.
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Pending approval from the Portage County Prosecutor’s Office, Atwater trustees tentatively accepted a $76,600 bid from HEPA Environmental Services in Rootstown to clean up two potentially toxic debris piles in Atwater and Randolph.
The second annual Rainbow Weekend will color downtown Kent Oct. 7 and 8, with multiple events planned to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community.
- Jeremy Brown.
Habitat for Humanity of Portage County broke ground on a new home in Ravenna for a family from Barberton on Sept. 7, only the first new housing project of the year as supply and labor shortages have slowed the pace of construction.
County Commissioners last week earmarked $500,000 in American Rescue Plan funds for equipment and renovations to the Portage County Sheriff’s Office dispatch center.
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- Jeremy Brown.
Rain isn’t the only baseball-season annoyance. Parents taking their kids to Hot Stove Baseball games at Volunteer Park in Ravenna know this well, as most of them have navigated the pothole-riddled road to the fields.