The city has just completed four pickleball courts at City Park and is looking forward to a grand opening in August. No solid date yet, but Parks Director Greg Mytinger hopes to have the courts officially open before the city’s bicentennial bash, which kicks into high gear Aug. 20 and 21.
- Tom Hardesty.
As we wait to hear the length of Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson’s coming suspension, we ask ourselves: Why do so many professional athletes put their lucrative careers in jeopardy with risky, boneheaded behavior?
Smith told the story of her newsroom’s five-year struggle to unionize at a July 12 meeting of the Ravenna Kiwanis. She and her R-C colleagues filed to unionize on July 6, 2021, and waited until April 6, 2022, for the National Labor Relations Board to count their ballots.
- Max Swartout.
Before its regular meeting, the Deerfield Township Board of Trustees held a brief public hearing for the town’s budget for the year 2023. The total amount budgeted is $1,279,420.74.
At age 91, longtime Thompson’s Drug Store pharmacist Jim Myers has done what few folks can claim: Far from being a legend in his own mind, he is truly a legend in his own time.
Summertime is fun time in Garrettsville, where weekly car shows are a fixture on Main Street from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturdays. This week’s entertainment will be Blue Cadillac which presents music from the ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s.
- Jeff Gambone.
The week of July 17 brings us 11 different choices for our open mic entertainment. It doesn’t matter where you live in the Summit/Portage County area there is an open mic that you can attend. Come out and play or listen to this unique part of the area music scene.
- Staff Report.
Remembering those we’ve lost in Portage County
Aurora voters will decide in November whether to rezone a 25-acre residential parcel to accommodate a 100,000-square-foot industrial development on state Route 43.
- Staff Report.
Sgt. Clean Car Wash, which recently opened in Streetsboro, washes police vehicles free of charge in all cities where it has set up shop. Besides Streetsboro, Sgt. Clean operates car washes in Strongsville (north and south), Westlake, Parma, Massillon, Medina and Green.
To attract employees, Job and Family Services of Portage County is holding open interviews for positions at the agency from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 19 at Ohio Means Jobs, located at 253 S. Chestnut St. in Ravenna.
Your kids need school clothes, but money’s tight? Check out the back-to-school clothing vouchers available through Job and Family Services of Portage County.
Recently I’ve been fascinated by memoirs. (You’ll see why at the end!) These all happen to be written by women; I thought I would relate to them more than to those written by men. I’m not sure I did, but I learned something from each of them.
- Staff Report.
Remembering those we’ve lost in Portage County
- Tom Hardesty.
Entering the 2021 season, Kent State was picked to finish fourth out of six teams in the Mid-American Conference’s East Division by Lindy’s Sports magazine. The Golden Flashes answered the bell by winning the division and playing in the MAC Championship Game for the first time since 2012 and only the second time ever.
- Staff Report.
Remembering those we’ve lost in Portage County
Some two dozen Kent residents met July 6 with city leaders and consultants at the Kent Police Department’s Community Room to learn what residents want their downtown to look like and what they think design guidelines should accomplish.
To attract and retain Job & Family Services employees, Portage County commissioners are considering creating a county-run daycare center that would be more affordable than current options.
- Staff Report.
Remembering those we’ve lost in Portage County
- Jeff Gambone.
The week of July 10 brings us a whopping 15 different choices for our open mic entertainment. It doesn’t matter where you live in the Summit/Portage County area there is an open mic that you can attend. Come out and play or listen to this unique part of the area music scene.