Just wanted to share my opinion on the proposed new airport in Portage County. I think it is a very bad idea and not needed. I surely applaud folks who “think big” for the future of our community, but this project does not fit that template. We already have underutilized airports in nearby Cleveland, Akron-Canton, Youngstown and Pittsburgh.
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- Mason Lawlor.
Hoping to improve communication with residents and build support for future levies, Waterloo school district will roll out a series of focus groups, surveys and progress reports to parents, as part of its new “three-year strategic plan.”
State Rep. Gail Pavliga has introduced legislation to construct a major airport and transportation hub north of Ravenna, with multiple high-speed rail lines connecting to cities throughout Northeast Ohio.
- Ben Wolford.
If you want to know whether The Portager and the people who read it are having an impact in Portage County, just ask any elected official or nonprofit organization. You are making your influence felt through your emails, calls and, crucially, through your donations to the areas that need support the most.
- Jeff Gambone.
We start off the week in downtown Kent on Sunday, April 17, at the Euro Gyro located at 107 S. Depeyster St. The Host is Nick Fleming. The action starts at 8 p.m. This open mic is for stand-up comedy and music (comedy, seven minutes and music is three songs). Plenty of food and drink are available.
Cleveland Bagel Kent is set to open in the former Starbucks building on Lincoln and Main, known to generations of students and townies as Brady’s.
- Mark Oprea.
They know the basics of Python and Javascript. They can automate a SPIKE Prime robot with omnidirectional wheels. They have a fundamental understanding of shipping-receiving mechanics at an Amazon warehouse.
- Tom Hardesty.
My piece in the March 25 edition of The Portager detailing now-former Ohio State football player Harry Miller’s struggles with depression, highlighted by his emotional March 21 in-studio appearance on NBC’s “Today” show, stressed the importance of society taking mental health seriously to combat the continued increase in suicide rates.
Streetsboro Mayor Glenn Broska will soon be sporting some new wheels — a 2022 Ford Escape — to replace a previous vehicle that was totalled.
Across Portage County, voters will decide on tax questions for schools, funding for police and emergency services, public meeting policies and more. Below we explain what each of these ballot issues is about. You can skim the headings to find issues that pertain to your community and may appear on your ballot May 3.
Streetsboro’s year-long bicentennial celebration kicks into high gear this summer, and city council is making sure to finance the festivities.
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I think the scooters are a great idea. I think they could be very useful and a lot of fun. However, on Wednesday, April 13, I drove by the University Inn, I was not pleased to see TWO scooters laying down in the middle of the sidewalk.This is a hazard. I have seen them just laying down in the grass beside a sidewalk.
Even though Ohio hasn’t finished drawing districts for state and federal legislative seats, the primary election on May 3 will go ahead for local races only.
- Ben Wolford.
The Randolph Fair Board said it was “absolutely prohibited” from accepting a request from Donald Trump’s campaign to hold a political rally at the fairgrounds.
Have you ever wondered what people would say about you when you’re gone? In the year 2044, a renowned philanthropist of global celebrity learns she has a terminal illness in “Dava Shastri’s Last Day” by Kirthana Ramisetti.
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Since launching app-based e-bikes and e-scooters in Kent at the start of March, “micromobility” company Spin said 4,490 separate riders have taken over 17,000 trips.
Firefighters could not determine the cause of an April 2 fire that consumed the Dussel Farm barn and took over 11 hours and 80,000 gallons of water to extinguish.