- Tom Hardesty.
Remember the good old days of radio? You know, back when stations played more music than commercials, the same five songs weren’t played on an endless loop and DJs didn’t love to hear themselves talk?
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Garrettsville Council Member Thomas E. Collins, 57, died early Jan. 26 after a brief hospital stay. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Carlson Funeral Homes and Cremation Services.
State grants totaling almost $450,000 will help outfit 15 area fire departments with the Multi-agency Radio Communications System (MARCS), a cutting-edge technology that will allow departments to communicate directly with each other.
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The Portage Metropolitan Housing Authority (PMHA) is seeking a Finance Manager. The Finance Manager is directly responsible for the management of the agency’s financial operations, which include a budget in excess of $14 million per fiscal year, and supervision of finance department staff.
With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, it’s a good time to check out some love stories. Here are three completely different tales of romance.
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Kent State has canceled plans to develop a mixed housing project on the Kent campus near the rec center.
- Tom Hardesty.
Since we are in the week of Blue Monday, the third Monday of January “officially” recognized as the most depressing day of the year because the festive holiday season is weeks behind us and the icy grip of winter still has two months to go, I figured now would be a good time for a little humor to help combat the winter doldrums.
The Kent City Council voted Wednesday night to pass an update to the regulations on food trucks, hoping to expand opportunities for more of the businesses in the city.
Deerfield Ag Services is launching a new Fair Funding Starter Scholarship Program to offset the cost of livestock 4-H projects during the 2022 fair season.
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Township Trustee Jack Groselle said he received a phone call from Kimble indicating that residents who are not receiving recycling services should call a customer service number to take care of the problem.
- Staff Report.
Remembering those we’ve lost in Portage County
Recycling pickup is a hot topic in some of Portage County’s townships — especially in those where some residents seem not to have any service at all.
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- Ben Wolford.
A 57-year-old man died alone in his home sometime around 1:45 a.m. Thursday after a fire tore through the house on Gaynelle Avenue in Streetsboro, the fire department said.
- Tom Hardesty.
When I received the news that day in November 2018 that Chuck had passed away, it cut deep. We hadn’t worked together since June 2017, and we didn’t get to say goodbye then, either. Someone I sat next to several nights a week, gone from my life in
Forget the Powerball. The state of Ohio has another drawing set for Jan. 27, and this one could result in up to three medical marijuana dispensaries in Portage County.