“We have been seeing first-hand the impact of mental health on the quality of life in Portage County, pronounced even more since the pandemic,” Ruehr explained. “We present this conference as a tool that will benefit the overall health and wellbeing of their organizations and themselves.”
Archive
Hardesty: A few questions for Mogadore’s winningest boys basketball coach
Russ Swartz has covered a lot of ground and cut down a lot of nets over the course of his career in basketball, which spans, well, almost every day he’s been alive.
Aurora extended a development moratorium in place since 2020
Aurora City Council has extended a moratorium on new development projects in the city, pending multiple zoning and infrastructure studies.
CASA of Portage County trains volunteers to advocate for children in the court system
The first ever class of volunteer courtroom advocates for Portage County children will be sworn in March 11 to support abused and neglected kids in the county’s Juvenile Court system.
Labor board sides with Record-Courier journalists, setting up union vote
The National Labor Relations Board has sided with Record-Courier workers in a dispute over whether the newsroom can join the local chapter of The NewsGuild, paving the way for a union vote next week.
Letter: A vague safety alert left us in the dark
I am writing to urge the president and provost of Kent State University to provide a public explanation of their decision-making concerning the social media threat on March 7, 2022, as well as a public apology to the Kent State community for their severe mishandling of the situation.
O.U.R. Place opens new location on Kent-Ravenna Road to better serve the recovery community
Open United Recovery Place is moving into the house with the red roof across the street from the Kent-Ravenna Walmart, offering resources and community to people in recovery.
Grants will cover part of the cost of Aurora’s new EV charging stations
Four electric vehicle charging stations will cost $15,000 more than Aurora City Council had bargained for, but taxpayers won’t have to foot the extra cost.
Kent City Council supports increased funding for diversity-focused events
The City of Kent will move forward with two new diversity grant programs, following a vote at the March 2 city council meeting.
Hardesty: Do MLB players really need to make more money?
We have people in the United States who can barely afford to feed and clothe their families.
We have people in the United States who can barely afford to put gasoline in their vehicles just to get to work.
Portage County bounces back from the pandemic, but the worker shortage is a hurdle
In 2021, the City of Kent saw over a dozen businesses open or expand, and only three businesses closed.
The search for Portage County’s dead
There are almost 100 cemeteries in Portage County, most of them shrouded in mysteries that can stop modern-day genealogists in their tracks.
Portage County obituaries for Feb. 28-March 1
Remembering those we’ve lost in Portage County
Kent Roosevelt community mourns the death of a beloved teacher
Karynn Barlow, an English teacher at Kent’s Theodore Roosevelt High School, died unexpectedly Sunday, Feb. 27.
Kent city manager gets a 5% raise and has no plans to leave
Kent City Manager Dave Ruller is receiving a 5% raise, the first he’s accepted since 2019. City leaders say he’s earned it.
Kent State dropped the price on 43 acres of land in Brimfield for sale
Kent State has been trying to offload almost 43 acres of vacant land in Brimfield for over two years and recently cut the price by 25%, township trustees learned at a meeting this month.
