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Hardesty: How I’m spending my Thanksgiving this year
Our big family Thanksgivings of yore are still fresh in my mind, the mirth and merriment of the turkey feast inevitably followed by a chorus of snoring as one family member after another, bellies full, drifted off to sleep in front of a television. Life was good.
Op-ed: Aurora school board used kids as the ‘canary in the classroom’
My 8-year-old daughter tested positive for Covid last week, but she was far from alone — 55 of the children attending Leighton Elementary School in Aurora (plus an additional four teachers) tested positive for Covid in the last two weeks alone. One school, nearly 60 Covid positive cases.
Neighbors are worried about giving free rein to KSU housing complex developers
Residents of Chadwick Drive in Kent pleaded with city council members on Wednesday to become more engaged in the planning of a proposed 1,000-resident housing development that Kent State plans to build on the site of the former Allerton apartment complex.
Kent City Hall construction will begin next year, with $9 million bond sale
The city of Kent expects to begin construction early next year on a new City Hall, with help from $9.1 million in bonds the city will issue and sell.
Commissioners name Collins as director of the county recycling agency
Moments after accepting Bill Steiner’s resignation as director of the county recycling center, county commissioners named acting director Dawn Collins as his permanent replacement.
The director of the county recycling center submitted his resignation
Portage County Solid Waste Management District Director Bill Steiner is resigning effective Friday, Nov. 12. The board of commissioners will decide whether to formally accept his resignation at its next meeting on Nov. 18.
New Mantua roundabout will improve safety, ODOT says, but locals expect disruptions
Mantua Township is getting a $2.2 million roundabout at state Route 82 and Chamberlain Road to improve safety at one of the most dangerous rural intersections in the state of Ohio.
Where would everyone park? Streetsboro amphitheater would use grassy areas if needed
After reading about a proposed 1,200-capacity outdoor amphitheater in Streetsboro, many Portager readers wrote in with concerns that only 100 parking spaces are planned — especially since there would be overflow space for 600 more patrons.
Aurora reopened its elementary school after a Covid outbreak canceled classes
Aurora schools reopened Leighton Elementary on Monday, with a new “masks mandatory” policy, after administrators closed the school Friday because of a coronavirus outbreak.
Streetsboro will add 1.5% to the annual water rate increase until 2027
Since 2005, per city ordinance, Streetsboro residents have paid 2% more each year on their water bills in addition to whatever the county charges. That won’t change. But, looking at imminent capital expenses and meter replacements, Finance Director Jenny Esarey says 2% isn’t enough.
Hardesty: Sports gaffes that give me high blood pressure
In the spirit of rank negativity, allow me to channel my inner fickle fan and rattle off some things about sports that make me wonder why I continue to subject myself to such constant disappointment and frustration.
Streetsboro City Council voted down a bid to ease chicken restrictions
Backyard chickens will not be welcome in parts of Streetsboro after city council voted 3-3 against updating an ordinance that would have legalized up to six hens in various urban and rural zones.
Middlebury Road will be closed through the end of February
The city is replacing the Yacavona Road sanitary pump station with a sanitary trunk sewer that will connect with the Middlebury Road pump station, which is itself being replaced.
Roosevelt high school locked down briefly after a student brought a pellet gun
Kent Roosevelt High School administrators called the police around noon and locked down the school for about 10 minutes after a student reported to staff members that another student brought a gun to school.
Kent favorite Over Easy will move into the Kent Train Depot this winter
People who go out on the weekend to grab brunch from Over Easy Morning Cafe in Kent’s Acorn Alley often find themselves waiting two hours for one of the establishment’s 13 tables. That will soon change.
