The Kiwanis Club of Ravenna and other community volunteers gathered on Saturday to assemble a playground at the Community Action Council Youth and Family Center in Ravenna.
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Op-ed: Roosevelt students plan canned food drive, fresh out of leadership retreat
Theodore Roosevelt High School hosted the 36th Annual TRHS Leadership Retreat at Camp Wanake in Beach City for 75 student delegates on Oct. 29 and 30.
Dollar General is opening in McElrath, a sign of development in a long neglected community
Ravenna’s McElrath neighborhood is getting a new Dollar General at 6650 Cleveland Road, part of a national expansion of the chain that has already met with some resistance in Portage County.
Your business can now sponsor a Kent park, facility or event
Kent’s Parks and Recreation Department has launched a corporate sponsorship program that Director Angela Manley hopes will be a win for both her department and for area businesses.
A free tax help service is recruiting volunteers
The AARP Foundation Tax-Aide program is looking for volunteers from the community to help Portage County residents file their personal taxes.
Hardesty roundup: New OHSAA format gives the underdog a chance
As expected, the opening round of the OHSAA’s new football playoff format of 16 teams per region qualifying for the postseason featured one mauling of a 16 seed after another last weekend.
City leaders delayed a ruling on the Kent Sportswear color question
Ahead of Wednesday’s Kent City Council committee meetings, Kent entrepreneur Mike Beder was confident city leaders would overturn the Architectural Review Board’s recent rejection of the paint scheme on his new business, Kent Sportswear, located at 125 S. Water St.
Kent leaders are poised to continue a recycling contract with the county hauler
A Kent City Council committee advanced an 18-month contract with the Portage County Solid Waste Management District to the full council on Wednesday, giving a win to the embattled county agency and maintaining the status quo for Kent residents.
Brimfield and Mantua village rejected tax increases to expand their police departments
Voters in Brimfield Township and the village of Mantua declined to authorize new taxes that would have helped hire more police officers, according to unofficial results of the Nov. 2 election.
Voters decline school board shuffles while approving levies (except Waterloo)
Despite a fresh cast of school board challengers energized by racial equity and Covid issues, Portage County voters largely opted for familiar names in the Nov. 2 election, letting incumbents keep their seats in Ravenna, Rootstown, Aurora, Waterloo and elsewhere.
Portage County library levy passes by 66 in first tally, likely headed for recount
By a razor-thin margin, voters approved a 1-mill levy to support the Portage County District Library, but the narrow tally will likely trigger an automatic recount that will decide the future of library programming.
Letters: Readers respond to Streetsboro amphitheater proposal
We received several responses about the proposed amphitheater design. Here are just a few.
Sitting judges win municipal court races in landslide victories
Judges Mark Fankhauser and Kevin Poland each won another six years on the bench in Portage County Municipal Court, defeating their Republican-backed opponents by large margins in the Nov. 2 election.
Should Streetsboro build an 1,800-capacity amphitheater for $1.75 million?
For years, Streetsboro leaders have envisioned a community stage that would serve as a gathering place for area residents.
Randolph reveals all-inclusive playground in a festive grand opening
Several years ago, Susan Monegan, president of Fields Playground Group, noticed a lack of equipment for kids with disabilities at most of the playgrounds around Portage County. Her granddaughter, Mila DiGirolamo, did not have many opportunities to play on the structures because they were not accessible to her.
