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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.
The Kiwanis Club built a new playground for Ravenna kids
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.
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.
