- Ben Wolford.
Portage County Sheriff Bruce Zuchowski seemed to encourage his friends and supporters to write down the addresses of people with Democratic yard signs, sparking accusations of voter intimidation.
- Sandy Engle.
Thanks to the foresight and vision of Ken Riley, a Waterloo science teacher, and the support of Mike Lanham, a member of the Waterloo grounds crew, there are extensive hiking trails that meander through meadows and forests behind the elementary school.
A public hearing will be held regarding implementation discussions of the pay-to-park that was passed last October at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25 at Village Hall, located at 11617 Garfield Rd. It is being implemented to cover the rising costs of having police, fire and EMS.
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Aurora City Council on Sept. 9 approved an immediate ban on camping on public property, including streets, sidewalks, easements, parks, parking lots, public grounds and public right of ways.
The city’s planning commission on Sept. 10 greenlighted Woodside’s proposal to add 62 RV camping sites, a central green with a fire pit and seven parking spaces near a planned playground and pavilion with a grilling area.
Dave and I just had the best yard-saling weekend ever. Yard-saling involves yard/garage sales (good), estate sales (better) and rummage sales (best). We’ve gotten some great finds at yard/garage sales, but with estate sales, everything in the whole house is for sale and rummage sales are that on a giant scale.
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Dr. Karen Burkey is currently seeing patients at the new audiology services office space at University Hospitals Portage Medical Center. Get to know Dr. Burkey and when you should visit for care:
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- Jeremy Brown.
Rootstown’s Alexia Van Snick was first introduced to baseball when her uncle gave her a tee-ball set when she was 4. Her love for the game snowballed from there.
Homecoming is Friday, Oct. 4. If you’re an alumni band member, Mr. Cebulla would love to have you back to join the memorable halftime performance. If you are interested in being back on the field, contact him via email at tcebulla@jagschools.org – and don’t forget to let him know if you need an instrument.
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- Jeremy Brown.
Tree City Feed, located at 107 Lake St. in Kent, has permanently closed its doors as of Aug. 30.
The second and final phase of the Mogadore Lions Park trail will start at the end of September or the beginning of October.
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Unable to believe what she was seeing, Ravenna resident Tracy Smith de Sedas turned to social media on Aug. 3 and 17, posting pictures and videos of the flood water rising in the basement of her Myrtle Street home.
- Tom Hardesty.
So I’m right in the middle of reading Gerry Faust’s 1997 book “The Golden Dream,” detailing his tumultuous time as head coach at Notre Dame and the University of Akron, and it’s turning out to be quite the nostalgic experience for me — as well as a lesson in human nature.
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It’s final harvest time at Kent’s Thomas-Anderson Memorial Garden, which provides bounty to dozens of volunteers, the community at large and Kent Social Services.
Congratulations to the Field Falcon football team on its 14-12 win over the Mogadore Wildcats on Aug. 23. This victory was monumental due to no Falcons win over the Wildcats since 2004.