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Ravenna’s ward boundaries are one step closer to shifting as a City Council committee is asking the public to chime in on where each ward should begin and end.

Kent City Council’s latest amendment to the city’s noise ordinance decreases the hours outdoor music can be played in the city’s DORA.

On Friday, July 3, my husband and I were in downtown Kent with family, awaiting the annual fireworks display. At about nine o’clock, the weather suddenly changed. The wind whipped up and dark clouds filled the sky.

Remembering those we've lost in Portage County

The Portage County Land Bank recently sold its first rehabilitated home through the Ohio Department of Development's Welcome Home Ohio program.

Mogadore Village Council passed legislation to put on the Nov. 3 ballot the renewal of an existing 3.5-mill tax levy with an increase of 1.23 mill for a total of 4.73 mills for the continuation of the full-time Mogadore Fire Department.

The Edinburg United Church will have two upcoming events for the community. First up is their Rummage Sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8.

Remembering those we've lost in Portage County

Thanks to a timely decision by its Green Team, Kent’s United Methodist Church is now sporting a sizable solar array on six of its roof segments.

Meeting in special session July 22, and with no discussion or debate, Kent City Council unanimously tweaked the city’s noise ordinance to keep the downtown music playing.

Remembering those we've lost in Portage County

It’s a well known journalistic truth: people stop reading when they see numbers. Would they still stop if they realized that each statistic represents a teenager’s daily life?

I hope you all weathered the heat and Canadian and smoke of last week. Here is the Setlist for July 22-28. 

I have some excellent novels and one nonfiction recommendation for you about women who changed lives or whose lives were changed by others. Three deal with women who have been mistreated by society because of “the America Plan,” our country’s eugenics program in the early 1900s.

Remembering those we've lost in Portage County

Hiram Farm has grown leaps and bounds since it first opened back in 2009. At that time, a dedicated group of parents and professionals sought to start a program for adults on the autism spectrum and those with developmental disabilities to give them a place to be in nature while learning real-world skills.

Streetsboro City Council has been discussing the installation of six Flock cameras at the major approaches to the city: along state Route 14, state Route 43 and state Route 303.

Remembering those we've lost in Portage County

Six months after agreeing to handle police dispatch services for Hiram, Mantua is trying to shutter its dispatch center. The center runs round the clock even though Mantua Police Department officers are not scheduled from late at night to early morning.